Ardea Gardens

Beara Peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland

At the meeting of rainforest, mountain, and ocean,
a secret garden unfolds.

A Living Landscape

Art, Garden,
Theatre & Life

Ardea Gardens is a living artistic landscape on the edge of rainforest, mountain, and ocean. Curated by opera and theatre director Daniel Kramer and sculptor and educator Paul Connelly, and stewarded by Head Gardener Brendan Grant and Associate Gardener Jacob Hayes.

Each space is composed with attention.
Each path reveals a new moment.

Ardea Gardens

The Gardens

A sequence of individual gardens shaped by season, silence, light, fauna, and flower.

Cottage Gardens

Cottage Gardens

A personal garden, open to all

The Polytunnel

The Polytunnel

Growing what we eat

The Summit and Fire Pit

The Summit and Fire Pit

Gather at the highest point

The Sloe & Quickie Paths

The Sloe & Quickie Paths

Immerse in the living landscape

The Rainforest

The Rainforest

Ancient canopy, fern-draped silence

Bamboo Forest and Mother Oak Garden

Bamboo Forest and Mother Oak Garden

Light filtered through a thousand stems

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The Stone Cottage

Retreat

The Stone Cottage

An original Irish stone dwelling, restored with meticulous European craftsmanship and refined contemporary design.

Minimum stay5 nightsRate€333 per night

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