Ashley Park House

Set in the middle of 76 acres of beech woodland and formal gardens in the heart of County Tipperary, Ashley Park House is a 18th century country house with five guest rooms, providing a truly authentic Irish country house experience.

Pass through a rusticated stone arch and down a long tree-lined avenue to find Ashley Park House is a beautiful 18th century country house, with sweeping Edwardian verandas overlooking Lough Ourna ('the lake of the barley'). Proprietors Sean Mounsey and his wife Margaret welcome guests to Ashley Park House, along with their daughter Margaret who helps run the guesthouse.

Ashley Park House retains much of its Georgian charm, wit fine period furniture and all modern comforts, giving visitors the opportunity to appreciate truly authentic Irish country house accommodation. The main rooms are spacious and relaxing, while the large bedrooms either overlook the lake in front, or have views over a series of walled courtyards at the rear where there are hens, ducks and peafowl.

Guests are encouraged to wander through the walled gardens, along walks leading through fairy forts, beneath 300 year old trees, past the gazebo and the gardener's cottage, to pick fruit from the orchard. Or they can borrow a boat and row around the lake, perhaps trying their hand at fly fishing for trout or visiting the ruins of the fort on the island. In the immediate area there are golf courses at Nenagh and Roscrea, fly fishing for trout on Lough Derg and wonderful hill walking in the Devil's Bit and Silvermines Mountains. Ashley Park House is a true Hidden Ireland experience, right in the heart of the Irish countryside.