• About
    • About Us
    • Assessment Process
    • Contact Us
    • Quotes & Testimonials
    • Award Winners »
      • Awards Presented
      • Awards Received
    • Info for Owners »
      • Info for Owners
      • Industry Register/Login
  • Awards
  • Eat
  • Drink
  • Stay
  • Buy
  • Learn
  • Producers
  • 10 of the Best
    • Eat
    • Drink
    • Stay
    • Buy
    • Learn
    • Producers
  • Articles
  • Blog
  • Recipes
    • By Georgina Campbell
  • Special Offers
  • Competitions
  • Shop
    • Recipe Cards
    • Buy Guidebooks
    • Buy Cookbooks
    • GPS POIs for Garmin
    • « Ireland Apps
      • iPhone App
      • Blackberry App
      • Samsung App
      • Nokia App
      • Ireland for Food Lovers App
    • « Cooking Apps
      • iCook - Recipes & Cooking with Neven
      • APPetiser - Recipes & Cooking with Derry Clarke
      • For the Love of Food – Kevin Dundon
  • More+
    • Gardens
    • Golf
    • Self Catering
    • What's On
    • Tourist Attractions
    • Wedding Venues
Ireland Guide
Ireland Guide

- ireland -

Graphics Version | 
Ireland’s Leading Independent Food & Hospitality Guide
  • LOGIN/SIGNUP
    • My Ireland Guide
    • Industry
Home > Eat & Stay > Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort

Eat & Stay

Comments(0) Add Comment

Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort

Hotel

Dislike Like
1 votes (100%)
Print page Send to a friend
Outstanding Location, building or atmosphere

Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort

Boasting panaromic views of its Patrick J. Merrigan designed championship golf course from the bright first-floor restaurant Fia Rua, as well as from many of the guest rooms, Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort is a smart four-star retreat located on 200 well-maintained acres on the shores of Blessington Lake. A good spot to explore some of the lesser-known corners of west Wicklow.
Room types: Manor Suites (7); king, twin & triple; family/interconnecting rooms; wheelchair friendly (3); self catering lodges (3-bed). Rooms from about €100 B&B. Restaurant: Fia Rua (fine dining) 2/3 course D about €31/€37. Casual dining / bar meals also available daily. Hotel open weekends only in winter. Weddings, golf, family breaks. Ample free parking on site. MasterCard, Visa. abbreviations

Boasting panaromic views of its Patrick J. Merrigan designed championship golf course from the bright first-floor restaurant Fia Rua, as well as from many of the guest bedrooms, Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort is a smart four-star retreat located on 200 well-maintained acres. A 45-minute drive from Dublin, it is just minutes from Blessington Lakes and within easy reach of local attractions like Russborough House, Huntingbrook Gardens and the adjacent Wicklow mountains.


It’s a hotel that feels modern in its focus and style – with the help of contemporary Irish artwork from the likes of Kelvin Mann – but is also aware of its own history and heritage. The name Tulfarris comes from the Gaelic ‘Tulach Fherghuis’ meaning Fergus’ Hill, and the estate’s history dates from the 16th-century Fitzgerald dynasty. The 18th-century Manor House was home to the Hornridge family until the 1950s, and makes an atmospheric location for weddings and private events.


The main hotel is a more recent build, and feels expansive and welcoming in a relaxed low-key way. A diverse acommodation offering ranges from luxurious suites and king rooms to family rooms and smaller doubles and twins (which offer good value for the budget-conscious guest) and also 3-bed golf lodges. 


The main dining destination is upstairs in the Fia Rua, where leather banquette booths, marble-top tables and elegant 1930s-style lighting fixtures bring a touch of retro glamour to what is a smart, comfortable and high-ceilinged space that attracts a mixed clientèle of young couples, family gatherings and golfing buddies.


