Guidebook for Naas
Drinks and Nightlife
Excellent Irish pub with an extensive wine list and craft beers; very popular with locals and good for sports / rugby matches. Traditional Irish music every Thursday night.
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Haydens Bar
9 Poplar SquareExcellent Irish pub with an extensive wine list and craft beers; very popular with locals and good for sports / rugby matches. Traditional Irish music every Thursday night.
Fantastic cocktails, great bar menu. Bottomless Mimosa Sunday brunch once a month. DJ and late night bar.
Grace's Pub Naas
1 N Main StFantastic cocktails, great bar menu. Bottomless Mimosa Sunday brunch once a month. DJ and late night bar.
33 S Main St
33 South Main StreetLarge bar, live music at the weekends, good bar food also.
Live music at the weekends in the courtyard, old mans bar to the front, cocktails and Prosecco in the middle, huge and buzzing smoking area at the back. Space for everyone!
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Kavanagh's Pub Naas
10 S Main StLive music at the weekends in the courtyard, old mans bar to the front, cocktails and Prosecco in the middle, huge and buzzing smoking area at the back. Space for everyone!
Great Guinness and whiskey. Old world pub, plenty of buzz, no drama.
Tommy Fletchers Naas (Thomas Fletcher)
13 N Main StGreat Guinness and whiskey. Old world pub, plenty of buzz, no drama.
The Ballymore Inn uses seasonal fruit and vegetables and works with some of the country’s best suppliers to ensure the finest dining experience. This is a tastefully decorated restaurant and Back Bar that creates the perfect ambiance for you to enjoy all the culinary delights on offer.
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The Ballymore Inn
Main StreetThe Ballymore Inn uses seasonal fruit and vegetables and works with some of the country’s best suppliers to ensure the finest dining experience. This is a tastefully decorated restaurant and Back Bar that creates the perfect ambiance for you to enjoy all the culinary delights on offer.
Food Scene
Indie Spice
3 New RowEclectic and contemporary Indian food with local ingredients.
Great pizza and great atmosphere. Booking essential on Friday/ Saturday nights
Rustic Italian Restaurant & Bar
14 S Main StGreat pizza and great atmosphere. Booking essential on Friday/ Saturday nights
Vie De Chateaux - Restaurant Naas
Harbour ViewGreat French food
Good value early bird and has a vegan menu. Above Kavanaghs pub.
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Bouchon
10 S Main StGood value early bird and has a vegan menu. Above Kavanaghs pub.
On a sunny day, walk out along the canal to Sallins and visit this local brewery and pub. If you call in advance they can advise on tours of the brewery, then enjoy a paddle of craft brewed beers and some great bar food. Taxi home!!!!
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Lock 13 Gastropub & Brewpub
On a sunny day, walk out along the canal to Sallins and visit this local brewery and pub. If you call in advance they can advise on tours of the brewery, then enjoy a paddle of craft brewed beers and some great bar food. Taxi home!!!!
Michelin Bib Gourmand! Booking essential!
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TwoCooks Restaurant & Wine Bar
Michelin Bib Gourmand! Booking essential!
Modern authentic Japanese restaurant and bar offers delicious healthy Japanese cuisine and cocktails.
Tani - Japanese Restaurant & Bar
3-4 New RowModern authentic Japanese restaurant and bar offers delicious healthy Japanese cuisine and cocktails.
Friendly, local, vegan cafe in Blessington. All day breakfasts, burritos, sweet treats, pizzas and burgers - all vegan. Can not recommend this place enough.
The Eating House
2 Kilbride RdFriendly, local, vegan cafe in Blessington. All day breakfasts, burritos, sweet treats, pizzas and burgers - all vegan. Can not recommend this place enough.
Neighbourhood is a chic, yet relaxed Irish restaurant with polished and attentive service based in the heart of Naas, Co. Kildare.
This is, as its name suggests, a neighbourhood restaurant — somewhere to unwind and enjoy creative and genuine, flavour-driven food and drinks in an elegantly easy-going setting. Neighbourhood is a brand new restaurant with ambitions of becoming the best restaurant in Kildare.
Great reviews!
Neighbourhood Naas
Neighbourhood is a chic, yet relaxed Irish restaurant with polished and attentive service based in the heart of Naas, Co. Kildare.
This is, as its name suggests, a neighbourhood restaurant — somewhere to unwind and enjoy creative and genuine, flavour-driven food and drinks in an elegantly easy-going setting. Neighbourhood is a brand new restaurant with ambitions of becoming the best restaurant in Kildare.
Great reviews!
