The House

Luxury Bed & Breakfast Accommodation in the South East of Ireland. Mark and Emma Hewlett welcome you to Kilmokea, a Georgian house built in 1794. It has been lovingly restored and stands admidst seven acres of heritage gardens. Nestled on the banks of the River Barrow this former Rectory offers the ultimate in relaxation. To complete your relaxation experience, Mark and Emma invite you to enjoy our Patterdale indoor private pool at Kilmokea.

Kilmokea has continued to win awards for hospitality. To add to our 'Best Country House in Leinster 2001' we were awarded the RAC 5 diamond rating and their Little Gem award, the highest accolade given to RAC guest accommodation. The AA has also awarded us with 5 Diamonds and their good dining award and in 2011 we were awarded their Premium award, one notch above 5 diamonds. There are only 15 establishments in this category in the country !. Kilmokea is open from February until November and shall stay open at weekends on request throughout the winter of 2011/2012. Our self catering options are available all year around and our outdoor leisure facilities remain open for our guests to enjoy.

Kilmokea is a member of Hidden Ireland – a unique collection of historic private houses offering the very best and most stylish Irish country house accommodation.

Kilmokea had been recommended as 'magical, glorious and elegant with wonderful food' by Alastair Sawday's Special places to stay in Ireland, Karen Brown's Ireland Charming Inns & Itineraries, Georgina Campbell's guide to Ireland and The Hidden places of Ireland.

The guest bedrooms, which have been lavishly decorated, include a four-poster and a Bateau Lit. All have wonderful views over the formal walled garden in which planting began in 1947 with rare and tender species from around the world. In 1963 the woodland garden was created, with its host of winding paths it provides an exciting display of exotic plants, which are a delight to the keen amateur and the more serious horticulturist. Organically home grown produce, private trout fishing and Aromatherapy massage treatments offer guests a very special stay indeed. And Finally... for those of you who like reading reviews, we would urge you to read our guests comments or contact your friends who have stayed at Kilmokea. We always ask our guests to chat with us about any tiny part of their stay so that we can enhance their experience to make it as good as we possibly can for them. We open our house to guests because we like looking after people and helping them to enjoy this beautiful place called Kilmokea. We work terribly hard to maintain it to the best of our ability. Enjoy...