GREAT HOUSES & GARDENS OF NORTHERN IRELAND - With Patrick Bowe May 8 to 17, 2015
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T H E ROYA L OA K F O U N DAT I O N G A R D E N TO U R
GREAT HOUSES & GARDENS
OF NORTHERN IRELAND
With Patrick Bowe
May 8 to 17, 2015
THE ROYAL OAK FOUNDATION
Dear Members and Friends,
I invite you to join us next May on a glorious springtime exploration of some of Northern Ireland’s most
spectacular houses and gardens, on an itinerary developed with the National Trust and distinguished horticulturalist
and garden designer, Patrick Bowe, who will join us on this program. Author of The
Gardens of Ireland and a native son of Éire, Paddy is a witty and captivating lecturer who
has delighted countless groups over the years.
We begin in Dublin, where accommodations are at the elegant Merrion Hotel.
Visit the Georgian townhouse of Helen Dillon, world-renowned author, television
personality, and grande dame of Irish gardens, who has invited us for morning coffee.
The next morning we head north, calling at Castle Leslie, where Paul McCartney held
his wedding in 2002, before crossing into Northern Ireland’s beautiful west country,
Patrick Bowe County Fermanagh and checking in to the luxurious Lough Erne Resort.
In Fermanagh and County Londonderry we spend three days visiting magnificent castles and gardens,
including neoclassical Castle Coole and Crom Castle, seats of the Earls of Belmore and Earls of Erne, respctively.
At Crom we will dine in the house as well as touring the gardens. We also dine at Baronscourt, seat of the Duke
and Duchess of Abercorn, with its mixture of classical grandeur and interiors by the legendary David Hicks.
We then head east, stopping at The Argory, a marvelous late Georgian gentry house, and the fascinating
gardens of Rowallane, before arriving in vibrant Belfast. Our base is The Merchant Hotel, in the heart of the
Cathedral Quarter. From here we make excursions to the southwest, including Hillsborough Castle, the Royal
family’s residence in Northern Ireland, the house and gardens of Ballywalter Park and Grey Abbey, one of the
finest Georgian house in Ireland, where are invited for lunch with owners Mr. and Mrs. William Montgomery.
This program concludes with a very special day at Mount Stewart, historic seat of the Marquesses of
Londonderry now in the care of the National Trust. Here we will explore the stunning and horticulturally
important gardens created by Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Lady Londonderry, in the mid-20th century and
recently nominated as a World Heritage site. We will benefit from Paddy’s expertise as well as that of the top
National Trust experts on all our visits.
I hope you will join us on this privileged exploration of Northern Ireland.
Sincerely,
Sean E. Sawyer, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The Royal Oak Foundation
GREAT HOUSES & GARDENS
OF NORTHERN IRELAND
May 8 to 17, 2015
NEW YORK DEPARTURE
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Friday, May 8 Depart New York on overnight flight to Dublin.
DUBLIN, IRELAND
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Saturday, May 9 Arrive this morning in Dublin and transfer
to the Merrion Hotel, an elegant Georgian townhouse hotel set
in a lovely garden. Spend the afternoon at leisure in advance of
gathering at the hotel for a welcome reception and dinner with
Photo by Wendy Cutler
Patrick Bowe.
Dillon garden, Dublin
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IRELAND Sunday, May 10 Drive to the home of author Helen
Dillon, who will host us for morning coffee. She and her
Newforge husband maintain an urban garden which is world renowned.
Oakfield Park Clandeboye
Belfast Following lunch, continue to either Lodge Park Gardens with
Baronscourt Ballywalter
Lough Park Patrick Bowe, or a special tour of the National Gallery with
Killyreagh Mount Stewart
Erne Grey
Castle Coole The Argory Rowallane Abbey Adrian Le Harivel, Curator of British and Dutch Paintings.
Garden Pending confirmation, attend a reception and private dinner
Crom Castle
Belle Isle Castle Leslie
this evening.
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NORTHERN IRELAND
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Sea Monday, May 11 This morning we depart Dublin for Castle
IRELAND Leslie, nestled on 1,000 acres of countryside and owned by the
Leslie family since the 17th century. Fashioned in the Scottish
Baronianal style, the castle is situated amidst three lakes nestled
D ublin within the rolling landscape. Stroll through the gardens of the
Dillon Garden estate with Patrick Bowe before lunch in the house. In the late
afternoon, continue to Lough Erne Resort and Spa, our home
for the next three nights. Dinner is with the group at the hotel.
LOUGH ERNE
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Wednesday, May 13 Begin the day with a visit to Oakfield
Park, a beautifully restored 18th-century Georgian Deanery
sitting in a lush landscape with more than a hundred acres of
parkland and mature woodlands to explore. The grounds include
formal walled gardens, ponds, lakes, stunning views, and ancient
chestnut trees that are listed with the Heritage Tree Council.