Sightseeing
Ideal for afternoon walks in an Irish forest. Lakes, benches, coffee shop, fairydoors and lots of pathways.
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Donadea Forest Park
Ideal for afternoon walks in an Irish forest. Lakes, benches, coffee shop, fairydoors and lots of pathways.
Only a short journey away, get the bus from the top of the road, or the train from 5 minutes away. A must see day out..... skip temple bar, head straight to Grafton Street/ South William Street/ Exchequer Street for coffee or lunch or a pint and some people watching.
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Dublin
8 Grand Canal PlaceOnly a short journey away, get the bus from the top of the road, or the train from 5 minutes away. A must see day out..... skip temple bar, head straight to Grafton Street/ South William Street/ Exchequer Street for coffee or lunch or a pint and some people watching.
Only an hour or so down the motorway, enjoy the medieval city of Kilkenny. A great small city to wander around on foot, visit the castle and then enjoy a spot of lunch and some shopping.
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Kilkenny
Only an hour or so down the motorway, enjoy the medieval city of Kilkenny. A great small city to wander around on foot, visit the castle and then enjoy a spot of lunch and some shopping.
In the same family for six generations now, this Georgian property dates from the 1830s and sits beside the Bog of Allen, formerly part of the estate.
That peatland was acquired by the Irish government in the 1940s to harvest the bogs for electricity.
Coolcarrigan welcomes visitors on select days throughout the year, but mostly concentrated around the summer.
You’ll be shown around the house’s refined interiors and see the church, built in the 1880s, which has Gaelic scripts on the walls chosen by the first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde.
The eight-hectare gardens are a joy, planted with a wealth of exotic trees and shrubs, and home to an arboretum with an irresistible wildflower meadow.
Coolcarrigan House
In the same family for six generations now, this Georgian property dates from the 1830s and sits beside the Bog of Allen, formerly part of the estate.
That peatland was acquired by the Irish government in the 1940s to harvest the bogs for electricity.
Coolcarrigan welcomes visitors on select days throughout the year, but mostly concentrated around the summer.
You’ll be shown around the house’s refined interiors and see the church, built in the 1880s, which has Gaelic scripts on the walls chosen by the first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde.
The eight-hectare gardens are a joy, planted with a wealth of exotic trees and shrubs, and home to an arboretum with an irresistible wildflower meadow.
In the northwestern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, the Blessington Lakes make up an active reservoir used for water supply and to generate electricity.
Also called Poulaphouca Reservoir, it’s the largest man-made body of water in Ireland, and was created in 1940 when the River Liffey was dammed.
You can appreciate the landscapes without stepping out of the car, as the Lake Drive has amazing perspectives of the lake and the Wicklow Mountains, while passing through the lovely villages of Ballyknockan, Valleymount and Lacken.
On foot you can journey along the waterside greenway, while the southeast shore has a boat rental station if you fancy landing one of the monster pikes living in the water.
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Blessington lakes walk
In the northwestern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, the Blessington Lakes make up an active reservoir used for water supply and to generate electricity.
Also called Poulaphouca Reservoir, it’s the largest man-made body of water in Ireland, and was created in 1940 when the River Liffey was dammed.
You can appreciate the landscapes without stepping out of the car, as the Lake Drive has amazing perspectives of the lake and the Wicklow Mountains, while passing through the lovely villages of Ballyknockan, Valleymount and Lacken.
On foot you can journey along the waterside greenway, while the southeast shore has a boat rental station if you fancy landing one of the monster pikes living in the water.
Near the west shore of Blessington Lakes is one of Ireland’s grandest Palladian stately houses, constructed between 1741 and 1755. The location is stupendous, affording views across the water to the Wicklow Mountains.
The estate is open from March to December, and a tour of the house is a must.
You’ll view a superb private art collection, with works by John Singer Sargent and Thomas Gainsborough, as well as unbelievably detailed original stuccowork on the ceilings produced by the Swiss Lafrachini brothers in the mid-18th century.
Russborough is also stacked with tapestries, porcelain, silver, carpets and antique furniture, as well as absorbing footage and 3D photographs taken by former owner Sir Alfred Beit on his travels around the world in the 20s and 30s.
Out in the grounds children will adore the beech maze, while the 18th-century walled garden has been returned to its former glory.
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Russborough House & Parklands
Near the west shore of Blessington Lakes is one of Ireland’s grandest Palladian stately houses, constructed between 1741 and 1755. The location is stupendous, affording views across the water to the Wicklow Mountains.
The estate is open from March to December, and a tour of the house is a must.