Personable service is delivered by a well-trained team, and there is some ambition and originality in the menu. It is clear that thought has been put into the small details (such as the mini-loaf of bread served for tearing and mopping), although some elements may work better than others. Starters might be a ham hock terrine with a retro-style piccalilli and sourdough crisps, or a smoked mackerel paté with cucumber, dill, avocado and lime. For main courses, the signature 12-hour pot-roasted feather blade of Irish beef with seasonal root vegetables is a solid bet; while vegetarians are well served with dishes like salt-baked celeriac with pearl barley and a sage butter sauce. Desserts have been approached with some imagination – think tonka bean semi freddo with fresh strawberries and meringue – and will please the most sweet-toothed diners.


Downstairs the Elk Bar opens onto a sun-trap terrace with views of the 18th green and fairway and an outdoor pizza oven. Food is served daily from noon to late, with family-friendly crowd pleasers like chicken wings, salads and burgers along with the hotel’s signature 12-hour pot-roasted featherblade. 


Also onsite is a Silverstream vintage truck serving hot dogs, burgers and banh mi to hungry golfers.


Though the hotel’s greatest appeal is for golfers, or as an atmospheric wedding venue, good midweek deals on the more simply appointed bedrooms also make it a well-positioned spot to explore some of the lesser-known corners of west Wicklow. 

Less
Read More
  • Activities
  • Facilities/Features
  • Garden Visits (nearby)
  • Golf 18 hole
  • Dogs - good walking nearby (offlead)
  • Location - By a lake
  • Location - Scenic
  • Wheelchair Friendly
Last Updated: 21-11-2021
Author: Georgina Campbell
Click here if you are the owner or marketing manager
array(13) {
  ["numpages"]=>
  float(2)
  ["firstpage"]=>
  int(1)
  ["lastpage"]=>
  float(2)
  ["pages"]=>
  array(2) {
    [1]=>
    int(0)
    [2]=>
    int(6)
  }
  ["current"]=>
  int(1)
  ["maxpages"]=>
  NULL
  ["prev"]=>
  NULL
  ["next"]=>
  int(6)
  ["remain"]=>
  float(3)
  ["to"]=>
  int(6)
  ["numrows"]=>
  int(9)
  ["from"]=>
  int(1)
  ["limit"]=>
  int(6)
}

Might also like

Eat & Learn & Stay

Abhainn Ri

Co. Wicklow, East

B&B / Farmhouse
The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

It’s no surprise when Niamh Byrne tells us that new arrivals are always slow to ring the door bell, so captivated are they by the view on arrival. As fifth-generation owners of this handsome farmhouse B&B boasting magnificent views down to Blessington’s l ...

Read more
Eat & Stay

The Wicklow Escape

Donard, Co. Wicklow

Restaurant with Rooms
Denotes genuine Irish food culture, ie special Irish food products/companies/producers, and highlights the best places to shop for regional and artisan foods; the selection excludes obvious 'non-Irish' elements regardless of quality, eg ethnic restaurants and specialists in coffee, wine and other drinks, unless relevant to local production or history. Eat & Stay establishments are chosen for their commitment to showcasing local produce and Irish hospitality. Outstanding Location, building or atmosphere The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

 If exceptional cooking of hyper-local produce in one of the island’s most under-discovered beauty spots sounds like your kind of food experience, then an all-inclusive night or two at this rustic-chic West Wicklow ‘mountain lodge for foodies’ coul ...

Read more
Eat & Stay

Clanard Court Hotel

Athy, Co. Kildare

Hotel / Restaurant

On the edge of the town and set well back from the road, this is a hotel with a difference: how many hotels have a welcoming array of exotic animals like Jacobs sheep and alpacas grazing in grassy enclosures? Beside them, a well laid out (and well lit) car park is set ...

Read more
Buy & Eat & Producer & Stay

BrookLodge & Macreddin Village

Macreddin Village, Co. Wicklow

Farmers/Country Market / Hotel / Pub / Restaurant / Speciality Store
For Cooking & Service Well Above Average Denotes genuine Irish food culture, ie special Irish food products/companies/producers, and highlights the best places to shop for regional and artisan foods; the selection excludes obvious 'non-Irish' elements regardless of quality, eg ethnic restaurants and specialists in coffee, wine and other drinks, unless relevant to local production or history. Eat & Stay establishments are chosen for their commitment to showcasing local produce and Irish hospitality. Highly Recommended as a Special Place to Stay Outstanding Location, building or atmosphere Previous Georgina Campbell Guides Award Winner The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

Built on the site of a deserted village in a Wicklow valley, this extraordinary food, drink and leisure complex exists thanks to the vision of three brothers, Evan, Eoin and Bernard Doyle. Below we outline the various strands that make up this very complex operation &nd ...

