One Of A Kind IV

We've made our way back to Hunter's Hotel, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, following our brief interlude, yesterday, for City Daily Photo's Theme Day.

Now, in case this and previous posts appear to be of an advertising nature, we at Wicklow Daily Photo do not promote commercial enterprise per se but merely feature that which we find attractive and interesting and which, from time to time, takes our fancy (e.g. it's a good place to stop for a pint!)  So, to conclude our visit to the mythical Hunter's, we finish our garden stroll among the roses and the lilies!

What's this, I hear you say, these flowers are all out of season?  Well no, our visit was actually at the beginning of July - and now our photos are resurrected here today for your delectation!

One Of A Kind III

Back in Hunter's Hotel, Rathnew, Co Wicklow and it's time to check out the two acres of gardens, one of the 32 private gardens featured in the Wicklow Gardens Festival which runs from Easter to end of September.

Above and left is where we could have taken our afternoon tea instead of in the lounge, but that would have been at the expense of the interior photos featured in the last post!

I like this quieter and wilder area below, the River Walk, which stretches down to the River Vartry and Newrath Bridge.

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One Of A Kind II

The creaky floorboards, the old furniture, the ambience of a bygone age, all here at Hunters Hotel near Rathnew, Co Wicklow.  Did you know that the King and Queen of Sweden have been regular visitors over the last few years?  And was that Steven Spielberg spotted having lunch with Daniel Day Lewis, a nearby resident, not so long ago?  I don't know!  I wasn't there, but that's the type of establishment Hunter's is - very discreet!

So we content ourselves with a seat in the lounge, above, where we await our afternoon tea.  All around is deserted, the bar, left, and the lounge, below. Where is everyone? Answer is, it's a beautiful day and everyone is relaxing in the wonderful gardens!  And that's where we're heading, tomorrow!

One Of A Kind

Our next stop on the never ending tour is Hunter's Hotel, Newrath Bridge, Rathnew, Co Wicklow, a very special place and certainly one of a kind.  The oldest coaching inn in Ireland, Hunter's dates from the early 1700's and has been owned and run by the same family, the Gelletlies, since 1820.

We at Wicklow Daily Photo are not constrained by the need to publish only tourist friendly images, so, today we present above, the hotel sign at the front of the hotel, left, the arched entrance to the car park, yes, tall enough for the coaches (i.e. the horse-drawn variety), and below, the car park, albeit a very pretty car park!

Tomorrow we go inside.

Vintage Time IV

Final post from the Rathnew Vintage Car and Tractor Run, Rathnew, Co Wicklow and this girl leads the way in her MF 133.

Left, being a city boy, and because it's got no markings, I have no idea what make or model tractor this guy is driving - could it be a Ferguson TE20?  Never mind, there's always the Harley:

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Continuing our visit to the Rathnew Vintage Car and Tractor Run, above, if I'm not mistaken, is a nice example of a 1953 Riley RMF - very nice!





On the left, reflections of a blogger/snapper at work!




Below, not really vintage but how cool is this Mini and trailer?

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All kinds of everything at the Rathnew Vintage Car and Tractor Run, so, it's muscle cars and ancient cars and some in between! Above, this first generation Ford Mustang; on the left, from 1915 to 1925 you could have the Model T Ford in any color as long as it was black; and below, this 1930's version of the ever popular Austin Seven.

Vintage Time

Vintage Time and so, off to the Vintage Car and Tractor Run in Rathnew, Co Wicklow for a fun day out where we see vintage, classic and ancient cars, tractors and motorbikes, side events and stalls, musical entertainment and even a bouncy castle.  Yes folks, we know how to do things properly here in Wicklow!

So, what about the stylish '58 Borgward Isabella TS Coupe above left and this '49 MG TC Roadster below?