Download GPX file for this article
52.5667-8.8000Full screen dynamic map

Adare: Difference between revisions

From Wikivoyage
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Browse history interactively
← Older edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎See: Croom Castle
lede: population
 
(37 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{pagebanner|Adare Wikivoyage Banner.jpg}}
{{pagebanner|Adare Wikivoyage Banner.jpg}}
'''Adare''' is a small town in [[County Limerick]] in the [[Shannon Region]] of western Ireland. It's one of the prettiest towns in the country, with a castle and a plush golf resort. Adare grew up at a point where the River Maigue can be forded, hence its name ''Áth Dara'', "ford of the oak". In 2022 the population was 1224.
'''Adare''' is a village in the Mid-West of [[Ireland]].


==Get in==
== Get in ==
⚫
{{mapframe | 52.565 | -8.791 | height=500 | width=500 | zoom=14 }}
⚫
Adare is 15 km southwest of [[Limerick]] city. M20 / N21 leads to Adare but there's no bypass, so the town is always congested with traffic passing through to Kerry on top of tourist traffic for the town itself. A bypass is scheduled to open in June 2027, a few weeks ahead of the Ryder Cup being staged here; the congestion will be shambolic if it doesn't open on time.


⚫
'''By bus:''' [https://www.buseireann.ie/ Bus Éireann] 13 and 14 run from Limerick hourly, daily, taking 20 min. They continue via Rathkeale to Newcastle West, whence the 13 runs every two hours via Listowel to [[Tralee]], while the 14 runs every two hours via Abbeyfeale and Kerry airport to [[Killarney]].
⚫
Adare is 15 km south-west of [[Limerick]] city. The M20 / N21 leads to Adare but there's no bypass, so the town is always congested with traffic for Kerry on top of the summer tourist traffic. Plans for a bypass were lodged in 2020: no completion date is stated, but the Ryder Cup is being staged in Adare in 2026, and the congestion will be shambolic if the bypass hasn't opened by then.

⚫
'''By bus:''' [https://www.buseireann.ie/ Bus Éireann] No 13 and 14 run from Limerick hourly, daily, taking 20 min. They continue via Rathkeale to Newcastle West, whence the 13 runs every two hours via Listowel to Tralee, while the 14 runs every two hours via Abbeyfeale and Kerry airport to Killarney.


The bus stop eastbound towards Limerick is outside the Heritage Centre, while the westbound buses to Tralee or Killarney stop outside the Post Office.
The bus stop eastbound towards Limerick is outside the Heritage Centre, while the westbound buses to Tralee or Killarney stop outside the Post Office.


==Get around==
== Get around ==
Access to the castle is by shuttle bus, everything else is best visited on foot. There's a free public car park (monitored by CCTV) behind the Heritage Centre, with an e-car charging point. Street parking is difficult and just adds to the congestion.
⚫
{{mapframe |52.566 |-8.790 |zoom=14}}
As a village, Adare is best explored on foot.

Generally free on-street parking can be found. There is a free public car park (which is monitored by CCTV) behind the Heritage Centre on Station Road.


Taxi firms are [https://www.adarecab.com/ Adare Cab] (+353 86 810 0077) and [https://adaretaxi.ie/ Adare Taxi] (+353 87 991 1675).
⚫
==See==
[[File:AdareTrinitarianMonastery.jpg|thumb|268px|The Trinitarian friary is now the RC church]]
⚫
The best place to start is the {{marker | name=[http://adareheritagecentre.ie Adare Heritage Centre] | type=see | lat=52.565 | long=-8.790 }} on Main Street, open daily 09:00-18:00. Use the free car & coach park behind. The centre has a small exhibition (free), a restaurant, and inevitably a large gift shop.


