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Kylemore Abbey Photo Gallery

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The abbey from the water, the church in the woods, and the Connemara road you travel to reach them. Weighing up a Kylemore Abbey tour? These are the views you will stop for.

The first frames are the view every tour stops for. The abbey's granite front and tall corner tower stand reflected in the still water of Pollacappul Lough, below a wooded mountainside. You see it through overhanging branches, across reeds and past water lilies. Then it appears under a bare spring slope, and in mist and low cloud, which is how you may well find it on the day.

Next comes the Neo-Gothic Church, a short walk along the lough, its tower and pinnacles against a misty hillside. The rest is the road there and back. Sheepdogs work blackface sheep above a long inlet, and the ruin of Clifden Castle stands among grazing sheep. You also pass a pine island on a lough, the path towards Diamond Hill in the national park, a thatched cottage, an upturned currach and the monks' fishing house at Cong.

Kylemore Abbey and its reflection in the still water of the lough, below a wooded mountainside
Kylemore Abbey and its reflection in the still water of the lough, below a wooded mountainside
The granite battlements and tall corner tower of Kylemore Abbey against the woods
The granite battlements and tall corner tower of Kylemore Abbey against the woods
Kylemore Abbey seen across the lough through overhanging branches
Kylemore Abbey seen across the lough through overhanging branches
Kylemore Abbey from along the shore, with water lilies in the foreground
Kylemore Abbey from along the shore, with water lilies in the foreground
The abbey's turrets rising above clipped shrubs, with the mountain behind
The abbey's turrets rising above clipped shrubs, with the mountain behind
Kylemore Abbey across reeds and dark water at the edge of the lough
Kylemore Abbey across reeds and dark water at the edge of the lough
The long front of Kylemore Abbey on the lakeshore, under a bare spring mountainside
The long front of Kylemore Abbey on the lakeshore, under a bare spring mountainside
The abbey's towers among the trees at the foot of a steep green slope
The abbey's towers among the trees at the foot of a steep green slope
Kylemore Abbey reflected in shallow water with stones breaking the surface
Kylemore Abbey reflected in shallow water with stones breaking the surface
Kylemore Abbey on the far shore of the lough on a misty day
Kylemore Abbey on the far shore of the lough on a misty day
Low cloud over the mountain behind Kylemore Abbey, seen across the lough
Low cloud over the mountain behind Kylemore Abbey, seen across the lough
The Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore, its tower and pinnacles against a misty hillside
The Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore, its tower and pinnacles against a misty hillside
A sheepdog and marked sheep on a slope above a long mountain inlet
A sheepdog and marked sheep on a slope above a long mountain inlet
A black and white sheepdog driving blackface sheep across a hillside
A black and white sheepdog driving blackface sheep across a hillside
The ruin of Clifden Castle on a green slope, with sheep grazing below it
The ruin of Clifden Castle on a green slope, with sheep grazing below it
A small island of tall pines on a Connemara lough, mountains behind
A small island of tall pines on a Connemara lough, mountains behind
A gravel path running towards Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park
A gravel path running towards Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park
A mountain range across a bog lake in autumn colour under a heavy sky
A mountain range across a bog lake in autumn colour under a heavy sky
Rocky lake shore and moorland in front of a range of bare mountains
Rocky lake shore and moorland in front of a range of bare mountains
Reeds in the foreground of a blue lake below green hills and a mountain
Reeds in the foreground of a blue lake below green hills and a mountain
A white pony among daisies beside an old stone building near the sea
A white pony among daisies beside an old stone building near the sea
A whitewashed thatched cottage behind dry stone walls and a lawn
A whitewashed thatched cottage behind dry stone walls and a lawn
An upturned black currach on the shore, with a small harbour behind
An upturned black currach on the shore, with a small harbour behind
The small stone monks' fishing house over the river at Cong
The small stone monks' fishing house over the river at Cong

Plan the practical side in the visitor guide. What each part of the estate holds is on things to see, short answers are on the blog, and every fare is on Kylemore Abbey Tours.