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In 1669 the Bunbury family bought the land at Lisnavagh in County Carlow.

Ten generations later, the gothic revival family home hosts wellness retreats, private weddings, a well being and arts festival, bespoke events, a market garden and cottage rentals Today, Lisnavagh House & Gardens hosts private weddings, parties or celebrations, short term private hire, yoga retreats and bespoke events. The Victorian farmyard is home to a growing number of small businesses including the Lisnavagh Timber Project and the Bunbury Boards.

31/03/2026

This is just a glimpse of the food we prepared last weekend during our Witchcraft Retreat, Forest Magick lead by Isabella 😍

Our retreats at Lisnavagh are rooted in simple, thoughtful living 💆🏽‍♀️ and food is a central part of that experience 😋 Meals are prepared with care using fresh, seasonal ingredients, many of which is grown just steps away in our Walled Garden. What’s on your plate reflects flavours that follow the natural rhythm of the seasons.

For us it’s about food that feels good to eat 🤗 balanced, nourishing, and made to support your body as you rest and reset.

Shared meals become a quiet highlight of the retreat as time to slow down. This way of eating is part of the wider intention: to help you reconnect with yourself and other guests through simplicity and nourishment.

That’s why a retreat at Lisnavagh is an invitation to step away, eat well, and return feeling restored 💫

18/03/2026

Step into Spring at Lisnavagh with Holly & Andrew 💫🪻

As spring unfolds we invite guests to step gently into the new season with a diverse programme of retreats and experiences created to inspire, restore, and re-energise. In order to celebrate Easter and the start of Spring, we teamed up with the Irish Times Food and Drink Club to create a special event for Easter Saturday 4th April.

🌱 About Step into Spring

Begin the day with a seasonal Get Growing talk led by Lisnavagh’s own gardening expert, Andrew Jordan, who will share practical insights on working with nature, planting for the months ahead, and reconnecting with the rhythms of the land.

From the garden to the table, guests will then move indoors for a vibrant plant powered recipes demonstration with wellness advocate and influencer Holly White, exploring how fresh, plant-powered ingredients can support energy, balance, and renewal after winter.

The experience concludes with a delicious, seasonal plant-based lunch prepared by the Lisnavagh kitchen — wholesome, colourful and deeply satisfying — enjoyed in the relaxed surroundings of the estate. Everyone will leave with a Goody bag from the Estate.

📌When and where?

Easter Saturday 4th April at Lisnavagh House. Book your spot by following the link in our bio.

📝 About the programme

☕ 10.00 am - Arrive Tea/coffee and Pastries

🌱 10.30 am - Get Growing Talk with Andrew Jordan

👩🏼‍🍳 12.30 pm - Get Juicing Demo with Influencer Holly White

🥗 1.30 pm - Lunch is served at Lisnavagh

🫖 2.45 pm - Tea and Coffee and Goody Bag

🚶🏽‍♀️ 3.30 pm - Walk around the Estate and depart

👨🏼‍🌾👩🏼‍🍳 About Andrew Jordan & Holly White

Andrew has been involved in growing food since 2001, beginning his journey on organic farms and ecovillage projects in New Zealand and Canada. There, he was introduced to concepts such as Permaculture, Seed Sovereignty, Agroforestry and the "Soil Food Web".

Holly embraced a plant-based lifestyle more than a decade ago and it has transformed the way she cooks and lives. She chooses nourishing vegan meals every day and is dedicated to helping others do the same.

13/03/2026

Rest, recharge and relish the simple rhythm of time at Lisnavagh: Our yoga retreats are an invitation to step away from the noise of everyday life and return to what feels grounding and real ✨

Surrounded by woodlands and gardens, our venues and each of our retreats offer you the space to slow down through gentle movement, nourishing meals, and quiet moments shared in nature. Days unfold without rush: mornings begin softly, afternoons invite rest or exploration, and evenings settle into calm conversation and deep relaxation.

💫 Witchcraft Retreat – Forest Magick

Step into the forest and immerse yourself in four days of magick and deep rest. Together we will explore Celtic folklore, witchcraft rituals, and somatic practices that reconnect us to body and earth. Expect guided ceremonies, nature walks, fire rituals, and creative workshops designed to awaken your intuition and nourish your spirit.

🧘🏽‍♀️ The Final Days of Spring Retreat

This is an invitation to turn towards summer and by turning inwards and shedding the layers of winter & spring. This will all be about renewing and opening up. Our yoga will be based on energising, awakening and opening up by day and slow focused liver sequencing Yin Yoga night.

