Self Catering Cottages Ireland

Welcome to Croan Cottages Kilkenny

We have 5 Self Catering holiday homes in Kilkenny, Ireland, a part of Ireland known as "the Sunny Southeast". Croan Cottages are Four Star, traditional Irish self catering cottages.

Our holiday home accommodation in Kilkenny, is set around a central courtyard on the grounds of historic Croan House. Croan Cottages offer outstanding accommodation for self catering holidays in Ireland.

Each of our Cottages are spacious, have all of the mod-cons you would expect and have an open fire and private patio.

Now Available - Wireless Broadband is available at our Self Catering Cottages. More details are available on our Self Catering Accommodation with Broadband page.

Outstanding Special Offers for 2010!
self catering cottages in irelandFree Extra Night with every weekend/midweek stay!
self catering cottages in irelandComplimentary Welcome pack in every cottage!
self catering cottages in irelandComplimentary Fruit and Veg from the Gardens!
self catering cottages in irelandFree Visitor Guide in every cottage!

Call +353 (0)56 77 66 868

We often have Self Catering Cottage Special Offers and Late Availability deals. Check back frequently to see if we have a Self Catering Cottage deal to suit you!

WordCamp Ireland
March 2010
Croan Cottages offer ideal
Self Catering Accommodation
Close to the WordCamp event
See WordCamp Ireland Accommodation for details
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What our Self Catering Cottages in Ireland offer:

Eco Friendly Cottages

Croan self catering cottages

Eco-Tourism Ireland

At Croan Cottages we are committed to providing high quality eco friendly self catering accommodation in Kilkenny.

To help protect our beautiful local environment, we provide eco-friendly, low impact self catering holiday accommodation in our cottages.

Croan Cottages Cuisine

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Meals Delivered to Your Cottage

Here at Croan Self Catering Cottages we aim to make your holiday as relaxing as possible and that might include a break from cooking!

We can have a meal waiting for you in your cottage on arrival or after a busy day touring Ireland.

Pet Friendly Holidays

We know that dogs and other pets

are part of the family and somtimes they need a holiday too!

At Croan Self Catering Cottages we have some Pet Friendly Cottages so that your Pets can stay in your self catering cottage with you.

Self Catering Cottages Gift Vouchers

Croan Cottages Gift Vouchers - Now Available


Wondering what to buy that special person? Why not get them a Croan Cottages Gift Voucher?
Available to buy online or over the phone, we can even personalise each voucher, and post them directly to the recipient for you.
Visit our Self Catering Cottages Gift Voucher page for further details or give us a call to order your Gift Voucher now.

Wedding Venue Kilkenny

Self Catering Accommodation with meals delivered straight to your door!

With the backdrop of the wooded hills of the

Castle Morres estate and the beautiful gardens of Croan House, Croan Cottages really is a stunning location at which to celebrate your wedding!

No wonder Croan Cottages was chosen as a location for a Confetti Wedding Magazine photo shoot.

Our Smallholding in Ireland

Free Range Pigs, Lambs, Cattle and Goats

Farm Animals, Walled Gardens, Pond & Orchard

We have been lucky over the last few years to be able to turn our dreams of operating a smallholding into a reality. Our love of food, gardening and animals has inspired us to expand from a very small veg patch to now keeping a variety of animals which our cottage guests love to visit.

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Additional Information

Croan Self Catering Holiday Homes offer:

The location of our self catering cottages.

The holiday Homes at Croan Cottages are in the south of County Kilkenny in the South East of Ireland and this lovely area is rich in places of interest to visit. These places include the Castlemorres Demesne (virtually next door), medieval Kilkenny City (15 miles) with its historic castle, and the beautiful monastic settlements of Jerpoint Abbey (3 miles) and Kells Priory (3 miles). There is a craft workshop trail to explore and Waterford Crystal is 20 miles away.

Our Kilkenny holiday homes cottage accommodation is close to the villages and towns of Kells, Dunamaggin, Knocktopher, Kilmaganny, Ballyhale, Callan, Hugginstown, Inistigoe, Thomastown, Stonyford and Gowran. We are approx. 20 minutes by car from Kilkenny and Waterford city is just 45 minutes from your holiday home in Kilkenny.

