Best Self Catering Farmstays in Ireland in 2026

A 17th-century house next to a 15th-century castle in the peaceful countryside of Wexford, Ireland, Killiane Castle offers very highly rated self-catering and B&B accommodation. They have a range of spacious, comfortable rooms with private bathrooms and TVs, plus one- and two-bedroom self-catering apartments. Freshly cooked each morning, their great breakfasts include homemade bread, eggs from the farm’s free-range hens, fruit, and homemade yoghurt. In the castle gardens, they have a tennis court, croquet lawn, a pitch-and-putt course, and a golf driving range. WHAT OTHER GUESTS SAY: “There is nothing I would fault. I never sit in a communal area… > See All the Details & Book

Rock Farm Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland, has a lot going on. It’s an eco-friendly farmstay & activity centre with luxury glamping tents, yurts, and huts in the Slane Castle estate which stretches for 1.5km along the River Boyne. The long track down to the farm takes in views of Slane Village and the Hill of Slane beyond as you wind through fields of barley, forestry, cows, chickens, and horses to the Limehouse Ecolodge beyond which has been built out of straw from the barley around. The Farm Office has a small shop selling organic meat and eggs from the farm… > See All the Details & Book

In peaceful, rural County Laois, Ireland, and near both Kilkenny City and the town of Carlow, the award-winning Coolanowle Country House has self-catering and B&B accommodation on a working organic farm, which also contains a nice 3 acres of mature woodland. All their hotel standard rooms and self-catering cottages are clean and comfortable with en-suite bathrooms, TVs, and WiFi. They serve a great breakfast in the morning, and you can arrange equally good evening meals. If the food appeals to you can buy some of their organic meat products like sausages, black puddings, and rashers from the farm shop. The… > See All the Details & Book

Old Irish Farmhouse is a cosy farm B&B in Co. Kerry, Ireland surrounded by some of the best scenery the Dingle Peninsula has to offer. It has a choice of comfortable double and triple rooms in its traditional but nicely renovated farmhouse. Breakfast is provided and there is a shared kitchen at your disposal all day. The house is on a working sheep farm and guests are welcome to tour the farm and, in season, join in feeding the lambs or other farm tasks. The area is quite isolated but there are many lovely walking trails which pass by the farm…. > See All the Details & Book