Annes Grove Gardens
A horticultural paradise in north Cork
21 March 2025 -
Annes Grove Gardens
A horticultural paradise in north Cork
21 March 2025 -
Bring a Picnic and enjoy the paradise gardens, no Tea/Coffee facilities available
Admission
Adult: €5.00
Group/Senior: €4.00
Child/Student: €3.00
Family: €13.00
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Annes Grove Gardens
Annes Grove is an historic estate located near Castletownroche Co. Cork. It was the home of the Annesley family from the 1600s until 2015 when it was gifted to the Irish state and entered the care of the Office of Public Works.
The Office of Public Works has carried out extensive works to the house, outbuildings and gardens and the site has been opened to the public since 2022.
Richard Arthur Grove Annesley, inherited Annes Grove in 1892 and developed the landscape in the Robinsonian style in the early 1900s. He supported the plant-hunting expeditions led by Frank Kingdon-Ward to Tibet, Yunnan Province, Burma and Bhutan and assembled an exotic collection of plants. Some of the spectacular flowering shrubs dating from this period include Cornus kousa, embothrium, eucryphia and hoheria.
Gallery
View of Annes Grove house 
Detail of stonework at Annes Grove Gardens 
Ironwork detail at Annes Grove Gardens 
Hellebores at Annes Grove Gardens 
Flowering plant at Annes Grove Gardens 
View through archway to gardens 
View of the stream running through Annes Grove Gardens 
View of the terrace leading to the gardens
Opening Times
Open: Thursday – Monday
10:00 – 17:00
Last admission 16:00
Gates close 17:00.
The site is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Notice
No Dogs allowed in the Gardens except Assist Dogs only (Guide Dogs and registered assistance dogs only).
No Cycling, No Scooting on site.
No Rollerblading on site.
E-Scooters are not permitted on site.
Bring a Picnic and enjoy the paradise gardens, no Tea/Coffee facilities available.
Getting Here
Exit M8 at junction 14, Fermoy. Then take N72 to Castletownroche.
Take Doneraile Rd from Castletownroche and take first slight right after 300m.
Annes Grove gardens is 3km down this road.
**Google Maps will take visitors off the M8 from Mallow and down some quite narrow roads. The above route is slightly longer but much more comfortable to drive.
Train:;Train to Mallow, Annes Grove is approx 25 minute taxi journey from there.
Click the relevant icon below to open Maps directions
Facilities
- Car park
- Card Accepted
- Challenging Access
- Guided tours
- Picnic Area
- Toilets
- Walking trails
- Wheelchair Accessible
Restrictions
- Appropriate footwear
- Challenging Access
- No cycling within the grounds
- No Drones
- Steep and uneven steps
- Uneven walkways
Nearby sites to visit
Annes Grove Gardens
Doneraile Court and Estate
North Cork’s ‘real-life Downton Abbey’
Approx. 7.7 km from Annes Grove Gardens
Fota Arboretum and Gardens
Explore an island oasis of rare and exotic flora
Approx. 35.8 km from Annes Grove Gardens
Barryscourt Castle
A fine Irish tower house bearing the scars of battle
Approx. 35.9 km from Annes Grove Gardens
