Punchestown Festival
Tour Shared Room €975 pp
Tour Single Traveller €1690 pp
Join us, and our Race and Stay Ambassador Patrick Mullins for a Race and Stay very special trip for the Punchestown Festival. Arriving on Sunday 27th April and staying 4 Nights at the excellent 4* Barberstown Castle Hotel.
Our complete package includes a Special Tour of leading trainer Willie Mullins Stable, in the company of Patrick Mullins, and a VIP visit to the Irish National Stud as well as a VIP days racing at Naas and the two best days of the Punchestown Festival. This exclusive tour is designed for racing fans who really want to enjoy a full "Punchestown Experience" and is limited to 24 guests only. Do not Miss it!
What a Tour !
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Barberstown Castle Hotel
A Perfect Place to Stay
4* Barberstown Castle
The fabulous 4* Barberstown Castle Hotel is located in the upmarket area of Straffan, in County Kildare. Less than 35 minutes travel time from Dublin Airport and only 25 minutes from Punchestown Racecourse. Excellent quality Guest rooms, dining options and one of the very best places to stay for the Punchestown Festival week.
Unique and Fabulous
Barberstown Castle Hotel staff pull out all the stops to make the guest experience as good as possible. Recently completely renovated with comtempory, or 4 poster en suite guest rooms and excellent quality Dining in the Garden Lounge or Bar and Barton Restaurant, where you'll enjoy a perfect meal and pint or two after racing.
The Itinerary
What Happens and When
Day 1
Sunday 27th April
Our driver will collect you at Dublin Airport (if required) and take you to your Hotel to check in. This evening we have organised a welcome dinner for our guests where you'll get to meet your Race and Stay Guest Manager and other guests on the tour.
Day 2
Monday 28th April
After breakfast we will depart for our exclusive Willie Mullins stable tour where you'll be able to see the master at work on the gallops and all his stable stars as they prepare for the Punchestown Festival, maybe even get a good tip or two !! We then return back to the hotel for a short break before departing on the short journey to Naas Racecourse for the first of our three day's racing. Where you can enjoy the evening meeting in our Private Suite with dinner included. After racing concludes we will transport you back to our Hotel.
Day 3
Tuesday 29th April
After breakfast we will depart on the short journey to the iconic Irish National Stud where you can learn all about the iconic stud's history, racehorse breeding, and meet and greet the Irish Racing legends and enjoy the fabulous new Irish Racehorse Experience before we depart for the first day of the Punchestown Festival, featuring 4 Grade 1 contests and a host of valuable races. After racing concludes we will transport you back to our Hotel.
Day 4
Wednesday 30th April
After breakfast your morning is free until we depart for the best day's racing at the Punchestown Festival, featuring The Gold Cup and our Grade 1 Race and Stay sponsored Champion Bumper along with 2 other Grade 1 races and a number of top class contests. This evening we have a very special night to enjoy to close the tour. Our Gold Cup Hooley and BBQ. Join us as we celebrate one of Ireland's best days racing and be entertained into the night by our celtic musicians and riverdance troope celtic dancers. Great craic altogether.
Day 5
Thursday 1st May
After breakfast we will transport you back to the Airport for your return flight home. Hopefully richer in every way for the experience.
Additions
To This Tour
You are welcome to add rounds of Golf, Additional nights and racing, Room upgrades and VIP Hospitality at Punchestown. For that "ultimate experience" We also fly in and back from Punchestown on Wednesday on our exclusive Race and Stay Charter Helicopters. Just let us know what you'd like to do or add and we will get back to you with a personalised quotation.
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You can book this package with just one €100 deposit. Simply select the Package you want, then the Number of Guests you wish to book for and then the Bedroom Types you want. Clicking the Green button will then take you to PayPal, our secure credit card processor. You can then complete all your personal and card details and either check out as a guest without a PayPal account or pay using your paypal wallet.
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Over 62,000 Happy Guests have Booked with us
Let them tell you all about their experience
" I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and your team for our Punchestown Festival trip.
Everything was absolutely first class and I couldn’t fault a thing. We can’t wait to book again for next year. "
Lucy & Andrew Beck
