Please note that access to Farmleigh House will be restricted on Thursday 25th & Friday 26th April due to Government Business. The gardens, Farmleigh Gallery & Boathouse Café will operate their usual business hours.

Welcome to Farmleigh

An estate of seventy-eight acres situated to the north-west of Dublin’s Phoenix Park, Farmleigh provides accommodation for visiting dignitaries and guests of the nation. A historic house holding important collections, an art gallery, farm animals, and the official Irish State guest house, Farmleigh House and Estate is open seven days a week.

Home to the Guinness family for generations, Farmleigh remains a unique representation of its heyday, the Edwardian period, and houses important artworks and furnishings, as well as the Benjamin Iveagh collection of rare books, bindings, and manuscripts which is held in the Library. The extensive pleasure grounds feature walled and sunken gardens and scenic lakeside walks, tastefully influenced by the Guinness family.

Farmleigh is managed by the Office of Public Works. The Estate hosts a donkey sanctuary, horses and is home to a herd of Kerry Black cows. Join one of our knowledgeable guides for a tour of Farmleigh House that takes you from the eighteenth century, when building commenced, right up to the present day.

  • Farmleigh Estate is open daily 10am – 5pm and free to visit.
  • Entry to Farmleigh House is by guided tour. 
  • Farmleigh House Tour Prices:
  • Adult: €8
    Senior (60+): €6
    Child (12-17)/Student (ID required): €4
    Child under 12: Free
    Family (Two adults, max five children): €20
  • The average length of the house tour is 50 minutes.

Phoenix Park Road Closures


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The Farmleigh Blog

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The Kerry Cattle return to Farmleigh

The Kerry Cattle return to Farmleigh

Here at Farmleigh we are delighted to welcome the Kerry Cattle back on site. On Tuesday 7th June six heifers and three calves will move in to their field which we have prepared for them. For many years Farmleigh was synonymous with the Charolais breed of cattle....

International Sculpture Day

International Sculpture Day

International Sculpture day (ISDay) Saturday the 30th April 2022 An opportunity to stroll through the gardens and grounds of Farmleigh Estate and take in some site specific and contemporary pieces of sculpture by Irish and internationally renowned sculptors. One of...

Lady Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness (Nee Onslow) 1881-1966.

Lady Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness (Nee Onslow) 1881-1966.

by Niall McFadden. To celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, I’d like to focus on a figure connected to the life of Farmleigh who played a pioneering role in advancing women’s political rights in the 1920’s and 1930’s. For eight years from 1927 to...