Killenard

Killenard offers several reasons to visit: the village is home to The Heritage, with its championship golf course and spa, as well as St. John’s Church. If you are looking for a specific location when searching for a holiday rental, you can weigh up Killenard according to your interests – whether golf, exercise, wellness or a look at the local church architecture.

Golf with water on ten holes

The Heritage’s 18-hole championship golf course was co-designed by Seve Ballesteros and Jeff Howes. The Ballesteros golf course features five distinctive lakes and a stream; water comes into play on ten holes. This gives the course a clearly identifiable feature that may factor into your decision to choose a golf-focused stay. If you are travelling with others, you can weigh this focus against Killenard’s other offerings rather than reducing the village to just its golf course.

Walking, jogging and views

The Heritage’s five-kilometre walking track runs around the hotel and golf course and offers views of the surrounding area. The woodland walking track is fully available for Health Club members to walk, run or cycle on, and runs around the golf course. The walking and jogging track is lit and has an all-weather gravel surface that can be used year-round. An annual membership is available for €120 to use it. This information helps you assess the exercise component of your trip more specifically; the track offers a different kind of experience from a round of golf or a visit to the spa.

Wellness at the Heritage Spa

The Heritage Spa offers a salt cave, a rustic sauna cabin, and a range of heat and cold experiences. There are also 20 treatment rooms. Day packages combine revitalising treatments with thermal experiences and dining options. So, alongside the golf course and walking track, wellness offerings are another option for a focus for your trip. If you are travelling with people who have different interests, you can consider whether you are looking at Killenard primarily for golf, exercise or the spa when choosing a holiday rental.

St. John’s Church and getting there

St. John’s Church also lends the village a cultural accent. Its floor plan is simple and cruciform; the neoclassical façade was added by Father E. O’Leary. Its floor plan and façade provide a specific reason to take a closer look at the church if you are interested in architecture.

The Heritage is in the village of Killenard, about an hour southwest of Dublin on the M7. It can be reached via exit 14 or 15. For your travel planning, this information locates Killenard in relation to both Dublin and the M7. If golf, the spa or the walking track matters to your choice of location, you can combine these interests with directions for getting there and search for a holiday rental in Killenard.

More places

More places to discover: Arles, Mountrath, Ballyhenry, Donaghmore, Whitewell, Portlaoise, Durrow, Emo.

For the broader travel overview: County Laois.