Rothe House & Garden

Roth House and garden is truly a secret garden in the middle of the city of Kilkenny, Ireland. It’s a very old walled garden, but you’d never know it was there unless you looked for it. It is behind a wonderful old house. This man accumulated the land and built this wonderful garden years ago, in the back of his home. Now it is open for the public to see for a small fee. First, you must go for a self-guided tour through the house then you come to this amazing walled garden. It’s not like a huge estate garden where everything is trimmed and perfect. This is more like a wild garden where plants can be natural and grow as they would like to and fall over and get entangled. There’s mixtures of so many different kinds of plants. There are some beautiful, trimmed trees and hedges and vegetable gardens and fruit trees, apple trees, a grape Arbor. It’s perfect place for birds and insects to do their thing. I was lucky to discover it on a nice sunny day and there were a few other people around, but it’s a perfect place to go and have a picnic. Here are some pictures of the house,that lead you to the garden and several videos of walking through the garden. The garden is only as wide as the house 70 feet maybe but it goes back forever several hundred feet. There is a small gift shop at the front and I believe you can buy plants there as well. A peaceful and tranquil place to visit. 🌞🦋🌻

Beautiful place, of historic interest in kilkenny. Johnny was an excellent tour guide, friendly and very informative on the subject.. Highly recommend if you're in kilkenny,, do not pass on a chance to see this beautiful house and garden

Rothe house and garden is well worth a visit. The young woman welcoming guests in the shop was a delight and we received a warm welcome and helpful information. The garden is beautiful in all seasons but we particularly enjoyed all the fall colors and textures, the herbs especially, the yellow pippins, the dried artichokes, and the many beautiful dahlias.

An old late 16th century merchant's town house and garden that has been restored to how it was originally, after centuries of reuse and later dereliction. Reasonable entry fee and the guided tour is just a little more, worth it if you like to know about the history of the house and those who lived here. Our guide Séan was very enthusiastic and an absolute font of knowledge - very impressive for a young man.

We are so glad we did not skip the Rothe House & Garden. Ireland has a very dark history. Historical sites, such as the Rothe House help us better understand that history. The building has been beautifully restored. And now serves as a museum of sorts. While we enjoyed stepping through time during our visit at the Rothe House & Garden, we fell in love with its garden. Absolutely stunning. Photographs are great, but you really have to see this beautiful garden in person. Definitely add the Rothe House & Garden to your list of must see.

The gardens are beautiful. Unfortunately we were not able to take a guided tour but there are QR codes in each room for an audio tour which tell the history of the house and lots of good signage so we were still able to enjoy it. The gardens are beautiful, and the signage there is great as well, telling you about what was planted and how it was used. The whole family enjoyed this stop.

So much to see, the property is beautiful, especially the gardens!! Our tour guide Eleanor said she was new, but you would never have guessed it! Her retelling of the rich history of the property, and the people that lived there, was interesting and fun! Absolutely worth the extra 1.5 to have the guided tour!

What a beautifully restored place and grounds. Wonderful that there are period artifacts, paintings and clothing. I recommend a stop if you are in the area.