⚫
== See ==
* {{listing | type=see
⚫
* {{marker | name=[https://adareheritagecentre.ie Adare Heritage Centre] | type=see | lat=52.5647 | long=-8.7898 }} on Main Street is the place to start. It's open daily 9AM-5PM, use the free car park behind. The centre has a small exhibition, a restaurant, and inevitably a large gift shop.
* '''Main Street''' is lined with attractive thatched cottages, pity about the incessant traffic.
* '''Holy Trinity Church''' (RC) is on Main St next to the Heritage Centre. It's mostly from 1811 but is on the site of the Trinitarian Abbey of 1230. This order was founded in 1198 to ransom Christian captives of Muslim kingdoms, before broadening into other charity work
⚫
* {{marker | name=St Nicholas | type=see | lat=52.5677 | long=-8.7848 }} (Church of Ireland) incorporates the original "Black Abbey" or Franciscan Friary. It's well preserved, with a 15th century cloister and sedilia, and a 16th century Pieta. It's usually accessible daytime, on Main Street at the river bridge.
⚫
* '''Adare Manor''' is now a plush hotel, see Sleep.
* {{see
| name=Desmond Castle | alt= | url= | email=
| name=Desmond Castle | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat= | long= | directions=Go to Heritage Centre for tickets and shuttle bus, no walk-up access
| address= | lat=52.5694 | long=-8.7826 | directions=Go to Heritage Centre for tickets and shuttle bus, no walk-up access
| phone= | tollfree=
| phone= | tollfree=| hours=June-Sept daily | price=Adult €10, conc €8
⚫
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| hours=June-Sept daily 09:00-18:00 | price=Adult €10
⚫
| content=13th century ring-fortress, the stronghold of the Earls of Kildare till 1536 then forfeited and awarded to the Earls of Desmond. Visit by guided tour starting from the Heritage Centre.
⚫
| lastedit=2020-02-11
⚫
| content=13th C ring-fortress, the stronghold of the Earls of Kildare till 1536 then forfeited and awarded to the Earls of Desmond. Visit by guided tour from the Heritage Centre.
}}
}}
* {{marker | name=Franciscan Abbey | type=see | lat=52.5689 | long=-8.7766 }} or Friary of St Michael the Archangel was established in 1464-66. It's now a ruin on Adare Manor Golf Course, check in with the clubhouse before strolling out there.
⚫
* The '''[https://www.adarekilmallock.org/ Augustinian friary]''' was the original "black abbey" and is now the attractive St Nicholas Church of Ireland and school. It's well preserved, with a 15th C cloister and sedilia, and a 16th C Pieta. It's usually accessible daytime, on Main Street at the river bridge.
⚫
* '''Croom Castle''' 5 km south of Adare probably dates from 13th century but is now just ruined masonry.
* The '''[http://www.adareparish.ie/ Trinitarian friary]''' in town centre was restored in the 19th C and is now Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church.
* The '''Franciscan friary''' is a ruin on Adare Manor Golf Course. You can stroll around but watch out for golfers.
* Lots of thatched cottages throughout the village, with a scrummage of tourists around them. Alas the impossibly cute ''Tír na nÓg'' cottage was wrecked by fire in 2015.
⚫
* Adare Manor is now a plush hotel, see "Sleep".
⚫
* Croom Castle 5 km south of Adare probably dates to 13th C but is now just a heap of ruined masonry.