Kids Holiday Activities

Included in the Holiday information which we provide in each of our self catering cottages is a list of things to do with kids while on holiday. There are a wide variety of things to do with kids listed, many of which are free. We have copied the list on our Kid's Holiday Activities page.

We provide plenty of Holiday information for guests to our cottages on arrival. Our 'Croan Cottages Holiday Attractions' web page also includes information on how to make the most of your Irish holiday or vacation in one of our holiday homes.

Enjoy your holiday in Kilkenny.

Our self catering cottages are set amid the beautiful Kilkenny countryside in Ireland's 'sunny southeast'. Our rural setting, offers miles of local nature walks and a relaxing self catering holiday home retreat.

Kilkenny is a part of Ireland that is rich in places of interest to explore. Ireland's finest medieval city and its arts and crafts capital, Kilkenny, is just 20 minutes from your holiday home by car.

There are a range of craft trails, historic gardens and cultural activities to enjoy close to our holiday homes and the Dunbrody emigrant ship (New Ross) and Waterford Crystal are close by, as are the historic towns of Kells and Cashel. Dublin can be visited by train or car from your holiday home accommodation.

Seaside villages with sailing, sea fishing charters and watersports are within easy driving distance of our self catering cottage holiday homes. Excellent walking, angling, canoeing, championship golf and horse racing are available locally as are seasonal sports (hunting and game shooting). Shops, pubs and restaurants 2 miles. Waterford Airport 29 miles. Rosslare Ferryport 40 miles.

Local attractions to enjoy on your Cottage Holiday.

There are more details about some of these sites on our Local Attractions page but you'll also find much more detailed day trip itineraries and information in your cottage on your arrival.
Enjoy an Irish Cottage Holiday at Croan Self Catering Cottages kilkenny, Ireland.
Croan holiday Cottages Kilkenny. Irish Self catering accommodation in the beautiful Kilkenny countryside.
Each cottage at Croan has a folder stuffed full of places to visit and things to do. We have listed some of the things to do on your self catering cottage holiday at Croan Cottages on our 'Local Attractions to enjoy on your Holiday in Ireland' page.

Golf Holidays in Ireland, Angling Holidays in Ireland and Walking Holidays in Ireland.
Croan Cottages offer an ideal holiday home base for golfers, anglers or walkers who wish to enjoy the beautiful scenery and amenities of Ireland's sunny southeast region. We have pulled together some details of Golf Courses, Angling and Fishing Waters and interesting walks on the following pages.

Golf Holidays in Ireland

We often have guests who come to enjoy a self catering fishing holiday or a cottage based golf holiday. We describe some of the Ireland's finest golf courses in our Golf Holidays In Ireland page.

Fishing Holidays in Ireland

For the angler we have given some tips on where to find the best coarse angling, sea fishing or fly fishing spots on our Fishing Holidays in Ireland page.

Walking Holidays in Ireland

There are many online resources which provide excellent information on walking in the Southeast of Ireland but we have pulled together details on our Walking Holidays in Ireland page of the hills and mountains which are close to Croan and which offer excellent walks for those on holiday at Croan Cottages.

Irish Holiday Festivals.
An Irish cottage holiday in the Kilkenny and Waterford area means that you can enjoy some of the many interesting and fun events organised in the region, throughout the year.
You can review a list of some of these on our Upcoming Irish Holiday Festivals and Special Events Calendar page.

What is "self catering" accommodation?

For those unfamiliar with the term, we have provided a description of self catering accommodation in Ireland here.

Environmentally Friendly Holiday Accommodation

Croan Cottages is a member of the International ecotourism club.
We encourage our guests to help us in providing eco-friendly holiday accommodation through their actions while staying in their Holiday Home at Croan.
Visit our eco friendly cottages in Ireland page for more information.
Croan Cottages have a detailed Environmental Tourism Policy. By implementing this policy we reduce all of our impact on the environment.
Our Eco-tourism Policy is detailed on our Environmental Tourism Policy page.

Travel Insurance

QuoteDevil.ie provide online travel insurance. We recommend that all of our guests take out adequate travel insurance in case they have to cancel their holiday.

Self Catering accommodation near the Mount Juliet Hotel in Kilkenny.

Croan Cottages Kilkenny offer self catering accommodation near to the Mount Juliet Hotel in Kilkenny. There is more information available on our website on the Self Catering near Mount Juliet page.

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