A hawk on the glove, in the castle woods
Ashford Castle has its own falconry school in the grounds. With a falconer at your side, you walk the woods and the hawk flies ahead, returning to your glove. It is gentle, quiet and unexpectedly moving — the perfect morning at the end of a journey through Ireland.
One-to-one, at your pace.
On the estate, on the shore of Lough Corrib.
Calm enough for older travellers and fascinating for children.
Best time to goYear-round
None at all. The falconer guides you throughout.
It is best combined with a stay at the castle, which we usually build as the last stop of an Ireland journey.