Mallow Castle pairs the ruins of a 13th-century castle and a Jacobean fortified house with 33 acres of riverside parkland, grazed by a herd of white fallow deer descended from animals gifted by Queen Elizabeth I. Entry to the grounds is free.
Three buildings share the site: the ruins of a 13th-century castle, a 16th-century Jacobean fortified house with polygonal corner towers, and a 19th-century baronial mansion. The fortified house is the earliest of its kind in Cork and is a National Monument.
A herd of white fallow deer roams the parkland, descended from two bucks presented to a former owner by Queen Elizabeth I. Regulars spot them sunning themselves in the summertime.
Mallow Town Park, Mallow Castle Grounds and Mallow Castle Lower Park form one interconnected 84-acre amenity park with over 5km of pathways for walkers, runners and cyclists, linked by a new pedestrian bridge.
A new playground has been added on the castle grounds, alongside a restored walled garden, seating and wayfinding signage, making it an easy family stop with space for a picnic.
The Tudor-style Spa House of 1828 was built over Mallow's warm spring, which helped make the town a spa resort. Restored, it now serves as a Tourist Office.
The grounds host intermittent outdoor theatre, a Picnic in Mallow Castle in August, the Halloween Spooktacular and a Christmas family, food and craft fair.
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