Follow the link in our bio and join us to our restorative retreats 💆🏽‍♀️ Whether you come seeking stillness, connection, or renewal, these retreats are designed to support your wellbeing and leave you feeling restored and refreshed.

10/03/2026

Located among the open grounds of Lisnavagh, our Courtyard Stables offer you a quiet place to settle in and slow down 💆🏽‍♀️💆🏼 Inside, you’ll find warm, cozy interiors designed for comfort: soft lighting, inviting living spaces, and thoughtful details that make it easy to feel at home.

Step outside and the landscape opens up around you 😍 woodland walks, peaceful gardens, and wide scenic views that change with the seasons. Whether you’re here for a weekend escape or a longer stay, it’s a place to rest, reconnect, and enjoy the simple pleasure of being surrounded by nature ✨

Nature Woodlands Lisnavagh

06/03/2026

Step into spring with a special Easter Saturday, April 4th, experience at Lisnavagh House, created in partnership with The Irish Times Food & Drink Club 💆🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♀️

Set within the beautiful surroundings of Lisnavagh, this restorative day retreat brings together gardening, wellness and seasonal food to celebrate the new season.

📌 When and where?

April 4th in the beautiful grounds of Lisnavagh. Follow the link in our bio to book your place.

Thoughtfully designed to inspire and re-energise, this is an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with nature and welcome spring in style.

Your day includes

🌱 A Get Growing talk with horticulture expert Andrew Jordan.

👩🏼‍🍳 Influencer and Chef Holly White will demo a range of delicious plant-powered recipes.

🥗 A seasonal plant-based lunch prepared by the Lisnavagh kitchen.

☕ Tea, coffee, pastries and a curated goody bag.

02/03/2026

From the day after Spring Equinox, in mid-March the cycle of the year turns from Glamos to Samos, from feminine to masculine energy. This steady climb to the light continues in linear fashion cultivating strength and growth between Bealtaine on May 1st and the Summer Solstice on 21st June.

This portal ushers in the sensorial season of blossoming, aliveness, fullness, risk and opening where the seeds set in Winter and Spring quicken and flower. One of the ways to work with the energies of this time of year is to take a risk in some aspect of your life that is budding by narrowing the focus, becoming steady and strong allowing us to move forward with discernment.

📌 When & where?

From Friday, 6th to Sunday, 8th March. Contact us to book your place! T. 0599161473 E. events@lisnavagh.com. You can also buy a gift voucher for a friend or family by following the link in our bio.

🧘🏽‍♀️ About the retreat

This unique retreat is designed as a slowing down, drawing in, restorative time. We welcome yogis of all levels, from absolute beginners to those with significant experience and training. The emphasis, therefore, is on moving with awareness, breathing fully and intelligently, and practising hatha yoga in a safe and mindful way.

We recommend that those with extensive experience approach this weekend as a chance to re-connect to the fundamentals of practice, while those newer to yoga will find plenty to work with. We look forward to gathering together to luxuriate in a healthful and mindful space.

Look forward to meditation, relaxation and yoga as well as walks amongst hundreds of acres or big long siestas to bring you back to a proper and full nights sleep!

✨ The day retreat includes

WEEKEND
🧖🏼‍♀️ 2 night weekend stay (Lisnavagh Stables Courtyard or House)
🤸🏼‍♀️ Full programme & tuition
🥗 All meals and refreshments

DAY - A day retreat from 10am on Saturday, 21st
💆🏽‍♀️ Full day programme & tuition
🥗 Lunch & refreshments
🛍️ Take home goodie bag

19/02/2026

Our Walled Garden is waking up!! 🌱😍 The first signs of the growing season are quietly emerging all around the place and inside our polytunnel. After the stillness of winter, these fresh green sprouts feel like the beginning of some busy months ahead.

It’s always a special moment for us to see the beds begin to fill again, knowing these early shoots will soon grow into the produce that nourishes us.

Our winter salad leaves are now available 🥬

You can order them at €3.50 per 250g bag and collect them in our Walled Garden by following the link in our bio.

As the season progresses, this abundance is making its way into our first veg boxes of the year, offering fresh, chemical-free produce grown right here in our garden 🥕🫛🥔

It’s a simple and meaningful way to eat with the seasons and stay connected to the land!

👨🏼‍🌾 Garden workshops with Andrew Jordan

We’re also looking forward to welcoming you back for our upcoming garden workshops, where you can learn more about growing, soil health, and working in harmony with nature 💫

Follow the link in our bio to book your place in one of our garden workshops!