==Do==
== Do ==
[[File:Adare - Main Street - White ^ Red Cottage Dwelling - geograph.org.uk - 3065760.jpg | thumb | 300px | Main Street is lined with thatched cottages ]]
* The town park is south side of the main road.
* '''Golf:''' Adare has two courses but the names are confusing. The '''[http://www.adaremanorgolfclub.com/ Adare Manor Golf Club]''' is on the grounds of the Manor but not part of the hotel, access is from the main road north of town. The yellow tees are 5533 yards, par 69, and a round costs €35.
* '''Town Park''' is south of the main road opposite the Heritage Centre.
* '''[https://www.adaremanorgolfclub.com/ Adare Manor Golf Club]''' is on the grounds of the Manor but not part of the hotel; access is from the main road north of town. White tees are 5807 yards, par 69, and a visitor round costs €120.
: What's now called '''[https://www.adaremanor.com/golf/ The Golf Course at Adare Manor]''' is part of the hotel resort. The course, re-designed in 2017 by Tom Fazio, is open mid-March to Dec. It's 7509 yards, par 72, and a round costs €400 plus obligatory caddie fee.
* '''[https://www.adaremanor.com/golf/ The Golf Course at Adare Manor]''' is part of the hotel resort and only available to its guests. The course, re-designed in 2017 by Tom Fazio, is open mid-March to Oct. White tees are 6505 yards, par 72, and a round costs €600 plus obligatory caddie fee.
: There's also a pitch and putt course 500 m south of town.
* '''Ryder Cup''' between the US and Europe is to be played on the hotel course in summer 2027, dates tba.
* '''Adare Pitch and Putt''' is south edge of town on N21 towards Killarney.
* {{marker | type=do | name=[http://www.clonshire.com/ Clonshire Equestrian Centre] | lat=52.552 | long=-8.833 }} 3 km west of town has training, rides and jumps for the experienced, and horse-riding holidays.
* {{marker | type=do | name=[https://www.clonshire.com/ Clonshire Equestrian Centre] | lat=52.5589 | long=-8.8388 }} 3 km west of town has training, rides and jumps for the experienced, and horse-riding holidays.
* '''[[Limerick#Do | Limerick Racecourse]]''' is 9 km east on N21.


==Buy==
== Buy ==


There is a 24hr ATM outside the AIB bank next to the roundabout in the centre of the village.
There's an ATM outside the AIB bank by the roundabout in town centre.


Several craft shops along main drag, they're all a bit tourist-trappy.
There is a number of craft shops throughout the village. These are primarily focused on tourists.


==Eat==
== Eat ==
[[File:Desmond Castle, Adare (506409) (27412667136).jpg | thumb | 300px | Desmond Castle ]]

* {{listing | type=eat
* {{eat
| name=The Arches | alt= | url= | email=
| name=The Arches | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Main St | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Main St V94 K6EX | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+353 61 396 246 | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 396 246 | tollfree=
| hours=Daily 11:00-21:30 | price=
| hours=Daily 10AM-7PM | price=
| lastedit=2019-08-22
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Friendly restaurant, good place to bring kids.
| content=Friendly restaurant, good place to bring kids.
}}
}}
* {{listing | type=eat
* {{eat
| name=Blue Door | alt= | url=http://bluedooradare.com/ | email=
| name=Blue Door | alt= | url=http://bluedooradare.com/ | email=
| address=Main St | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Main St V94 H6T4 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone= | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 396 481 | tollfree=
| hours=Daily 12:00-21:00 | price=
| hours=W-Su noon-9PM | price=
| lastedit=2019-08-22
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Bistro gets consistently great reviews for food and welcome.
| content=This bistro gets consistently great reviews for food and welcome.
}}
}}
* '''[https://1826adare.ie/ 1826 Adare]''' is next to Blue Door, open Th-Sa 5-9PM, Su 3-8PM.
* {{listing | type=eat
* {{eat
| name=Houfu | alt= | url= | email=
| name=Houfu | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Main St | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Main St V94 H295 | lat= | long= | directions=
| phone=+353 61 396 383 | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 396 383 | tollfree=
| hours=M-Sa 16:00-00:00, Su 14:00-23:00 | price=
| hours=M-Sa 4-11PM, Su 2-11PM | price=
| lastedit=2019-08-22
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Good Chinese for sit in or takeaway.
| content=Good Chinese for sit-in or takeaway.
}}
}}
* '''The Maigue''' is in Dunraven Arms Hotel, see "Sleep".
* '''The Maigue''' is in Dunraven Arms Hotel, see "Sleep".
* '''[https://ramonas.ie/ Ramona's]''' is a fish & chips takeaway on Station Rd, open daily 1-10PM.
* {{listing | type=eat
⚫
| name=The Wild Geese | alt= | url=https://thewild-geese.com/ | email=
⚫
| address=Rose Cottage, Main St | lat= | long= | directions=
⚫
| phone=+353 61 396 451 | tollfree=
| hours=Tu-Sa 11:30-15:00, 18:00-22:00; Su 12:30-15:00 | price=
⚫
| lastedit=2019-08-22
| content=Upscale Irish cuisine in 1820s cottage, reservations recommended.
⚫
}}

