Tuesday 12 September 2017

#CountryKids in Kilkenny - History, Pokemon and Pizza

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

On our last full day in Ireland we stayed closer to our accommodation and headed back into Kilkenny. It wasn't the best of weather and we soon headed into the newest museum in the city to take cover. The Medieval Mile Museum only recently opened to show case 800 years of the city's history in a restored 13th century church:

Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny

Inside there are exhibitions of artefacts and displays about the history of the local area:

Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny

My son wasn't as enthralled as his gramps and I were with the old books on display:


Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny

He was however very happy with the number of Pokestops! In the grounds of Kilkenny Castle he spent quite some time doing a gym battle, whilst I appreciated the view:

Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle

We made the most of our English Heritage membership to get into the castle and explored it from its medieval foundations to the restored Victorian nursery:

Kilkenny Castle

The art gallery was the most impressive room:

Kilkenny Castle

Exploring castles and hunting Pokemon made for a hungry child (and adults) so we headed off in search of pizza! We somehow ended up at Sullivan's Brewery where they combined pizza and beer in their outdoor tap room:

Sullivan's, Kilkenny

They even made a special pepperoni only one for my son:

Sullivan's, Kilkenny

Kilkenny is famous for its beers and pubs as you can see by these buildings along the river:

KIlkenny

As we wandered back through the centre of the city we found a reminder of home as Kilkenny has a similar umbrella display to that in Kendal:


It was just a shame that the weather really stopped us exploring even more of the city.

3 comments:

  1. Coombe Mill (Fiona)12 September 2017 at 22:12

    It looks so beautiful. the view from the Tarn at the top is so stunning. I am just seeing the first signs of autumn with the bracken turning there, I bet it is really beautiful when the leaves change colour. Well done on the run, uphill is hard especially when the ground is uneven, I'd have had to walk down to save twisting my ankle. Total respect to you all. Well earned cake indeed!

    Thank you for sharing with me on #CountryKids

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  2. What a magnificent view. That is stunning. Well done to you all and well done on the run xx #countrykids

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  3. What a great trail! We'd love to visit the lakes soon and Easdale Tarn is very looks very scenic! I'm not so sure my little legs would make it but my folks could x #CountryKids

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