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Newpark Hotel

Castlecomer Road
Rated 8.5 in 2059 reviews

Nestled on the outskirts of the medieval city of Kilkenny, Ireland, Newpark Hotel offers a serene escape infused with traditional charm and modern comfort. This four-star hotel is surrounded by 40 acres of parkland, providing a picturesque setting for both leisure and business travelers.

Newpark Hotel is renowned for its welcoming ambiance, evident from the moment guests step into its elegantly appointed lobby. The interiors blend contemporary design with careful attention to detail, ensuring a relaxing atmosphere. Guests can indulge in a range of dining experiences at the hotel's award-winning restaurants, where local and seasonal ingredients come together to create delectable dishes that cater to diverse palates.

For those seeking relaxation, the Escape Health Club and Spa at Newpark Hotel provides an array of rejuvenating treatments and state-of-the-art leisure facilities. Guests can unwind in the thermal suite, enjoy a refreshing dip in the pool, or workout in the fully equipped gym. Families will appreciate the hotel's designated children's play area and a seasonal wildlife farm, offering entertainment for younger guests.

The hotel's location makes it an ideal base for exploring the rich history and cultural attractions of Kilkenny. Landmarks such as Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice’s Cathedral are within easy reach, as are numerous shops, cafes, and galleries in the vibrant city center.

With versatile event spaces, Newpark Hotel is also a popular choice for weddings and corporate gatherings. The attentive staff ensures that every detail is managed with care, making any stay or event memorable.

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Climate and Weather

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Michelin Restaurants in Kilkenny and near Newpark Hotel

Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.5km / 0.96mi
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
Cathedral
1.4km / 0.86mi
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.9km / 0.58mi
Rothe House
Rothe House
16th-century merchant's townhouse complex
1.2km / 0.72mi
Black Abbey
Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
1.2km / 0.76mi
St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey
Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
1km / 0.6mi
St John's Priory
St John's Priory
Former Augustinian priory located in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.2km / 0.74mi
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.2km / 0.74mi
Kyteler's Inn
Kyteler's Inn
Public house in Kilkenny
1.3km / 0.78mi
Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle
Castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.86mi
Shee Alms House
Shee Alms House
Former poorhouse and chapel
1.5km / 0.9mi
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
Museum in a former church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.87mi
Town Hall
Town Hall
Building in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
1.4km / 0.87mi
Saint Canice's Well
Saint Canice's Well
Holy well in Kilkenny associated with Saint Canice
1.5km / 0.91mi
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Base of a wayside cross for Edmund Purcell in St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilkenny
1.9km / 1.2mi
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
1.4km / 0.89mi
Talbot's Tower
Former watchtower in the city defenses of Kilkenny
1.8km / 1.1mi
Archer House
Archer House
Early modern townhouse in Kilkenny
1.4km / 0.9mi
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.1km / 0.71mi
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Former brewery and tourist attraction in Kilkenny, owned by Diageo
1.2km / 0.72mi
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary
Church in Friary Street, Kilkenny
1.6km / 0.97mi
Freren Gate
Freren Gate
Last surviving town gate in Kilkenny
1.2km / 0.72mi
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
Effigial chest tomb presumed to be for James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.61mi
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Chest tomb depicting Petrus Butteler (Piers Butler) and Margareta fitz Geralde (Margaret Fitzgerald) at St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny from the O'Tunney workshop
1km / 0.61mi
John Grace
John Grace
Effigial chest tomb for John Grace and his wife Honorina Brenach at St Canice's Cathedral, carved and signed by Rory O'Tunney
1km / 0.6mi
Elicia Butler
Elicia Butler
Effigial chest tomb of a woman dressed as a nun believed to be Elicia Butler at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.62mi
Honorina Grace
Honorina Grace
Effigial chest tomb for Honorina Grace at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.62mi
James Shortall & Catherine White
James Shortall & Catherine White
Effigial chest tomb for Jacobus Shortalls (James Shortall) and his wife Katherina Whyte (Catherine White) at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.61mi
Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.9km / 1.2mi
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.5km / 0.93mi
Saint Canice's Church
1.2km / 0.73mi
Kilmalog Church
Kilmalog Church
Church ruin in Purcellsinch, Co. Kilkenny
3.2km / 2mi
Ossory Lodge Mass Path
Former mass path leading from Ballyfoyle Road to Dunmore Church and National School, Co. Kilkenny
2.4km / 1.5mi
Nelly Meany's Gate Mass Path
Nelly Meany's Gate Mass Path
Former mass path leading from Radestown Lane to Dunmore Church (Holy Trinity Church) and Dunmore National School
2.4km / 1.5mi
Charlie's Walk Mass Path
Charlie's Walk Mass Path
Mass path leading from the Bleach Road to Dunmore Church
2.8km / 1.8mi
St. Martin's Well
St. Martin's Well
(former) holy well in Templemartin, Co. Kilkenny
4.5km / 2.8mi
Saint Martin's Church Ruin
Saint Martin's Church Ruin
Church ruin in Templemartin, Co. Kilkenny
4.4km / 2.8mi
Cantwell's Castle (ruins)
Cantwell's Castle (ruins)
Tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland
4.3km / 2.7mi
Castleinch Church ruin
Castleinch Church ruin
Church ruin in Castleinch, Co. Kilkenny
5.9km / 3.6mi
Castleinch Castle (site of)
Site of a castle in the townland of Castleinch or Inchyolaghan, Co. KIlkenny
5.9km / 3.7mi
Foulkstown Church
Foulkstown Church
Church building in Foulkstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
4.7km / 2.9mi
Clara Castle
Clara Castle
Tower house and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland
6.7km / 4.2mi
Dunmore Caves
Dunmore Caves
Cave in Ireland
7.7km / 4.8mi
Churchclara Church
Churchclara Church
Church ruin in Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny which has two ogham stones built into its walls
7.2km / 4.5mi
Saint Colman's Well
Saint Colman's Well
Holy well in Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny
7.1km / 4.4mi

