Kilkenny Has Picnics Wrapped this Summer!

Renowned for their delicious homemade breads and pastries, Aran are now doing a takeout picnic basket fit for all the family. Enjoy Sourdough breads, seasonal picnic menus with locally source produce topped with irresistible cakes.  

For orders: www.arankilkenny.ie

For something special treat yourself to a Take Out Afternoon Tea to enjoy in one of Kilkenny City’s many open spaces. Enjoy fresh food cooked to order.  €32.50 for a box for two. Kiddies takeaway Afternoon Tea is available too, at €10 per child.

For a mix of delicious freshly made sandwiches and treats, Kilkenny Design Centre have created the ideal picnic basket for the family to enjoy. Picnic baskets can be pre-ordered at: www.kilkennydesign.com

Enjoy a gourmet Picnic which deserves to be savoured on the magnificent grounds of the Estate. What finer way to enjoy the wonderful estate than a private lunch outdoors. Mount Juliet will assemble a bespoke gourmet hamper that meets your requirements and dietary needs, which you can share with your loved one, creating new memories at the Estate. 

Visit www.mountjuliet.ie

Face Kilkenny are offering a gourmet al-fresco dining experience where you can order and collect your gourmet picnic box and take it to one of Kilkenny’s best picnic spots. www.facekilkenny.com

The Kilkenny Hibernian have put together luxury picnic baskets made for any occasion. If you’re meeting up with family or friends outdoors this summer, avoid the fuss of making your own picnic and treat yourself to one of these gourmet picnic baskets. 

Visit www.kilkennyhibernianhotel.com for more info

The stunning Woodstock Gardens are located just outside the picturesque village of Inistioge. The gardens, overlooking the River Nore Valley, offer visitors a wide variety of attractions and are a relaxing and beautiful environment in which to spend a day with a picnic!

There are picnic tables around the gardens, a playground and an orienteering course for the more adventurous families.  There is a €4 admission fee per car, payable on exit. For more information visit Woodstock Gardens

If you want an action packed day out followed by a picnic surrounded by woodlands, then this is the perfect location!  Castlecomer Discovery Park is an 80-acre activity park featuring a wide range of exhilarating activities for all ages, from the challenging tree-top walk high above the woodland forest, Ireland’s longest zip line to Mountain Biking & Axe Throwing.

For the younger children, there’s a playground, an elf and fairy village, a giant bouncing net and a Junior Woodland Adventure Course where children navigate a series of low-risk challenges, balancing and steering their way through the obstacles.

Throughout the park there are lots of picnic tables to sit back and relax after a morning of fun activities. For more information visit Castlecomer Discovery Park

Untouched for 200 years, Kilfane Glen & Waterfall is a picturesque paradise consisting of 15 acres of natural landscape with a waterfall tumbling its way to a rushing stream and woodland paths leading to a cottage orné.

Kilfane Glen & Waterfall is open to the public daily from 11am to 6pm from July 1st to August 31st. An admission fee to the garden of €7 per person to keep the garden maintained. Reductions are available for students, OAPs and families.

For more information visit Kilfane Glen & Waterfall

Kilkenny Castle Parklands comprises of an incredible 21 hectares of land providing the ideal spot for a picnic no matter how big the family are!!  The park also has woodland walks & a superb children’s playground with swings, slides, bridges and benches for adults too and is open until 8.30pm during the summer.

For more information visit  Kilkenny Castle

What child doesn’t love the opportunity to get close and personal with some favourite farm animals, Nore Valley Park does just that, along with picnic tables making it a great  place to bring your picnic and enjoy a family day out.

For more information visit: www.norevalleypark.com

Jenkinstown Park

Just a 10min drive from Kilkenny City, Jenkinstown Park has a range of picnic sites and tables set in a large estate and parklands dating back to 1870. The facilities also include forest walks, a deer park and a craft centre.

For more information click here.