You’ll view a superb private art collection, with works by John Singer Sargent and Thomas Gainsborough, as well as unbelievably detailed original stuccowork on the ceilings produced by the Swiss Lafrachini brothers in the mid-18th century.
Russborough is also stacked with tapestries, porcelain, silver, carpets and antique furniture, as well as absorbing footage and 3D photographs taken by former owner Sir Alfred Beit on his travels around the world in the 20s and 30s.
Out in the grounds children will adore the beech maze, while the 18th-century walled garden has been returned to its former glory.
Ireland’s leading silverware manufacturer has a factory shop and visitor centre at the brand’s HQ in Newbridge, 10 kilometres outside Naas.
Newbridge Silverware has been in business since 1934 and after starting out producing cutlery, moved onto jewellery, cookware and decorative items.
A diverting attraction at the visitor centre is the Museum of Style Icons, which has cleverly presented exhibits with genuine memorabilia for trendsetters like Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor.
Tours of the factory are offered by the visitor centre starting in summer 2018, shining a light on the workmanship that goes into Newbridge’s products.
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Newbridge Silverware Visitor Center
Athgarvan RoadIreland’s leading silverware manufacturer has a factory shop and visitor centre at the brand’s HQ in Newbridge, 10 kilometres outside Naas.
Newbridge Silverware has been in business since 1934 and after starting out producing cutlery, moved onto jewellery, cookware and decorative items.
A diverting attraction at the visitor centre is the Museum of Style Icons, which has cleverly presented exhibits with genuine memorabilia for trendsetters like Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor.
Tours of the factory are offered by the visitor centre starting in summer 2018, shining a light on the workmanship that goes into Newbridge’s products.
Open April to October, Hunting Brook Gardens sit on the south face of Lamb Hill in the northern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains.
The gardens are the brainchild of the eminent horticulturalist Jimi Blake, former head gardener at the famous Arfield Gardens in County Dublin.
A diversity of environments are packed into these contemporary gardens, from the Hunting Brook, which bubbles over granite stones, to rustic forest paths and a lush hilltop that has a standing stone from the Bronze Age.
Maybe most immersive of all is the terraced garden, planted with exotic shrubs, ferns, bamboo, dahlias and celmisia semicordata, with vibrant interplay between perennial and foliage plants.
Hunting Brook Gardens
Open April to October, Hunting Brook Gardens sit on the south face of Lamb Hill in the northern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains.
The gardens are the brainchild of the eminent horticulturalist Jimi Blake, former head gardener at the famous Arfield Gardens in County Dublin.
A diversity of environments are packed into these contemporary gardens, from the Hunting Brook, which bubbles over granite stones, to rustic forest paths and a lush hilltop that has a standing stone from the Bronze Age.
Maybe most immersive of all is the terraced garden, planted with exotic shrubs, ferns, bamboo, dahlias and celmisia semicordata, with vibrant interplay between perennial and foliage plants.
One of the largest hedge mazes in the country, and the largest in Leinster, awaits just outside the village of Prosperous a quick hop north of Naas.
With a tangle of paths totalling 1.5 kilometres, the maze is an enjoyable brainteaser for young and not so young.
When you finally make it to the centre there’s a viewing tower to contemplate the Kildare countryside.
Also at the park is a smaller wooden maze, a crazy golf course, an adventure playground with zip-line, a cafe and a picnic area.
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Le Labyrinthe de Kildare
One of the largest hedge mazes in the country, and the largest in Leinster, awaits just outside the village of Prosperous a quick hop north of Naas.
With a tangle of paths totalling 1.5 kilometres, the maze is an enjoyable brainteaser for young and not so young.
When you finally make it to the centre there’s a viewing tower to contemplate the Kildare countryside.
Also at the park is a smaller wooden maze, a crazy golf course, an adventure playground with zip-line, a cafe and a picnic area.
Mainly open during the summer, the Stonebrook Pet Farm is another outing kids will love.
The farm is on bucolic pastures in the verdant River Liffey Valley and promises all sorts of animal encounters for youngsters.
They can meet tortoises, rabbits, dwarf goats, pigs, llamas, chicks, ducklings, goslings and lambs, many of which can be handled and fed.
The farm also has a large play area for kids, and parents can take a break over a cup of tea or coffee.
Stonebrook Pet Farm
Mainly open during the summer, the Stonebrook Pet Farm is another outing kids will love.
The farm is on bucolic pastures in the verdant River Liffey Valley and promises all sorts of animal encounters for youngsters.
They can meet tortoises, rabbits, dwarf goats, pigs, llamas, chicks, ducklings, goslings and lambs, many of which can be handled and fed.
