Fodor's Expert Review Glin Castle

With 800 years of ancestry in Glin, owner Catherine Fitzgerald and husband, actor Dominic West, have created a unique space at the point where the longest river in Ireland and Britain, the Shannon, meets the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed by an ancestor in 1790, this Georgian Neoclassical castle stands in a 400-acre wooded demesne with estuary views, 15 uniquely decorated en suite bedrooms, a grand entrance with a dramatic staircase, dining hall, library, and an elegant light-filled drawing room, all with open fires. The kitchen offers the best in Irish country-house cooking. Activities such as clay pigeon shooting, yoga, and archery as well as evening whiskey tastings with Irish music, can be arranged on-site. The property attracts celebrities in search of solitude, like singer Mick Jagger and Taylor Swift, who recently spent a Christmas break at the castle.