The Lake Lodge is self catering, has 10 rooms and sleeps 20 guests
Liss Ard offers luxury accommodation in a Victorian style country house with 163 acres of magical woodlands including a 30 acre private lake (Lough Abisdealy) located in Skibbereen, West Cork. Liss Ard also home to Irelands one and only Sky Garden created by the world renowned artist James Turrell. The restaurant at Liss Ard has been awarded two AA rosettes for its superb cuisine. Liss Ard is perfect destination for a relaxing weekend away as well as exclusive weddings and private events. Liss Ard is also a proud member of Ireland’s Blue Book.
Because your special day is nobody else’s Imagine celebrating your wedding with family and friends at your own Georgian country house estate. Imagine walking hand in hand along the shores of your private lake, amidst 163 acres of mature broadleaf woodland. Imagine enjoying a sumptuous meal expertly prepared from the finest local produce, surrounded only by the people you care about the most.
Now stop imagining
Welcome to your wedding at Liss Ard Country House Estate. When you celebrate your special day at Liss Ard you’re not just booking an event and accommodation, you’re reserving the entire estate. We know your special day is yours, and nobody else’s, so we close the estate to the public, and make it exclusively available for the enjoyment of you and your guests.
There’s nobody else staying, nobody else dining, nobody else walking the grounds. Liss Ard is yours for the duration of your celebration. You don’t share the facilities with anybody else, and as our only guests you’re guaranteed our undivided attention throughout your stay.
There’s something magical about Liss Ard. The house is elegant, the grounds are stunning, the atmosphere is tranquil and relaxed… but it’s more than that. It’s something you can’t quite put your finger on… but you feel it as soon as the gates close behind you.
Your wedding is all about making memories together, and at Liss Ard you and your guests will enjoy a unique experience you’ll remember for the rest of your lives.
And to help you relive those memories you’ll be literally spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting a backdrop for your wedding photographs. From the 19th century Georgian country house with its adjacent garden mews, to the Victorian lake lodge overlooking Lough Abisdealy, to the charming walled gardens, stunning woodland glades and the contemporary magic of the Irish Sky Garden: there’s something to suit every style and taste right here on the estate.
We know how important it is to get everything right on your wedding day. Our experienced wedding team will work with you every step of the way to ensure all the little details are covered, delivering a unique wedding tailored to you. We can cater for up to 150 guests in the country house and can accommodate a marquee in the grounds for larger wedding parties up to 300 guests. Our culinary team works with world class ingredients sourced from local artisan producers and from our own vegetable garden to craft an exciting, contemporary menu for you and your guests.
Our promise to you is that at Liss Ard Estate, your needs come first. From the first call we will do everything we can to make sure you have all the information you need to make the right decision and to make that decision as easy and stress free as possible.
We will build a tailor made package to suit your needs, meaning your wedding is YOUR WEDDING!
Be it big or small, casual or formal, we strive to make sure it is the day you have dreamed about and more.