⚫
==Drink==


⚫
== Drink ==
* [http://billchawke.com/ Bill Chawke's] stands at the start of Rathkeale Rd, open Su-Th 10:00-00:30, F Sa 10:00-01:30.
* [http://billchawke.com/ Bill Chawke's] stands at the start of Rathkeale Rd, open M-Th 10:30AM-11:30PM, F Sa 10AM-1:30AM, Su noon-11PM.
* Chawke's is bracketed by two Collins' bars: [http://www.seancollinsbaradare.com/ Sean Collins] south also has accommodation. [http://www.patcollinsbaradare.com/ Pat Collins] is just north. They're both open daily from 10:00 to around midnight.
* Two Collins bars bracket Billy Chawke's: Sean Collins south also has accommodation, Pat Collins is just north. They're both open daily to around midnight.
* Aunty Lena's on Main Street does good food and is open Tu-Su 09:00-00:00, M 12:00-00:30.
* [http://www.auntylenas.com/ Aunty Lena's] on Main Street does good food and is open M-Th 9AM-11:30PM, F-Sa 9AM-12:30AM, Su 10AM-11PM.


==Sleep==
== Sleep==
[[File:Adare Manor IMG 1017.jpg | thumb | 300px | Adare Manor Hotel ]]
* {{listing | type=sleep
* {{sleep
| name=Adare Camping and Caravan Park | alt= | url=http://www.adarecamping.com/ | email=
| name=Adare Camping and Caravan Park | alt= | url=https://www.adarecamping.com/ | email=
| address=Drehidtrasna, Adare | lat=52.538 | long=-8.793 | directions=3 km south of town
| address=Drehidtrasna V94 E2C4 | lat=52.5381 | long=-8.7931 | directions=3 km south of town
| phone=+353 61 395 376 | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 395 376 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=Small tent €22, motor home or caravan €26
| checkin= | checkout= | price=Small tent €22, motor home or caravan €30
| lastedit=2020-02-11
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Open April-Sept, well-run site, clean and welcoming.
| content=Open April-Sept, well-run site, clean and welcoming.
}}
}}
* {{listing | type=sleep
* {{sleep
| name=Dunraven Arms | alt= | url=https://www.dunravenhotel.com/ | email=
| name=Dunraven Arms | alt= | url=https://www.dunravenhotel.com/ | email=
| address=Main Street, Blackabbey, Adare | lat= | long= | directions=
| address=Main St, Blackabbey V94 KV2P | lat=52.5652 | long=-8.7865 | directions=
| phone=+353 61 605 900 | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 605 900 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double €100
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double €230
| lastedit=2020-02-10
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Mid-price hotel in an old coaching inn. Mostly good reviews, some decor tired and the occasional breakfast malfunction. Free parking, leisure centre.
| content=Smart hotel in an old coaching inn. Mostly good reviews, some decor tired and the occasional breakfast malfunction. Free parking, leisure centre.
}}
}}
* {{listing | type=sleep
* {{sleep
⚫
| name=Adare Country House | alt= | url=https://www.adarecountryhouse.com/ | email=
⚫
| address=Blackabbey Rd V94 V026 | lat=52.5641 | long=-8.7959 | directions=
⚫
| phone=+353 61 395 986 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double €150
⚫
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Pleasant welcoming guest house.
⚫
}}
* {{sleep
| name=Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel | alt= | url=https://www.woodlands-hotel.ie/ | email=
| name=Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel | alt= | url=https://www.woodlands-hotel.ie/ | email=
| address=Knockanes | lat=52.563 | long=-8.765 | directions=1 km east of village
| address=Knockanes V94 F1P9 | lat=52.5636 | long=-8.7636 | directions=
