castle coole

The family home of the Earls of Belmore, Castle Coole is one of the treasures of the National Trust. A magnificent neo-classical house designed by James Wyatt, has remarkably fine interiors and exquisite furniture and furnishing from before 1830. A lavish Regency Saloon with gilded mirrors and marvellous inlaid woodwork is rivalled by a lavish state bedroom, hung with crimson silk, said to have been prepared for George IV.

Impressive halls, staircase, a dining room of splendour and a delicately pretty Chinese sitting room are all part of the delight of Castle Coole.

Castle Coole is set in a park worthy of the magnificence of the house. The fine woodland and Lough Coole, with its flock of greylag geese, are here to be discovered.