Four Star Holiday Homes, Restaurant & Bar in historic Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland

"Welcome to our website. We are an Irish family-owned and operated holiday centre, so you are assured of a friendly Irish welcome. With a growing reputation for quality and value, the Garrison House is the perfect base for your exploration of Ireland's Sunny South East." Pat & Lilian Downey, Garrison Holiday Centre

Garrison Waterside Holiday Centre offers the visitor a choice between newly-built 3 bedroom or 2 bedroom riverside self-catering houses

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"Hey Pat & Lillian, just a quick note to say we had a great time in leighlinbridge for Steve & laura's wedding and was helped by having rented one of your houses. They were immaculately clean and spacious and were perfect for what we needed". Thanks again, regards Robert Kelly

"Just a quick note to thank you for the lovely, clean and spacious accommodation we enjoyed over the weekend...we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and have already recommended it to friends". Trisha P and Family, UK

"Thank you for you being so welcoming during our recent visit to Ireland.  We found you accommodation to be of top rate standard, and you seem to have catered for everything, even down to an iron and ironing board. I only wished we could have made more use of The Garrison Bar and your excellently kept Guinness". John W and family, UK

We are ideally located for visitors to the annual Carlow Garden Festival (Click on logo for details)

Take a moment to dream. Imagine a peaceful place by a beautiful river, in the shadow of a 14th century castle beside one of Europe's oldest bridges. A place redolent of history. Garrison Waterside is just such a place, created for the visitor who expects more from their holiday. Activities such as riverside walking, fishing and boating can all be savoured a few metres from your house (we'll lend you a boat). A few minutes walk through the village will bring you to our bar & restaurant.

County Carlow is a great base for exploring the South East. Venture a little further and you can enjoy horse racing at Gowran Park, world-class golf at Mount Juliet or shopping in historic Carlow town or unmissable medieval Kilkenny City (we are around 10 miles from either). A hour's drive will bring you to Waterford City. Head south for County Wexford with it's blue flag beaches and picturesque fishing villages. We are at the centre of a wonderful, authentic Irish holiday.

About the village:

"Leighlinbridge is a must on the itinerary of those who wish to explore life in rural Ireland at its very best. The Leighlinbridge district is rich in history, favoured with fertile land and enhanced by the River Barrow which meanders slowly through the village, bringing with it a wealth of activities to the area.

With its narrow winding streets that rise and fall with the lie of the land, grey limestone malthouses and jagged castle ruins overlooking a 14th century bridge, the centre of the little town of Leighlinbridge opens a vista of an earlier Ireland to the visitor".

Wildlife: Kingfishers and many other species of native wildlife, including otters, can be seen from the bridge in the village or along the river banks.

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The village of Leighlinbridge (pronounced Locklin bridge) is located in County Carlow, South East Ireland.

Established 2003. Failte Ireland registration pending