It being the bank holiday weekend and a fantastic warm and sunny day (rare in Ireland) we decided to go down to the National Stud and Japanese Gardens in Kildare. They are well worth a visit. Apparently they are the best Japanese Gardens in Europe – Having never seen a formal Japanese garden I cannot verify that claim, however we really enjoyed the gardens and the Stud (Nice if you like racehorses).

Here are some photo’s we took on the day.

Japanese Gardens Kildare

Maeve with Porter

More photos are available here.