| phone=+353 61 605 100 | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 605 100 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double €100
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double €200
| lastedit=2020-02-10
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Spa hotel, scores well for comfort, food and especially for service.
| content=Spa hotel, scores well for comfort, food and especially for service.
}}
}}
* {{sleep
* Numerous B&Bs and guesthouses.
* '''Splurge at''' {{sleep
| name=Adare Manor Hotel | alt= | url=https://www.adaremanor.com | email=
| name=Adare Manor Hotel | alt= | url=https://www.adaremanor.com | email=
| address= | lat=52.564 | long=-8.778 | directions=in parkland east edge of town
| address=Adare V94 W8WR | lat=52.5642 | long=-8.7779 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax= | wikipedia=Adare Manor | image=Adare Manor IMG 1017.jpg | wikidata=Q4680814
| phone=+353 61 605 200 | tollfree= | wikipedia=Adare Manor | wikidata=Q4680814
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double from €750 | lastedit=2019-07-16
| checkin= | checkout= | price=B&B double €1300 | lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Grand hotel & golf resort, mostly 19th C - in 1836 the entire property was valued at a mere £130! Also hosts Adare Golf Club and Limerick Cricket Club.
| content=Grand hotel and golf resort, mostly 19th century, in parkland east of town - in 1836 the entire property was valued at a mere £130. It also hosts Adare Golf Club and Limerick Cricket Club.
}}
}}
* {{listing | type=sleep
* {{sleep
| name=Fanningstown Castle | alt= | url=https://www.woodlands-hotel.ie/ | email=
| name=Fanningstown Castle | alt= | url=https://www.woodlands-hotel.ie/ | email=
| address=Fanningstown | lat=52.548 | long=-8.739 | directions=5 km southeast of village
| address=Fanningstown V94 EK22 | lat=52.5474 | long=-8.7386 | directions=
| phone=+353 61 395 989 | tollfree=
| phone=+353 61 395 989 | tollfree=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| checkin= | checkout= | price=
| lastedit=2020-02-10
| lastedit=2024-04-12
| content=Plush hotel in 19th C pseudo-Gothic "castle," five bedrooms, sleeps ten. Popular with wedding parties in summer, you can hire the whole place for three nights from €1200.
| content=Plush accommodation in a 19th century pseudo-Gothic "castle," five bedrooms, sleeps ten. Popular with wedding parties in summer, and they mostly do exclusive lets, but have some availability for couples on short breaks.
}}
}}


==Connect==
== Connect ==

As of April 2024, Adare has 5G from all Irish carriers.


⚫
== Stay safe ==
The Post office is located in a pink building on the main street next to Collins' Bar (across from the Village Hall).


Usual precautions about safety in the seething traffic and not leaving valuables unguarded. The Garda (Police) station is in the yellow building opposite the Post Office.
⚫
==Stay safe==


⚫
== Go next ==
The Garda (Police) station is located in a yellow building across the street from the Post Office.


See [[County Limerick]] for nearby attractions such as Foynes Flying Boat Museum, and the prehistoric site of Lough Gur.
⚫
==Go next==


Adare is a good location for onward touring around the southwest of [[Ireland]] as [[Tralee]] and [[Killarney]] are about 1hr 30 min away by car. Adare is a nice location to cycle around and from as the local roads are generally quiet.
Further west you cross into scenic [[County Kerry]]: [[Tralee]] and [[Killarney]] are about a 90 min drive.


Adare is near [[Limerick]] City, [[Shannon]] and [[Bunratty]].
Adare is near [[Limerick]] city, and a bypass leads you into [[County Clare]] and Shannon airport.




