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SLEEPING
SUMMERHILL HOUSE HOTEL €€
( 01-286 7928;
www.summerhillhousehotel.com
;
r from €90; )
A truly superb country mansion
about 700m south of Enniskerry, just off the N11, is the best place around to lay your head
on soft cotton pillows surrounded by delicate antiques and pastoral views in oils.
Everything about the place - including the top-notch breakfast - is memorable.
HOTEL
Castletown House & Around
Explore
In a country full of elegant Palladian mansions, it is no mean feat to be considered the
grandest of the lot, but Castletown House simply has no peer. It is Ireland's largest and
most imposing Georgian estate, and a testament to the vast wealth enjoyed by the Anglo-
Irish gentry during the 18th century.
The Best...
»
Sight
Wonderful Barn (
Click here
)
»
Place to Stay
Carton House (
Click here
)
Top Tip
If you're going to play one of the two golf courses at Carton House, opt for the Montgo-
merie course over the one designed by Mark O'Meara - harder sure, but better.
Getting There & Away
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Bus
Dublin buses 67 and 67A (one way €3.50, about one hour, hourly) depart from
D'Olier St for Celbridge and stop at the gates of Castletown House.
