Location

Our guesthouse is located in the centre of Kilmessan Village which features pubs, shops, a hotel/restaurant, and beauty salon/hairdressers. Here you can enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with facilities for walking, cycling, fishing, golfing and socializing. Treat yourself to life lived at a leisurely pace during your stay with us.

Local Attractions

Within just a couple of miles of our home, you will find a wealth of historical places to visit. Nearby lies the "Hill of Tara" - home to the Kings of Ireland until the 11th Century.

Also in the vicinity, the remains of Bective Abbey and the ancestral home of the Dunsany Family, Dunsany Castle ( above right ) can be visited. Both of these featured in the "Braveheart" movie as did the famous Trim Castle (also know as King John's Castle - above left). Tours of Trim Castle are available all year round while Dunsany Castle is open to visitors during the Summer months.

In the town of Kells is to be found the famous High Cross of Kells while the passage graves of Nowth, Dowth and Newgrange are also located nearby.

Local Activities

Royal Tara and Trim Golf Club's are both 5 minutes from our home and there are six more courses close by, both links and inland. For the novice and keen fisherman alike, County Meath is a angler's paradise with both sea and coarse fishing to be found locally.

Other leisure pursuits include horse racing at the nearby Fairyhouse Racecourse, host to the Irish Grand National. For the more horticulturally minded, take a visit to the various Meath Gardens, including the nearby Butterstream Gardens which has been visited by HRH Prince Charles. Country walks in the Loughrew Hills as well as along The Boyne Way should be enjoyed before sitting down to dine in any one of the county's fine restaurants.