The farm also has a large play area for kids, and parents can take a break over a cup of tea or coffee.
Golf
Lovely countryside golf course only a stones throw away. Often see deer there.
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Tulfarris Hotel & Golf Resort - Wicklow Hotel
Blessington LakesLovely countryside golf course only a stones throw away. Often see deer there.
144 acres of parkland style golfing in the heart of beautiful Kildare. Local favorite.
Craddockstown Golf Club
Blessington Road144 acres of parkland style golfing in the heart of beautiful Kildare. Local favorite.
Well known and loved local golf course on the gorgeous grounds of Palmerstown House Estate. Golfers of all skill levels will find enjoyment and challenge on this well-designed 18-hole championship course. This challenging course is set amidst thousands of mature trees that boast a variety of colour throughout all four seasons, and each hole has its own individual charm. The 7,419 yard Palmerstown House Estate's Course presents players with feelings of tradition, excellence and quality.
Palmerstown House
Well known and loved local golf course on the gorgeous grounds of Palmerstown House Estate. Golfers of all skill levels will find enjoyment and challenge on this well-designed 18-hole championship course. This challenging course is set amidst thousands of mature trees that boast a variety of colour throughout all four seasons, and each hole has its own individual charm. The 7,419 yard Palmerstown House Estate's Course presents players with feelings of tradition, excellence and quality.
Don’t miss your chance to play the home of the 2006 Ryder Cup, 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, and 13 European Opens.
As you would expect their aim is to match and exceed customer expectations both on and off the two magnificent golf courses which are The Ryder Cup Course and The Smurfit Course. Corporate Golf Days on these magnificent courses is a very popular option for Summer Business Gatherings on the Kildare Golf Course.
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The K Club
Don’t miss your chance to play the home of the 2006 Ryder Cup, 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, and 13 European Opens.
As you would expect their aim is to match and exceed customer expectations both on and off the two magnificent golf courses which are The Ryder Cup Course and The Smurfit Course. Corporate Golf Days on these magnificent courses is a very popular option for Summer Business Gatherings on the Kildare Golf Course.
Named European Golf Resort of the Year in 2005, in the years since the resort has continued to improve, with both the Druids Glen and Druids Heath courses maturing into spectacular layouts. However, the Druids Glen Course steals the show, the 4-time Irish Open host has been compared to Augusta by many great golfers.
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Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort
Named European Golf Resort of the Year in 2005, in the years since the resort has continued to improve, with both the Druids Glen and Druids Heath courses maturing into spectacular layouts. However, the Druids Glen Course steals the show, the 4-time Irish Open host has been compared to Augusta by many great golfers.
Conseils aux voyageurs
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Moat Theatre
If you’re at a loose end on an evening in Naas you could always find out what’s in store at the Moat Theatre.
In a converted stone building the main theatre has 200 seats and books a diversity of acts, from plays, musicals and stand-up comics to classical ensembles, soloists, bands and choirs.
There’s something happening almost every night of the week, and in mid-June the theatre curates the Moat Performing Arts Carnival.
At this event there’s a menu of performances, as well as duck races, face painting and puppet shows for youngsters.
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Naas Farmers’ Market
Trading every Saturday from 10:00 to 15:00, the Naas Farmers’ Market pulls in shoppers from around County Kildare.
Here you can pick up organic meat, fruits and vegetables, flowers, cheese, fish, homemade preserves and baked goods, all straight from the source.
The market stalls fill the courtyard of the Storehouse Restaurant, and keeps the little ones happy with face painting and games.
The outdoor cafe at the market has live music and food-tasting, while there’s an appetising selection of fresh food stalls, cooking up anything from paella to pizza if you get peckish.
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Mondello Park
Heaven for racing fans, Mondello Park is the only international motorsports venue on Irish soil.
The circuit is only ten kilometres north of Naas and all through the summer has a schedule of motorcycling and car racing events.
At the moment the most prestigious of these is the Irish Rallycross Championship, normally taking place in July.
None of the events have an especially high profile, so you can come down on the day of a race for a dose of action.
If you have your own car you can come down for a “track day” to go full throttle on the course, or you can book a driving experience in an o
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Horse Riding
Naas is in a region with an old equestrian and horse-breeding heritage: The Irish National Stud is only 25 minutes away, near Kildare, and there are prestigious racecourses all around, at Curagh, Punchestown and on the edge of town in Naas.
But if you or your loved ones want to book a riding lesson or venture into the countryside on a pony trek there are a few options.
In the school holidays you could bring children as young as five to the Abbeyfields Equestrian Centre for a one-off riding lesson and to learn about caring for a pony.