Line 150: Line 152:
{{geo|52.5667|-8.8000}}
{{geo|52.5667|-8.8000}}
{{IsPartOf|County Limerick}}
{{IsPartOf|County Limerick}}
{{outlinecity}}
{{usablecity}}

Latest revision as of 11:04, 12 April 2024

Adare is a small town in County Limerick in the Shannon Region of western Ireland. It's one of the prettiest towns in the country, with a castle and a plush golf resort. Adare grew up at a point where the River Maigue can be forded, hence its name Áth Dara, "ford of the oak". In 2022 the population was 1224.

Get in

[edit]
Map
52°33′54″N 8°47′28″W
Map of Adare

Adare is 15 km southwest of Limerick city. M20 / N21 leads to Adare but there's no bypass, so the town is always congested with traffic passing through to Kerry on top of tourist traffic for the town itself. A bypass is scheduled to open in June 2027, a few weeks ahead of the Ryder Cup being staged here; the congestion will be shambolic if it doesn't open on time.

By bus: Bus Éireann 13 and 14 run from Limerick hourly, daily, taking 20 min. They continue via Rathkeale to Newcastle West, whence the 13 runs every two hours via Listowel to Tralee, while the 14 runs every two hours via Abbeyfeale and Kerry airport to Killarney.

The bus stop eastbound towards Limerick is outside the Heritage Centre, while the westbound buses to Tralee or Killarney stop outside the Post Office.

Get around

[edit]

Access to the castle is by shuttle bus, everything else is best visited on foot. There's a free public car park (monitored by CCTV) behind the Heritage Centre, with an e-car charging point. Street parking is difficult and just adds to the congestion.

Taxi firms are Adare Cab (+353 86 810 0077) and Adare Taxi (+353 87 991 1675).

See

[edit]
  • 1 Adare Heritage Centre on Main Street is the place to start. It's open daily 9AM-5PM, use the free car park behind. The centre has a small exhibition, a restaurant, and inevitably a large gift shop.
  • Main Street is lined with attractive thatched cottages, pity about the incessant traffic.
  • Holy Trinity Church (RC) is on Main St next to the Heritage Centre. It's mostly from 1811 but is on the site of the Trinitarian Abbey of 1230. This order was founded in 1198 to ransom Christian captives of Muslim kingdoms, before broadening into other charity work
  • 2 St Nicholas (Church of Ireland) incorporates the original "Black Abbey" or Franciscan Friary. It's well preserved, with a 15th century cloister and sedilia, and a 16th century Pieta. It's usually accessible daytime, on Main Street at the river bridge.
  • Adare Manor is now a plush hotel, see Sleep.
  • 3 Desmond Castle (Go to Heritage Centre for tickets and shuttle bus, no walk-up access). June-Sept daily. 13th century ring-fortress, the stronghold of the Earls of Kildare till 1536 then forfeited and awarded to the Earls of Desmond. Visit by guided tour starting from the Heritage Centre. Adult €10, conc €8. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 4 Franciscan Abbey or Friary of St Michael the Archangel was established in 1464-66. It's now a ruin on Adare Manor Golf Course, check in with the clubhouse before strolling out there.
  • Croom Castle 5 km south of Adare probably dates from 13th century but is now just ruined masonry.

Do

[edit]
Main Street is lined with thatched cottages
  • Town Park is south of the main road opposite the Heritage Centre.
  • Adare Manor Golf Club is on the grounds of the Manor but not part of the hotel; access is from the main road north of town. White tees are 5807 yards, par 69, and a visitor round costs €120.
  • The Golf Course at Adare Manor is part of the hotel resort and only available to its guests. The course, re-designed in 2017 by Tom Fazio, is open mid-March to Oct. White tees are 6505 yards, par 72, and a round costs €600 plus obligatory caddie fee.
  • Ryder Cup between the US and Europe is to be played on the hotel course in summer 2027, dates tba.
  • Adare Pitch and Putt is south edge of town on N21 towards Killarney.
  • 1 Clonshire Equestrian Centre 3 km west of town has training, rides and jumps for the experienced, and horse-riding holidays.
  • Limerick Racecourse is 9 km east on N21.

