Family Fun

From making your own hand puppets or shooting longbows like Robin Hood, to petting reptiles in Ireland’s only reptile zoo, Kilkenny offers an unrivalled range of fun filled activities for all the family.

Whether you come for a short midweek or weekend family break, or for your annual Summer holiday, there’s plenty to do, see and experience in Kilkenny to help you create wonderful family memories. We have terrific family friendly hotels in Kilkenny too.

Choose to stay in one of our award winning Hotels, welcoming guesthouses and B&B's, or sample the delights of staying on a working farm.  We have some of the best self-catering accommodation in the country and plenty of camping and caravan options – there’s literally something for everyone!

Kilkenny was recently voted the Food County of Ireland so when it comes to feeding your family, we have that covered too!  Check out our Eat & Drink page to find a family restaurant to whet your appetite.

When it comes to activities for you and your family, we hope you’ve had your Weetabix, because you’re going to need it! 

We’ve got lots of…

…family activities (including The Watershed, Castlecomer Discovery Park, Jerpoint Park, Reptile Zoo, Open Farm, Bowling, Newpark Hotel Kids Club and Activities and more)

…interesting culture and history, (including Butler Gallery, National Craft Gallery, Rothe House, Black Abbey, Dunmore Caves, Jerpoint Abbey, St.Canices Cathedral, Kilkenny Castle and more)

…family friendly festivals & events (including The Gathering, Rhythm and Roots, Sky Cats Laugh Comedy, Gospel Choir, Arts, Savour Food, Fashion, Bruce Springsteen weekender and more)

…sports & adventure activities, (including County Quads, Laser Combat, Go with the Flow (River), Cycling, Golf and more)

And much, much more!

We’ve even developed a special mini-brochure just for you to download.  It gives a snapshot of some of what Kilkenny has to offer families.  It’s even broken down into what you and your family can do on sunny AND rainy days!  How nice are we?

Finally, in case you thought we forgot that Mum and Dad might like some ‘me-time’, we haven’t.  Most of our family focussed Hotels offer supervised daytime Kids Clubs during the school holidays and babysitting services at night, so you can feel free to enjoy the best of our spas ,golf  , shopping and award winning nightlife.

HAVE A BLAST!