Family Friendly Castle Stays in Recess – 2026

Consistently rated as one of Ireland’s best luxury hotels, the first thing to recommend about the four-star Ballynahich Castle in Galway is its superb location. It has 350 acres of peaceful, mature woodland that sit below the Twelve Bens Mountains like a green oasis in what is very much the heart of Connemara, one of Ireland’s most beautiful natural landscapes. It will also impress with extremely high levels of service, comfort, and facilities, its salmon lake, its top-class restaurant and welcoming bar, and its interesting, rather eclectic history.   Ballynahinch Castle at a Glance Castle: A historic manor-house-style castle hotel with connections to the O’Flaherty Clan, the Martin family, and… > See All the Details & Book