Nulty's Self Catering Holiday Cottages,Kilkenny,Ireland:Self-catering Accommodation : Activities

If you can tear yourself away from your cottage, there are many things you can do in and around the city and county.If you are a golfing fan you can play at several beautiful courses: Mount Juliet, Thomastown, Kilkenny, Callan, Castlecomer or Gowran.

You can go river fishing in the River Nore , swimming,(The state of the art Watershed Sports and swimming complex,is great for children and families) canoeing, walking, cycling, shooting, horse back riding, horse racing, clay pigeon shooting and go karting. There is also the Replile Park at Gowran, and Castlecomer Discovery Park. For the more active, and want something more exciting on the river, why not visit River Adventures, in Boris, Co. Carlow! You can now hire your own bicycle and take a tour around Kilkenny, Kilkenny Cycling Tours. Kilkenny has a wide range of forest parks; there is something for every age group. Also Carlow is not too far away and there you will find a host of other things to do including great shopping, restaurants and a bowling alley.

Kilkenny city plays host to many festivals during the year. Why not time your visit to take in one of these: The Cat laughs comedy festival. The Rhythm & Roots festival, The long established Kilkenny Arts Festival, The Smithwicks Source festival, or the recently occurring Savour Kilkenny food festival