Guided Walled Garden Tour
including Two Walled Gardens and Outbuildings
Tea Rooms will be open
We are delighted to open our Gardens and Tea Rooms on Saturday 3rd August 2024 .
Restoring Coolamber House and Gardens was an ambitious project. It was incredibly hard but satisfying work and a journey that we will working on forever. Initially, our priority and focus was the renovation of the house and creating a family home. During lockdown we turned our attention to restoring the 1 acre Walled Garden. A garden that really no longer existed. It was completely overgrown, so much so that you couldn't even walk through. We hired a digger and cleared the 'jungle' of self seeded trees , weeds and briars. There was no remnants of any flower beds, designed areas or paths.
In reality we created a completely new design within the confines of the original walls. This was a massive undertaking. For me gardens are first and foremost a personal space. Although its very structured and formal in many ways its also very productive and beautiful. Producing a wide variety of fruit, vegetable and many common annuals and perennial flowers. I have created four mini gardens within the acre such as the Kitchen Garden, Nuttery, Pumpkin Patch and an area for chickens.
Last year I designed and created the second Walled Garden . We now call it
The Reflective Walled Garden.
This name was given to this area for two reasons. Firstly, it is a reflective and peaceful space away from the busyness of the house and the constant demands of the workload involved with the upkeep of the main Walled Garden.
Secondly, because of the large pond in the centre and the reflection it creates from the sky and the surrounding old trees.
In many ways our garden is still in its infancy.
We have always believed that the restoration of the house and gardens was going to be a long term 10 year project. We have lived here now for 7 years and are thrilled with the progress to date.
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It is really important to us that your experience here in Coolamber is as expected.
Booking in advance is necessary.
The Booking times for Saturday 3rd August are
11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm
You can select your preferred time when booking
I will take everyone on a tour of the restored 1 acre Walled Garden, the Reflective Walled Garden and Outbuildings.
This will be more than just a walk around tour. We will dip into our renovation journey, the history of the house from the early 1800's and the people who lived here through the years. The tours will take approx. (45mins -1 hour)
Our Garden Tea Room will be open and menu will consist of Tea, Coffee and a wide range of delicious indulgent cakes and treats.
Note: Hot Lunch or sandwiches will not be available.
The monies raised from this open day will be donated to Streete Parish Park, Oskars event.
When visiting us here in Coolamber we strongly advice you use our Eircode N91AX25.
If you type Coolamber into Google Maps it will unfortunately take you to another Coolamber.
Our address is Coolamber, Lismacaffrey, Co. Westmeath.
There are plenty of other wonderful places to visit nearby
1. Tullynally Castle and Gardens, Castlepollard (10mins)
2. Knights and Conquests, Granard ( 10mins)
3.Maria Edgeworth Centre, Edgeworthstown (10mins)
4.Fore Distillery , Fore (15mins)
5.Abbey Blooms Botanical Gardens & Cafe, Multyfarnham (20 mins)
6.Belvedere House and Garden (30mins)