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Mount Congreve Gardens

A new website for one of the Great Gardens of the World — seventy acres of woodland garden, a four-acre walled garden and a 1760 country house in Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford — bringing tickets, stays, dining, events and membership into one place.

Services delivered

  • UX/UI
  • Web Development
  • CMS
  • Accessibility
  • Maintenance
Mount Congreve homepage

The Challenge

Mount Congreve is home to one of the largest private plant collections in the world: seventy acres of woodland garden, a four-acre walled garden, 16 km of walkways and a house built in 1760. Reopened after a €6 million investment, the estate now offers far more than a garden visit — overnight stays in gate lodges and forest cabins, the Stables Café, afternoon tea, guided tours, weddings, a school of horticulture and a year-round events programme. The website had to present all of this clearly, sell tickets, rooms, gift cards and memberships online, and stay easy for the estate team to update.

The Solution

One site built around the visitor journey: discover the gardens, plan the visit, book — and come back.

  • UX/UI

    Clear paths for day visitors, overnight guests, members and groups — from the first screen to the booking.

  • Web Development

    A responsive WordPress build with reusable blocks for gardens, trails, treasures, accommodation, events and offers.

  • CMS

    One content model for gardens, events, listings, menus and offers — opening hours, prices and what’s on managed by the estate team.

  • Ticketing & Integrations

    Tickets, rooms, gift cards, memberships and donations bookable online, with an illustrated estate map and newsletter sign-up.

The Results

What changed for visitors and the estate team.

  1. 01

    All bookings online

    Garden tickets, stays, gift cards, memberships and event tickets in a single flow — book direct for the best rates.

  2. 02

    Easier to plan a visit

    Opening hours, pricing, trails, the estate map and getting-here details are one click from the home page.

  3. 03

    Content run in-house

    Events, offers, menus and seasonal updates are published by the estate team without developer support.

  4. 04

    Room to grow

    New experiences like Gardens & Grandeur, the School of Horticulture and FOXFORD launch as pages on the same foundation.

Project Showcase

  • The estate map and the gardens — every lodge, cabin, trail and treasure on one illustrated map.
    The estate map and the gardens — every lodge, cabin, trail and treasure on one illustrated map.
  • Gardens, trails, tours, stays and membership pages, designed for mobile.
    Gardens, trails, tours, stays and membership pages, designed for mobile.
  • What’s on — the events programme, with treasures and gate lodges on mobile.
    What’s on — the events programme, with treasures and gate lodges on mobile.

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