17/02/2026

There’s a quiet shift happening in the gardens at Lisnavagh 🪻 the first gentle signs of spring are beginning to appear! Snowdrops are pushing through the earth, joined by the earliest blooms that hint at the season ahead.

It’s a peaceful time to wander the paths, when the air still carries winter’s freshness but the garden is softly waking. These early flowers remind us that nature is always moving forward, patiently and beautifully. So, if you are planning to visit us in any of our upcoming events, take a slow walk and look closely: spring is unfolding in small details all around ✨

13/02/2026

In the middle of busy lives, it’s difficult to find uninterrupted time to simply be together. Our Pause & Reconnect Mother & Daughter retreat is an invitation to step out of the everyday and share a day shaped around presence, care, and connection 💫

Through gentle movement, creative ritual, and time spent in nature, this retreat creates space for meaningful conversations and quiet understanding. It’s open to mothers and daughters of all ages — a gathering that honours every stage of womanhood and the unique bond that runs between generations.

📌 When & where?

Sunday 22 February at Lisnavagh. €110 per person for the day retreat.

Our Pause & Reconnect Mother & Daughter retreat is a gentle day to pause, reconnect, and return to one another with fresh perspective, follow the link in our bio to book your place. An optional overnight stay with light dinner and breakfast is available - contact us for details: T. 059 9161473 | E. events@lisnavagh.com.

✨ The day retreat includes

Welcome drink • Full retreat programme • Hearty lunch • Take-home goodie bag • Time to explore private woodlands • Access to the woodland lake (sauna optional €18) • A calm, comfortable space to slow down together.

🧘🏽‍♀️ About Laura Lochab

Laura Earth & Aura is a yoga teacher with Indian and Irish roots, based in Carlow. She facilitates sound baths, cacao ceremonies, and women’s workshops that support connection to body, creativity, and the natural world. Grounded in traditional Indian yoga practices and guided by a playful, feminine approach, Laura creates nurturing spaces for reflection, healing, and shared experience.

06/02/2026

Winter mornings by the lake at Lisnavagh have a quiet kind of clarity 💆🏽‍♀️ As you might see in the photo, a thin skin of ice settles across the water, catching the low light as it filters through the trees 😍 and the woods stand still around it (branches bare and air sharp and clean!).

The lake is part of our everyday rhythm. We love these kinds of mornings as they invite us to slow our pace and to notice small details. A pause on a woodland walk, a moment of stillness before returning indoors, or a gentle place to practise forest bathing - letting the senses take over and the mind settle naturally. In winter especially, it reminds us how restorative quiet can be, and how deeply nature supports rest when we allow ourselves to meet it where it is ✨

# Nature

04/02/2026

When was the last time you and your mother/daughter had a moment to truly breathe together? Join us in our Pause & Reconnect mother and daughter retreat 🫂 Women are powerful when we gather, and even more powerful when we gather together.

This retreat invites you to pause the world and reconnect, through movement, ritual, creativity and nature. Let time slow, let conversations deepen, and let your hearts soften back into one another.

All ages welcome. A celebration of the wisdom held in every stage of the feminine cycle — from maiden to mother to matriarch. A space to nourish, share, expand, and honour the lineage of women who came before and those yet to come.

📌 When and where?

Sunday 22, February in our beautiful grounds. €110 per person for day retreat, optional overnight stay available with light dinner and breakfast - contact us for further details T. 0599161473 E. events@lisnavagh.com.

Follow the link in our bio to book your place! This retreat is for mothers & daughters who want to slow down, reconnect, and truly meet again.

✨ Includes

Welcome juice/tea -Day Retreat programme - Hearty lunch - Take home goodie bag - Freedom to walk through acres of private woodlands - Access to woodland lake (sauna extra €18 per person) - Space & comfort

🧘🏽‍♀️ About Laura Lochab

Laura Earth & Aura is a passionate and dedicated Yoga Teacher with rich cultural roots, being half Indian and half Irish. Residing in Carlow, she has had the honor of facilitating numerous Sound Baths, Cacao Ceremonies and Yoga Workshops, specifically designed to help women connect with their authentic selves, nature, their wombs, and their innate creativity.

Her journey in yoga is deeply rooted in the traditional practices of India, and she strives to honor these ancient teachings in all her offerings. At the same time, she infused her workshops with a sense of playfulness and femininity, creating a unique and nurturing space for exploration and growth. At the heart of these gatherings is healing through connection to our bodies & nature, then opening to healing through community & connection.

Address

Lisnavagh, Rathvilly
Carlow

Telephone

+353599161473

Website

https://linktr.ee/lisnavagh

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