One of Ireland’s finest boutique hotels

Castle Durrow was built in 1716 as a manor home for the family of Captain William Flower. Its elegant proportions and classical elements are described as grand baroque mixed with early Georgian. Flower was the MP for Kilkenny who later became ‘Viscount Ashbrook and the 1st Baron of Castle Durrow. It remained in the hands of the Ashbrook family for over 200 years when it was sold along with its land and trees for a quick profit. It later belonged to The Bank of Ireland and was then used as a college followed by a convent. In 1998 it was eventually bought and lovingly restored by Peter and Shelly Stokes. It is now one of the finest boutique hotels in Ireland and a top wedding venue.