A few weeks ago a friend and I went to Burtown House, it was our second attempt. Last year we drove in the back entrance and very nearly crashed a Wedding. Whoops! This year, we went when it was actually open to the public! We had a lovely lunch in the fantastic restaurant there and then we wandered around the gardens taking photos. I would highy recommend Burtown House as a place to visit, it has an interesting sculpture garden as well as the restaurant and gardens. Burtown is the family home of Photographer James Fennell, who has had his wonderful work published in a lot of books. I have included links to both James’s work and to Burtown House.
http://jamesfennell.com/photography/
http://burtownhouse.ie/
Altamont Gardens
Russborough House & Gardens
Johnstown Castle
Huntington Castle