What to do in Kilkenny and near Newpark Hotel

Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Castle in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.5km / 0.96mi
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
Cathedral
1.4km / 0.86mi
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Saint Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland
0.9km / 0.58mi
Rothe House
Rothe House
16th-century merchant's townhouse complex
1.2km / 0.72mi
Black Abbey
Black Abbey
Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
1.2km / 0.76mi
St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey
Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
1km / 0.6mi
St John's Priory
St John's Priory
Former Augustinian priory located in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.2km / 0.74mi
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Kilkenny
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.2km / 0.74mi
Kyteler's Inn
Kyteler's Inn
Public house in Kilkenny
1.3km / 0.78mi
Maudlin Castle
Maudlin Castle
Castle located in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.86mi
Shee Alms House
Shee Alms House
Former poorhouse and chapel
1.5km / 0.9mi
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Lane, Kilkenny
Museum in a former church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.4km / 0.87mi
Town Hall
Town Hall
Building in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
1.4km / 0.87mi
Saint Canice's Well
Saint Canice's Well
Holy well in Kilkenny associated with Saint Canice
1.5km / 0.91mi
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Wayside Cross Edmund Purcell
Base of a wayside cross for Edmund Purcell in St. Patrick's Graveyard, Kilkenny
1.9km / 1.2mi
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
Monument to Kilkenny Hurling Team
1.4km / 0.89mi
Talbot's Tower
Former watchtower in the city defenses of Kilkenny
1.8km / 1.1mi
Archer House
Archer House
Early modern townhouse in Kilkenny
1.4km / 0.9mi
Grace's Old Castle
Historic castle and part of the Court House in Kilkenny, Ireland
1.1km / 0.71mi
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny
Former brewery and tourist attraction in Kilkenny, owned by Diageo
1.2km / 0.72mi
Franciscan Friary
Franciscan Friary
Church in Friary Street, Kilkenny
1.6km / 0.97mi
Freren Gate
Freren Gate
Last surviving town gate in Kilkenny
1.2km / 0.72mi
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde
Effigial chest tomb presumed to be for James Butler 9th Earl of Ormonde at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.61mi
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Piers Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
Chest tomb depicting Petrus Butteler (Piers Butler) and Margareta fitz Geralde (Margaret Fitzgerald) at St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny from the O'Tunney workshop
1km / 0.61mi
John Grace
John Grace
Effigial chest tomb for John Grace and his wife Honorina Brenach at St Canice's Cathedral, carved and signed by Rory O'Tunney
1km / 0.6mi
Elicia Butler
Elicia Butler
Effigial chest tomb of a woman dressed as a nun believed to be Elicia Butler at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.62mi
Honorina Grace
Honorina Grace
Effigial chest tomb for Honorina Grace at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.62mi
James Shortall & Catherine White
James Shortall & Catherine White
Effigial chest tomb for Jacobus Shortalls (James Shortall) and his wife Katherina Whyte (Catherine White) at St Canice's Cathedral
1km / 0.61mi
Saint Patrick's Church
Saint Patrick's Church
Church in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.9km / 1.2mi
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Kilkenny Methodist Church
Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
1.5km / 0.93mi

About Kilkenny

Kilkenny, Ireland, offers a rich blend of history, culture, and natural beauty. A visit to Kilkenny Castle provides insight into the city's medieval past, with its stunning architecture and beautiful gardens. The castle grounds are a pleasant place to stroll and enjoy the surrounding landscape.

The Smithwick's Experience is another highlight, where you can learn about the history of this famous Irish ale through an engaging tour that includes tastings. For those interested in spirituality and architecture, St. Canice's Cathedral is a remarkable site, showcasing impressive medieval craftsmanship and offering a chance to climb the round tower for panoramic views of the city.

Art enthusiasts may appreciate the Butler Gallery, which features contemporary art and hosts various exhibitions throughout the year. The Kilkenny Design Centre, located in a former church, is a great spot to explore local crafts and perhaps purchase a unique souvenir.

Walking along the River Nore provides an opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of the area, with scenic views and paths that are perfect for leisurely strolls or picnics. The Medieval Mile connects several historical sites, allowing visitors to explore the city’s rich heritage at a relaxed pace.

For those who appreciate gardens, the Rothe House and Garden is a hidden gem, offering a glimpse into 17th-century life in Kilkenny while also featuring beautiful gardens to relax in. Finally, engaging with the local community through various festivals and events can provide a deeper understanding of Kilkenny's culture. Whether it's arts, food, or music, these events reflect the vibrant spirit of the city.




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