Knockmore is a Regency style house built around 1850, with gardens created by two sisters in the 1880’s, and further developed by well-known garden writer Ruth Isabel Ross, who published a book about the garden in 1999. Since the present owners purchased the house in 2019, a major restoration of the property has taken place, and work on the gardens is now underway. There are lawns, borders, ponds, a vegetable garden, a wild garden, woodland and many large old trees. Join us to hear a bit about the history of the house and the restoration work that has been carried out. Enjoy a walk around the gardens created by The Maye sisters in the 1890’s, and see the on-going works. Knockmore House is a member of Historic Houses of Ireland. Open Sunday 17 August from 2:00 till 5:00: Tour of some rooms of house and garden at 2.30. Tea/coffee and cake served from 3:30. Apologies, we can’t accommodate dogs. Suitable footwear needed for uneven surfaces, slopes and steps etc. Children must be supervised: there are water hazards and steep steps. Five euros entrance charge (cash only), children free. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL for numbers and PARKING IS LIMITED. Please contact Jacqueline Roberts by email: arbutus.lodge31@gmail.com

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Co. Wicklow