Buy

[edit]

There's an ATM outside the AIB bank by the roundabout in town centre.

Several craft shops along main drag, they're all a bit tourist-trappy.

Eat

[edit]
Desmond Castle
  • The Arches, Main St V94 K6EX, ☏ +353 61 396 246. Daily 10AM-7PM. Friendly restaurant, good place to bring kids. (updated Apr 2024)
  • Blue Door, Main St V94 H6T4, ☏ +353 61 396 481. W-Su noon-9PM. This bistro gets consistently great reviews for food and welcome. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 1826 Adare is next to Blue Door, open Th-Sa 5-9PM, Su 3-8PM.
  • Houfu, Main St V94 H295, ☏ +353 61 396 383. M-Sa 4-11PM, Su 2-11PM. Good Chinese for sit-in or takeaway. (updated Apr 2024)
  • The Maigue is in Dunraven Arms Hotel, see "Sleep".
  • Ramona's is a fish & chips takeaway on Station Rd, open daily 1-10PM.

Drink

[edit]
  • Bill Chawke's stands at the start of Rathkeale Rd, open M-Th 10:30AM-11:30PM, F Sa 10AM-1:30AM, Su noon-11PM.
  • Two Collins bars bracket Billy Chawke's: Sean Collins south also has accommodation, Pat Collins is just north. They're both open daily to around midnight.
  • Aunty Lena's on Main Street does good food and is open M-Th 9AM-11:30PM, F-Sa 9AM-12:30AM, Su 10AM-11PM.

Sleep

[edit]
Adare Manor Hotel
  • 1 Adare Camping and Caravan Park, Drehidtrasna V94 E2C4 (3 km south of town), ☏ +353 61 395 376. Open April-Sept, well-run site, clean and welcoming. Small tent €22, motor home or caravan €30. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 2 Dunraven Arms, Main St, Blackabbey V94 KV2P, ☏ +353 61 605 900. Smart hotel in an old coaching inn. Mostly good reviews, some decor tired and the occasional breakfast malfunction. Free parking, leisure centre. B&B double €230. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 3 Adare Country House, Blackabbey Rd V94 V026, ☏ +353 61 395 986. Pleasant welcoming guest house. B&B double €150. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 4 Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel, Knockanes V94 F1P9, ☏ +353 61 605 100. Spa hotel, scores well for comfort, food and especially for service. B&B double €200. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 5 Adare Manor Hotel, Adare V94 W8WR, ☏ +353 61 605 200. Grand hotel and golf resort, mostly 19th century, in parkland east of town - in 1836 the entire property was valued at a mere £130. It also hosts Adare Golf Club and Limerick Cricket Club. B&B double €1300. Adare Manor (Q4680814) on Wikidata Adare Manor on Wikipedia (updated Apr 2024)
  • 6 Fanningstown Castle, Fanningstown V94 EK22, ☏ +353 61 395 989. Plush accommodation in a 19th century pseudo-Gothic "castle," five bedrooms, sleeps ten. Popular with wedding parties in summer, and they mostly do exclusive lets, but have some availability for couples on short breaks. (updated Apr 2024)

Connect

[edit]

As of April 2024, Adare has 5G from all Irish carriers.

Stay safe

[edit]

Usual precautions about safety in the seething traffic and not leaving valuables unguarded. The Garda (Police) station is in the yellow building opposite the Post Office.

Go next

[edit]

See County Limerick for nearby attractions such as Foynes Flying Boat Museum, and the prehistoric site of Lough Gur.

Further west you cross into scenic County Kerry: Tralee and Killarney are about a 90 min drive.

Adare is near Limerick city, and a bypass leads you into County Clare and Shannon airport.



This city travel guide to Adare is a usable article. It has information on how to get there and on restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Adare&oldid=4864058"