ADVANCE BOOKING ONLY, as your visit includes a personally guided 2 hour tour including refreshments. Coolwater, a garden with an individual personality on half an acre, steps to the beat of a different drum with its impressive Water Garden, its troughs with choice Alpine plants and a distinctively styled West Garden: don't expect lawns and borders in this garden! Overlooked on one side by Skule Hill and on the other by Rockstown Castle, it has been designed for year round structure and shape. Note: 24 hour minimum, advance booking only, at 087 258 4716 .

A pretty public park featuring a zoo.

Ballyhoura Country is a walker's paradise offering spectacular walking in ancient and unspoilt landscapes. Whether your interests lie in short, easy walks or long distance walking, whether you prefer guided walks or to organise your walking independently; walkers of all abilities will be invigorated by the sheer beauty and tranquillity of the area. Walking through Ballyhoura Country offers plenty choice to walking enthusiasts, there are exciting nature walks, river bank walks, quiet country roads, the Ballyhoura Waymarked Way, rugged mountains, rich bogs, and mythical landscapes. For further information contact Ballyhoura Bears Walking Club.

A bucolic refuge situated amidst the bustle of downtown Limerick.