Parks, Gardens & Open Farms

Jun 18, 20212 min read

St Mary’s Park Arklow

Arklow’s Main Street Park may be small, but this site has played a big part in the town history. The Park itself is the site of the old...

Jun 17, 20211 min read

Arklow’s Urban Gardens

Along with St. Mary’s Park on Main Street, The Bloom Garden and the Abbey Cemetery & Rose Garden, there are four additional Urban Spaces...

Jun 16, 20211 min read

Abbey Cemetery & Rose Garden

The Abbey of the Holy Cross was a Dominican Friary established in Arklow in the year 1264, at the invitation of Theobald FitzWalter, Chief..

Jun 6, 20211 min read

Bloom Dementia Friendly Garden

This dementia-friendly garden was first showcased at ‘Bloom’ in the Phoenix Park in 2018. People with dementia and their carers were...

May 22, 20211 min read

Tick Tock Activity Farm

Tick-Tock Activity Farm is located in rolling Wicklow countryside just 4km from Arklow Town and caters for toddlers, up to 10-year-olds...

May 19, 20211 min read

Castle Howard

Castle House is situated on the hillside west of Avoca village, overlooking the Meetings of the Waters, within a large, wooded demesne...

May 9, 20211 min read

Greenan Maze & Farm

Greenan Maze & Farm is one of Wicklow’s most popular family destinations within easy reach of Arklow, a 22km drive through rolling...

May 6, 20211 min read

The National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh

The Gardens lies within an estate developed extensively during the 19th Century by Thomas Acton in conjunction with David Moore and his...