Swiss Cottage
Contact Details
Address: Kilcommon, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Telephone No: +353 52 74 41144
Email: swisscottage@opw.ie
Website: None
Opening Hours
VISITOR NOTICE: THE SWISS COTTAGE WILL CLOSE AT 5.00PM TODAY (1ST MAY 2012). WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.
31st Mar - 24th October: Daily 10.00 - 18.00. Swiss Cottage will close for the season at 3 o'clock on 24th October.
Admission by guided tour only.
Last admission 45 mins before closing.
Average Length of Visit: 1 hour
Admission Fees
E Adult: €3.00
Sen/Group: €2.00
Child/Student: €1.00
Family: €8.00
Facilities
Toilets (including toilet for people with disabilities) close to site. Public car/coach park also close to site.
Restaurant/Tearooms: None
A delightful "cottage orné" built in the early 1800s by Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall to a design by the famous Regency architect John Nash. Its interior contains a graceful spiral staircase and some elegantly decorated rooms. The wallpaper in the Salon manufactured by the Dufour factory is one of the first commercially produced Parisian wallpapers. Situated on an elevated site with access by stone steps.
Location: 2km south of Cahir Town off R670 - road to Ardfinnan (Cahir is a Heritage Town)
Bus Route(s): Contact Bus Eireann, Travel Centre +353 1 8366111
Guided Tours:
Max No: 12
Duration: 30 - 40 mins.
Leaflet/Guide book: English, Irish, French, German, Italian.
Seasonal Events: Please check in advance using contact details listed above.
Photography / Video allowed: Not allowed inside building or on guided tour.
Additional Information:
Please note that this is a very busy site and visitors may experience a delay during the Summer months.
No bus tours on Sundays or Bank Holidays.
All Groups of 10 or more must be pre-booked.
Maximum group booking: 48 persons
