A welcoming home with scenic vistas of County Offaly’s lush landscape, guests will enjoy superb hospitality at The Ring Farmhouse. Enjoy spacious bedrooms, tasty breakfasts in the light-filled conservatory and breathtaking walks in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Recommended by Lonely Planet, guests are ideally placed just 2km from the historic town of Birr. Visit Birr Castle and its incredible demesne which includes 1000 different species of trees and shrubs, as well as an historic science centre detailing incredible past achievements. Enjoy great golf, scenic fishing spots on the River Shannon, and the nearby 12th century monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise. Farmstay Experience The Ring Farmhouse is a working Beef farm. For those guests who wish to avail of it John the Farmer/Host will take guests on a tour of the farm answering all questions and for a bit of history there is also a range of old farm horse field machinery on display and children can be entertained by feeding the hens and collecting eggs.