Continue to Baronscourt, one of Ireland’s great Georgian houses
and the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, for lunch
in the dining room before a tour of the house and gardens.
The property contains a working farm, numerous parks and
gardens, and rolling countryside that feature magnificent
Photo ©National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra
displays of bluebells, rhododendrons, and azaleas. Dinner this
evening is at leisure.
LOUGH ERNE 1 BELFAST,
NORTHERN IRELAND
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Thursday, May 14 Depart for Belfast. Our first visit en route will
be to The Argory, an atmospheric Irish gentry house surrounded
Castle Coole, Lough Erne by its wooded riverside estate. Then visit Newforge, a Georgian
House built in 1785, for a stroll through the lovely gardens and
LOUGH ERNE lunch. Continue to Rowallane Garden, a mix of formal and
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Tuesday, May 12 Today visit Castle Coole, seat of the Earls across the world. Arrive in Belfast in the early evening, check
of Belmore and a magnificent neoclassical mansion with into The Merchant Hotel, located in the city center’s historic
sumptuous interiors designed by James Wyatt and a stunning Cathedral Quarter. Dinner this evening is at leisure.
landscape park. We are then invited for a private visit to the
home and gardens of Killyreagh, followed by lunch with
the owners. Return to the hotel in the early afternoon. This
evening, visit Crom Castle, the historic seat of the Earls of Erne
for over 350 years. Located in one of Ireland’s most important
conservation areas, the castle is located on 2,000-acre grounds
teeming with local wildlife. Patrick Bowe will lead us on a walk
through the beautiful grounds prior to our private dinner in the
West Wing of the Castle.
Photo ©National Trust Images/Andreas von Einsiedel
Photo by Gerard Lovett
Crom Castle West Hall, The Argory
BELFAST extensive gardens with their rich symbolism are now flourishing
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under the care of Head Gardener Neil Porteous and were recently
Friday, May 15 This morning we plan to visit the gardens nominated as a World Heritage site. Our farewell dinner this
of Clandeboye, an early 19th-century estate still owned by its evening will be at Mount Stewart (pending confirmation).
original family. The house is surrounded by woodland and
adjoined by intimately walled gardens. Continue to Ballywalter BELFAST 1 NEW YORK
Park, a spectacular 19th-century mansion. See the conservatory 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
with an opulent cast iron dome and formal Victorian gardens Sunday, May 17 Depart the hotel early this morning for Belfast
that lead to pleasure gardens. We will tour the house and for the flight to New York.
gardens with the owners before a hosted lunch. Return to Belfast
in the afternoon. In the early evening, visit Hillsborough Castle,
the official residence of the Secretary of State for Northern
Ireland and the base for the Royal family in Northern Ireland.
Surrounded by extensive gardens, the mansion was originally
the seat of the Marquesses of Downshire, Ireland’s largest
landowners. Pending confirmation, we enjoy a private dinner at
the castle.
BELFAST
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Saturday, May 16 Following a morning at leisure, visit
Grey Abbey, home of art collectors Mr. and Mrs. William
Montgomery, who have invited us for lunch. In the late Photo by Lars Kaslov
afternoon, drive to Mount Stewart, historic seat of the
Marquesses of Londonderry, located alongside beautiful
Strangford Lough and possessed of lavish and exotic gardens
created by Edith, Lady Londonderry in the mid 20th century. The Ballywalter Park interior
RO Y A L O A K FO U ND A TIO N 1 R E S E R V A T I O N A P P L I C A T I O N
G RE A T HO U S E S & G AR D E N S O F IR EL AN D 1 M AY 8 TO 17, 2015
The National Trust looks after the greatest collection of historic gardens and garden plants under single ownership in Europe, if not the world. Under their care the National Trust
maintains and interprets 200 gardens, 100 landscape parks, and a vast range of historically and botanically important plants collected over the last 400 years from around the world.
As part of The Royal Oak Foundation’s charitable mission to support the work of the National Trust of England, Wales & Northern Ireland, all participants in the 2015 Royal Oak
Garden Tour are required to make a donation of $500 per person to support the Trust’s work in Northern Ireland. This 100% tax-deductible donation can be made by check, payable
to The Royal Oak Foundation along with a notation of “National Trust Northern Ireland”. Checks should be mailed directly to the Foundation at: 35 West 35th Street, Suite 1200,
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P ROGRAM RATE PER PERSON $7,49 5
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RATE IN C LUDES
Eight nights hotel accommodations, double
occupancy, as per itinerary
Buffet breakfast daily, seven lunches and six
dinners with coffee / tea and local wine
Escorted sightseeing with local guides; touring
via private motorcoach
Airport / hotel group transfers for those on
suggested group flights
Taxes, service charges, porterage, and gratuities
to local guides and drivers
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Photo ©National Trust images/Stephen Robson
Garden and Temple of the Winds, Mount Stewart (top), Baronscourt (above)
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