Whether for relaxation or excitement, experiences such as forest bathing, estate walks, cycling, golf, distillery tours and guided walks to the top of mystical Slieve Gullion are available, providing a range of things to see and do on site to suit all ages, tastes and abilities.
Depending on the season, guests can also enjoy the sights and sounds of a working farm as an expert team of farm hands deliver new lambs and calves, shear sheep or extract honey from the estate’s bee hives.
As well as giving guests first-class accommodation, dining and outdoor experiences, sustainability is at the heart of Killeavy Castle Estate. From its inception the hotel was built with eco-credentials front and centre, and all future developments will be in the light of responsible tourism.
When you stay at Killeavy you won’t encounter any single use plastic. There are no plastic water bottles in rooms, no takeaway coffee cups, no plastic straws and no one-use bathroom sundries. Even the hotel’s pens are made from recycled cardboard, while the cleaning products used on site are environmentally friendly and the reuse of bedding and towels is encouraged whenever possible.
With the aim of eventually becoming carbon neutral, the hotel has launched several new green initiatives, including the development of a further estate garden and a farm store. In partnership with the Forestry Service, the Woodland Trust and the local council, the hotel is also increasing the level of broadleaf woodland planted in the nearby Slieve Gullion Forest.
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