Experts' Choice Award Bantry House & Garden
What the experts agree on
This 18th-century Georgian manor overlooks Bantry Bay with faded grandeur, still home to the White family descendants who manage the estate—a fascinating glimpse into aristocratic Irish heritage.
“This Georgian house was built around 1750 for the earls of Bantry.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "One of Ireland's most famed manors is noted for its picture-perfect perch, on a hillock above the south shore of Bantry Bay." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"With its melancholic air of faded gentility, 18th-century Bantry House makes for an intriguing visit." Full review
Afar Magazine "A grand palazzo built for the Earl of Bantry around 1700, Bantry House has been home to the White family ever since, whose present-day descendants still live in and manage the estate." Full review
