Leisure at Rathsallagh

Rathsallagh has a lot to offer besides its unique setting, luxurious accommodation and fine cuisine. Guests at Rathsallagh can enjoy a round of golf on our superb championship golf course.   .There is our jacuzzi and steam room available for private use , if you fancy some fresh air why not take a walk on our 570 acres of grounds, better still if you own a dog bring it with you – we have heated kennels on site. You can also enjoy tennis in the walled garden, croquet on the front lawn a game of snooker in our snooker room. We also have treatment rooms where you can enjoy a massage Beauty Treatment from our therapists.

For the more adventurous there is clay pigeon shooting, and archery. We can also arrange fishing on our local rivers or  horse riding. We can, even arrange  a  personal guide  ( from Ireland Around Us )  with an extensive knowledge of the local flora fauna and history, to take you hill walking on the  Wicklow mountains which are are less than 20 minutes away.  If you are having a conference at Rathsallagh you might consider  Kippure Estate   where they organise team building events and corporate entertainment. 

Rathsallagh is also less than 1 hours drive from some of Irelands other well known Golf Clubs such as The K Club, home of the 2006 Ryder Cup, Druids Glen The Heritage at Killinard, and Mount Juliet. In addition we are only 20 minutes from the Curragh Racecourse, home of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and Punchestown Racecourse, home of Irelands biggest National Hunt Festival., and for the shopper Irelands latest and biggest designer discount shopping mecca , The Kildare Retail Village. And yet the center of Dublin is only 1 hours drive. And after all that you will still find losts more to do on our list of 102 things to do at Rathsallagh.

The Grand Tour - It’s Ireland in a nutshell. – Approximate distance 324km.

Picture it. Just you, the open road, and a classic touring route that sweeps from the wilds of Wicklow to the horse-peppered plains of Kildare. The Grand Tour is the quintessential circuit of Kildare and Wicklow, taking in the most spectacular scenery, the most beautiful big houses and gardens and the most intriguing Early Christian heritage sites… in a route as suited to a short visit as a long, leisurely meander. Historically, the ‘Grand Tour’ was a European sojourn undertaken by young aristocrats, a rite of passage soaking up the continental highlights. Kildare Wicklow recaptures that, offering a complete Irish experience within a short drive of Dublin. Roam from St. Kevin’s sixth century monastic settlement at Glendalough to great mansions like Russborough and Carton House. Stop to smell the flowers in ravishing Irish gardens, savour warm village welcomes, or soak up epic scenery ranging from grassy plains, glacial lakes and wild mountain passes to a surprising eastern coastline. Along with the hotspots you’ll find plenty of hidden gems: a Givenchy dress worn by Princess Grace at the Newbridge Museum of Style Icons; a submerged town land beneath the Blessington Lakes, a fairy bower at Lullymore, at the heart of the Bog of Allen.Get ready for an unforgettable adventure right on  Dublin's doorstep.

 

Local Events

The Curragh Racecourse 
Juddmonte Beresford Stakes 30th September 2012
Park Express Stakes 24th March 2013 
Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes 7th April 2013 
Newbridge Raceday 6th May 2013
Irish 2000 Guineas 25th May 2013
Irish 1000 Guineas 26th May 2013 
Irish Debry Festival 28th June 2013
Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby 29th June 2013
Pretty Polly Stakes 30th June  2013
Darley Irish Oaks 20th July  2013
Phoenix Stakes 11th August 2013
Galileo Futurity Stakes 24th August 2013  
Moyglare Stud Stakes 1st September  2013


Punchestown Racecourse 2012 / 2013
Winter Festival 19th & 20th November 2012
John Durkan Memoral  Day 11th December.2012 
Punchestown NH Festival 23rd to 27th April 2013

Naas Racecourse -Fixture list

The Hollywood Fair - 14th - 18th August 2013.

Gorden Bennett Classic Run - May 31st to June 3rd 2013 

Athy Blue Grass Festival - 12th - 14th July 2013. 

Oxygen Festival - 2nd, - 4th ~August 2013. 

Dunlavin Festival of Arts

Russborough House, Blessington

Stradbally Steam Rally - 5th - 6th August 2013. 

The Electric Picnic Friday 30th August to Sunday 1st September 

 

Wicklow Autumn Walking Festival - 25th October 2013