There are lots of things to do in and around
the village of Inistioge. If you are using the
accommodation at The Woodstock Arms bed and
breakfast as a base for your trip to Kilkenny and
the south-east of Ireland you will find an array of
things to do near the village and also in the
surrounding towns and cities.
We have listed just some of the many things to
do below starting with the activities nearest The
Woodstock Arms B & B along with links (where
available) to the sites where you will be able to
get full information on what you can do while
staying at The Woodstock Arms bed and breakfast.
We must point out that this is a guide (complied by
us, our visitors and local patrons of The Woodstock
Arms bar) and while we do our best to give
information on these different services we cannot
take any responsibility for your experience with any
third party listed here.
On saying that we think that whether you are
interests are in sport, the arts, family activities
or heritage to name just a few you will find The
Woodstock Arms B & B a good base to reach all of the
activities listed below.
If you have stayed at The Woodstock Arms bed and
breakfast and have done any of these activities or
have done something that is not listed here and
would like to recommend a business or service that
you think should be added here please feel free to
let us know using the
CONTACT US page giving as much information as
possible about your experience.
The Inistioge/Thomastown area is the heartland
of craft in Kilkenny and as such there is a very
large selection of restaurants in the area and
in Kilkenny city itself, offering some of the
best meals to be got in almost every cuisine
available from your basic Italian chip shops to
luxury restaurants (most of which appear in the
Bridgestone guide books).
You won't be disappointed with the range or
quality found in any County Kilkenny restaurant.
Before your stay at The Woodstock Arms bed and
breakfast why not check out some of the
restaurants using this link to www.ireland.com.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THEIR SITE
Love golf? Many of the visitors to The
Woodstock Arms B & B are coming to stay in
the bed and breakfast because of it's
location in relation to a lot of golf
courses in the area (most within an hours
drive of the accommodation at The Woodstock
Arms bed and breakfast) some of these
include the famous
Mount Juliet golf course,
Kilkenny Golf course and
New Ross golf course to name just a few!
If you would like more information about
golf courses near The Woodstock Arms it is
worth visiting the golfing Ireland website
which can be reached
HERE and it gives lots of information
about courses and golf packages for all
abilities.
You can also get lots of information about
golfing in Ireland from the official Irish
tourism board by clicking on the link
HERE including up coming tournaments,
special offers and golf passes.
Heritage
Inistioge village and most of Kilkenny
city and county are steeped deeply in
the history of Ireland, so much so that
it is currently the home of
The Heritage Council of Ireland; on
their site you will find information
about archaeology, architecture, museums
and archives, marine, wildlife, inland
waterways and much more.
Other helpful places to look before
staying in the accommodation at The
Woodstock Arms B & B is the world
heritage site for Ireland which can be
found
HERE and also the Heritage Ireland
site which can be found
HERE.
There's more...
Junior and Senior karting is available nearby on the
Kiltorcan raceway just a short trip from The
Woodstock Arms B & B. Check out the track and prices
HERE.
Adult and children's horse riding lessons are
available near The Woodstock Arms at the Mount
Juliet facilities. You can get more information from
their site by clicking
HERE.
Why not come
and stay at The Woodstock Arms and enjoy the superb
fishing in the nearby River Nore! If you love to
fish you can find out all about the fishing season
and licenses by clicking
HERE
Visit Kilkenny while staying with us at The
Woodstock Arms and take advantage of the three great
theatres in the city. The Watergate can be found
HERE, the Set
HERE
and Cleere's
HERE.
Theres even more ...
The South-east region has excellent shopping
areas all within 30 minutes of The Woodstock
Arms in Inistioge. The main ones being New Ross
and Carlow Town centres each having a range of
shopping centres and small boutique shops.
But the main shopping area is Kilkenny City with
several large shopping centres such as the
Market Cross and
MacDonagh Junction along with it's busy
High Street shopping district.
