Welcome to Burtown, an artists' garden in Kildare open to the public
for the first time.
Burtown House, an early Georgian villa,
is surrounded by lush flower, vegetable and woodland
gardens with beautiful park and farmland walks.
“It is rare to find one of these houses still in the
possession of the descendants of the family that built it. Burtown is
one of these treasures, passed down through the generations and still
very much a family home”.
The Knight of Glin and James Peill - The Irish Country House.
The gardens at Burtown are unusual in that they are worked by three
generations of the family; Wendy Walsh, one of Ireland's
finest botanical artists; Wendy's daughter the painter Lesley Fennell,
and her son James, a professional photographer. Both Wendy Walsh & Lesley
Fennell have studios in situ that may be visited.
The Gardens
The gardens at Burtown are made up of several areas, including large
herbaceous borders, shrubberies, a rock garden, a yew walk divided by
a pergola, a sundial garden, an old orchard, a more formal stable yard
garden, a walled organic vegetable garden and a large woodland garden
surrounded on all sides by water.
Opening Times
Snowdrops, aconites and early bulbs: 11th to 28th of February.
10.00am – 4.00pm daily
Gardens open April 12th 10.00am – 5.30pm. Thursday - Sunday.
The Gallery Cafe is open every Thursday - Sunday serving coffee, tea,
homemade cakes and biscuits. From May 12th, every Saturday and Sunday
we will be serving lunches based on fresh seasonal produce from the
organic kitchen garden. Booking is recommended. Group bookings for
garden groups are possible all year round.
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Weddings / House Parties
Burtown House and Gardens are available for small wedding parties
and celebrations. Marquees can be set up in different areas of the
garden, and lunches and birthday celebrations, anniversaries and corporate
events are all catered for. Guests can make use of the fine 18th Century
drawing and dining rooms and extensive gardens with activities such
as Farm walks, Tennis and Croquet. Please note that Burtown House is
not a guesthouse and therefore does not provide overnight accommodation.
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House Parties
News & Events
The gardens at Burtown opened in February 2012 for 2 and a half weeks,
starting with displays of aconites, snowdrops, hellebores, trilliums
and other early bulbs, followed by a good daffodil collection in March & April.
From May our gallery at Burtown will have an exhibition of paintings
by Ireland's for most botanical artist Wendy Walsh.
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