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Welcome to Ballyknocken House
A labour of love, at Ballyknocken we pride ourselves on offering a warm welcome and friendly service offering seven beautifully appointed bedrooms all equipped to four star standard reflecting the Victorian style of the premises.
Conveniently located in the Garden of Ireland, Ballyknocken House is the perfect place to explore County Wicklow from, hike the Wicklow Way, play a round of Golf or take a short drive to Glendalough, Sally Gap or Powerscourt Waterfall before returning to the comfort of Ballyknocken House.
Alternatively guests can enrol on a cookery course of their choice at the award winning Ballyknocken Cookery School run by celebrity TV chef and food writer, Catherine Fulvio. Catherine has made many media appearances and has her own TV series and soon to come is her book by the same name, “Catherine’s Italian Kitchen”. She is a familiar face on major international TV channels including Discovery, NBC Today Show, The Food Network and BBC Good Food Channel’s “Market Kitchen” to name a few.
Ballyknocken House is listed in the Bridgestone 100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland and in the Georgina Campbell’s Ireland’s Best Places to Eat, Drink and Stay. Located only 29 miles south of Dublin City, it is the ideal location for a weekend break or a longer stay while exploring the surrounding countryside.
Ballyknocken offers comfort in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in elegant, authentic country house accommodation where there is time to relax and read, sit and talk, explore the Wicklow Way, tour the Garden County, embark on a culinary experience or simply chill out in front of an open fire with an after dinner drink.
We look forward welcoming to you and do let us know if there is anything we can do to make your stay more memorable.
Videos
From RTE New Season 2010
Top chef Catherine Fulvio returns to celebrate and share with us the food and food ethos of one of the world’s great gastronomical centres in Catherine’s Roman holiday.
Catherine is our insider, she is the person who will get us access to the family homes and great restaurants of Rome and Italy. This time the emphasis will be on family food and Catherine will visit Italian families to get them to give her their secrets of handed down recipes. She wants to find inspiration from the city that invented the idea of modern food, as we know it – a city that has more Michelin starred restaurants than any other – for so long the centre of the gatronomical world.
There will be plenty of fun in the sun as Catherine, on her vespa, will criss-cross the eternal city, visiting friends, chefs, teachers, looking for inspiration in the markets, restaurants and homes of Romans.
- Alistair Sawday, Alistair Sawdays’s Special Places
Awards and Recommendations
"Cordon D’Or Culinary Academy Award 2007 - Cookery School of the Year"
