Romantic Breaks

Ballynahinch has always been shaped by its people. The welcome at the door, the conversations remembered, the quiet work happening behind the scenes each day- it’s these details that stay with guests long after they leave. 💫

From Monday, 8th June, the Walled Garden Café is open once again for the season. Coffee, treats, and a reason to linger a little longer among the gardens. Open daily from 10am to 4:30 pm. 🌿

June in Connemara. Days stretch well into the evening; the estate is alive with colour and birdsong, and life naturally moves outdoors, from sea swims and long lunches to walks beneath the trees.

A few ways to spend the month at Ballynahinch.

The perfect time for a walk through the estate on the last day of May. Birdsong carries through the woodland, the river moves alongside the paths, and a long stroll beneath a canopy that’s fully come into leaf. 🌿

Scenes from the garden this week. The recent sunshine has brought everything on quickly, colour appearing in every corner, the beds filling out, and the whole space feeling alive again.

For many guests, breakfast at Ballynahinch is the moment they remember most. A quiet start to the day, with the river outside and nowhere to rush towards. What's your favourite part of breakfast here?

A slow weekend morning in one of our classic riverside rooms. A cup of tea, a good book within reach, and nowhere pressing to be for a while.

There’s a particular freedom to summer at Lettery Lodge. Long lunches in the garden, days exploring the estate, and evenings gathered around the table as the light fades outside. With Ballynahinch Castle just beyond the door, it offers the freedom of a private house alongside the ease of the Castle.

There’s a cocktail for every corner of Ballynahinch. The warmth of the Fisherman’s Pub, the quiet comfort of the Hunt’s Room, or the terrace on a brighter evening. A good excuse to mark World Cocktail Day properly. 🍸

Cian and the team are seeing the garden shift quickly now that we are in May. Tender plants are moving back outdoors, the vegetable beds are filling up, and the greenhouse is beginning to take on a life of its own again. Rhubarb harvesting is well underway, tomatoes are being planted under cover, and attention is turning towards summer pots, baskets and window boxes.