Fabulous visit to stud & co-ordinate your times with the free tour given by knowledgeble happy staff. Saw stallions, mares & Ex Cheltenham super stars in their retirement. All this plus a superb Japanese Garden to plot around. All for about 10Euro! More

To see mother and baby horses frolicking topped of by a japanesse garden then a great tea and scone .another great day in Ireland More

The Irish National Stud and the attached Gardens are an amazing way to spend an afternoon. The staff, cafe, and tours are a must see in Kildare! The animals are amazing and you can get quite close to them. More

There was plenty to see and all of it interesting. The tour around the race stables was very professional and informative. The Japanese Garden was produced with so much careful thought, but the inner garden was what really took my fancy, and i almost decided not to bother. The air of tranquility and peace was quite unexpected and the rebuilt... More

This is such a surprising place with a variety of attractions. You can just walk through the beautiful grounds, looking at the horses. You can visit the horse museum, climb through the Japanese Garden, or visit St. Fiachra's Garden. After that, be sure to stop and have lunch at their very fine cafe. Makes for a nice visit for people... More

From a person who has horses, and loves horses it feels weird to say the horses were not the best part of this visit. The studs are lovely, but as they are in fields most of the day there is very little to see or hear about them. We went at a time of year when there were many babies... More

Good attraction and a change of pace . Working horse ranch and a great stroll . History of racing and a great Japanese garden to boot . And one of the better Tourist gist shops More

Had so much fun looking at the Mares and Fouls running around the field...The Stallions in their stables amazing Horses the Horse museum and then the amazing Japanese Gardens I had such a lovely day well worth a visit.... More

Were originally going to go to the zoo, this was last minute decision. Turned out to be totally unexpected , but we had a great family day, sunny weather in march , had a ball. It's not just for horse lovers, great space, well maintained gardens . Finished with lovely cafe and gift shop. More