Luxury VillasAthy

This 3 bedroom house, set in the C18th stable yard of the historic Burtown House, has its own private courtyard garden is surrounded by 10 acres of beautiful gardens and sits close to The Green Barn Restaurant and Shop, and our walled organic kitchen garden. It has been decorated to the highest of standards by James an interior photographer and Joanna an interior designer. Built in 1710, and never been sold, and so for that reason it holds a particular charm. The Stable Yard House is located in the picturesque courtyard, set within the grounds of the historic Burtown House and Gardens. Built in 1710 by Quakers, it is one of two houses in Kildare from the C18th to have never been sold. The courtyard garden which is full of lavender, agapanthus, mixed borders, potted plants, lawns and a pleached hornbeam walk, is further surrounded by 10 acres of gardens, a walled organic kitchen garden, meadow walks set in old parkland, with mown pathways and large stone sculpture which is again surrounded by farm walks across the fields. The gardens are considered to be some of the finest in Ireland, and are open to the public from February to October. Guests are welcomed on arrival by James or Joanna Fennell or by one of their team. We will show you about and answer any questions that you may have, and will be on standby for any questions throughout your stay. Guests have free access to all the gardens, as well as the courtyard garden, a tennis court, and surrounding parkland and farm walks. You will also have access to an abundance of organic kitchen garden produce which can be ordered by the box. The Green Barn, which is an organic restaurant, artisan food shop, retail area, and a series of galleries is also available for our guests to avail of. Guests can have lunch in The Green Barn or make use of the full working kitchen in the house. By prior arrangement catered dinners can be supplied. On arrival, basic products will be supplied, with much of our own produce such as apple juice, preserves, bread and butter. We supply Nespresso coffee. There is also an honesty bar. L'Occitan bath products and everything else that you will need will be at your disposal. There is an abundance of interesting coffee table books, glossy magazines and fresh flowers throughout. We supply all information that we feel you might need in the form of a 'Black Book', which can be found within the house. We tell you everything we know about the area, from where to eat, drink, listen to music, or go for walks, historic sites, where to shop and how best to enjoy the surroundings here at Burtown. This is a historic house setting, surrounded by 10 acres of beautiful gardens, parkland and farmland. The area is of much historical interest, having originally been the The Duke of Leinster's lands, and then in the 1650's settled upon by Quakers. Ballytore the local village was the first settled upon and planned out Quaker village in the Ireland and England. The famous Shackleton school located in Ballytore, played host to past pupils such as Edmund Burke, Cardinal Cullen and James Napper Tandy amongst others.... Daniel O'Connell hosted his last monster meeting in the 1840's at Mullaghmast Rath, at the time part of the original estate. There are historic towns and villages close by, Athy our local town, is the spiritual home to bluegrass music in Ireland, and hosts some of the best traditional music to be found. Ballytore the famous Quaker village, also boasts one of the oldest pubs in Ireland also with excellent traditional music. There are various buses that go to Dublin a few times a day and a train service from Athy which is located ten minutes from the house. There are friendly dogs on the property, and there is a working farm. Burtown is a cross between history, heritage, gardens, art and very good food that is straight from the ground. We are passionate about what we eat and where it comes from, and when staying at Burtown we hope to inspire, relax, entertain and make you feel at home. There is a stream and woodland garden close to the stable yard.