Mount Congreve Gardens

About

70 acres of woodland gardens, a 4-acre walled garden, and 16km of paths around an 18th-century country estate at Kilmeaden, 8km southwest of Waterford. The collection is internationally significant: more than 3,500 trees and shrubs including major holdings of magnolias, rhododendrons and acers. A Stables Café opens at 9am at weekends.

Highlights

• ✓Magnolia collection peaks late March to April
• ✓Rhododendron walk into May
• ✓Walled garden, herbaceous borders, and a Pagoda Pond

Tips

• →Book online to save €1 on adult entry
• →Open daily 10:00-15:45; Stables Café opens 09:00 weekends
• →Short drive from the city; no public bus directly to the gates

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