Read more
Drink & Eat & Stay

The Merrion Hotel and The Garden Room Restaurant

Dublin 2, Dublin City

Hotel / Restaurant
For Cooking & Service Well Above Average Deluxe Accommodation Has Good Hotel Guide Url Denotes genuine Irish food culture, ie special Irish food products/companies/producers, and highlights the best places to shop for regional and artisan foods; the selection excludes obvious 'non-Irish' elements regardless of quality, eg ethnic restaurants and specialists in coffee, wine and other drinks, unless relevant to local production or history. Eat & Stay establishments are chosen for their commitment to showcasing local produce and Irish hospitality. Previous Georgina Campbell Guides Award Winner The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

Right in the heart of Georgian Dublin, opposite Government Buildings, this luxurious hotel comprises four meticulously restored Grade 1 listed townhouses built in the 1760s and, behind them, a contemporary garden wing overlooks formal landscaped gardens. Luxurious publi ...

Read more
Eat & Stay

The Station House Hotel

Kilmessan, Co. Meath

Hotel / Restaurant
Denotes genuine Irish food culture, ie special Irish food products/companies/producers, and highlights the best places to shop for regional and artisan foods; the selection excludes obvious 'non-Irish' elements regardless of quality, eg ethnic restaurants and specialists in coffee, wine and other drinks, unless relevant to local production or history. Eat & Stay establishments are chosen for their commitment to showcasing local produce and Irish hospitality. Outstanding Location, building or atmosphere Previous Georgina Campbell Guides Award Winner

The Slattery family’s unique property is an old railway junction, which was closed in 1963, and all the various buildings were converted to a make an hotel of charm and character.  Set in the heart of the Boyne Valley on 12 acres of woodland and colourful man ...

Read more

Contact details

+353 45 867 600
PLEASE MENTION IRELANDGUIDE.COM WHEN ENQUIRING

Address

Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort
Blessington Lakes , Blessington Co Wicklow
Show me where this establishment is on the map.
Directions About Blessington Trip Planning Tools
From Dublin: M50 then N7 to Blessington; well signed in area.
  • Add to my Favourites +
  • View my Favourites
  • Local Recommendations
  • Hospitality
  • By Distance
    • All
      • Eat
        • Drink
          • Stay
            • Buy
              • Learn
                • Producer
                • By Category
                  • Comments

                  There are currently no comments

                  Leave a comment

                  You must be logged in to leave a comment
                  Not a member? Register for your free membership now!
                  Or leave a comment by logging in with:
                  Sign up with Twitter
                  Georgina Campbell's ireland-guide.com
                  Tweets by @IrelandGuide
                  © Copyright Georgina Campbell Guides 2023
                  • Disclaimer
                  • T & C
                  • Privacy Policy
                  • Site Map
                  • Links
                  • Advertise
                  • Ireland Hotels |
                  • Northern Ireland Hotels |
                  • B&B Ireland |
                  • Accommodation Ireland |
                  • Dublin Airport Hotels |
                  • Dublin Hotels |
                  • Dublin Restaurants |
                  • Belfast Hotels |
                  • Belfast Restaurants |
                  • Cork Hotels |
                  • Cork Restaurants |
                  • Galway Hotels |
                  • Galway Restaurants |
                  • Killarney Hotels |
                  • Killarney Restaurants |
                  • Kilkenny Hotels |
                  • Kilkenny Restaurants |
                  • Limerick Hotels |
                  • Limerick Restaurants |
                  • Sligo Hotels |
                  • Waterford Hotels |
                  • Westport Hotels
                  • My Ireland Guide - Log in
                  • My Favourites
                  • My Itineraries
                  • My Comments
                  • Special Offers
                  • Hire Cars
                  • Ferry Tickets
                  • Competition
                  This website uses cookies to help provide you with a better online experience. By continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Cookie Policy