Enjoy a mountain getaway at the charming Victorian Farmhouse, Ballyknocken House in Glenealy, Co. Wicklow.
With 7 lovingly restored bedrooms, Ballyknocken House offers romantic and culinary weekend breaks for avid foodies, with wholesome flavours and a seasonal touch. It is home to the famous cookery school run by celebrity chef, Catherine Fluvio. Set amidst the wondrous Wicklow hills, people from all over the world come here to sample great food, take a cookery lesson, or just relax in the charming rural setting with its myriad of picturesque walking trails on the doorstep.
Use this gift voucher on AllGifts.ie to book a cookery course or a country getaway at Ballyknocken House. You can order any of the courses or accommodation packages listed on AllGifts.ie or you can order a Ballyknocken House monetary voucher for use when you wish in our guesthouse and cookery school. Ballyknocken House vouchers are posted out free of charge.
Open year round, subject to availability on booking.
Ballyknocken House is located on the road between Ashford and Glenealy Village. Three miles from Ashford on the right or one mile from Glenealy on the left.
From Dublin City Centre (St Stephen's Green) to Ballyknocken House
NB: Follow signs for N11/M11 (Main Dublin - Wicklow - Wexford Road) Drive south onto Merrion Row and then onto Lower Baggot Street , Upper Baggot Street and Pembroke Road. Move to right hand lane and at the traffic lights at the end of Pembroke Road. Turn right, passing Jury's Hotel (Berkley Court Hotel is in the vicinity) and at the third set of lights on this road, just over the bridge of the River Dodder, turn right onto Angelsea Road.
Continue to the lights at the top of this road, ensuring you are in the far left hand lane (there will be a sign here for the N11). Turn left onto the N11 and continue for 26 miles, exiting the N11 into Ashford Village.
On your right you will see the Chester Beatty Pub- turn right almost immediately thereafter. It is a narrow uphill road - continue directly on the road for 3 miles approximately - the entrance to Ballyknocken House is on your right and there is a signpost at the gate.
Duration: 45 minutes approximately.
Distance: 29 miles approximately.
To Ballyknocken House - from the south
Follow the N11 (main Wexford - Dublin Road) and exit where Rathnew / Rathdrum is signposted. Thereafter follow the sign for Rathdrum. Glenealy is just over two miles from this point. On entering Glenealy village, on your left is a church followed by the pub, Glenealy Lodge. Turn right opposite this pub and continue no this road for one mile. The entrance to Ballyknocken House is on your left and there is a signpost at the gate.
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Ballyknocken House is a charming Victorian Farmhouse in rural Wicklow, and is home to the famous cookery school run by celebrity chef, Catherine Fulvio
With 7 lovingly restored bedrooms, Ballyknocken House offers romantic and culinary weekend breaks for the lover of fine food and wine!
The house has been in Catherine’s family sine the 1940’s, and since 1968 has been open as a guesthouse. Then Catherine, and her Italian husband, Claudio, took over the guesthouse in 2001, then began a labour-of-love renovation project, which has seen the house restored to its former glory, and the cookery school open in what used to be the milking parlour!
Set amidst the wondrous Wicklow Hills, people from all over the world come here to sample great food, take a cookery lesson, or just relax in the charming rural setting with its myriad of picturesque walking trails on the doorstep.
Catherine Fulvio is a TV Chef, food writer and cookery tutor, and is the hands-on proprietor of Ballyknocken Cookery School and Ballyknocken House. Catherine is highly acclaimed for her no-fuss style of cookery using the freshest ingredients, and is a regular on TV screens both at home and abroad.
You can make a booking directly from the AllGifts.ie website.
To check Ballyknocken House voucher delivery or to make a booking, please contact-
Reception at Ballyknocken House
Tel: 0404 44627
Email: info@ballyknocken.com