Spectacular landscape on the west coast of Ireland

The Burren is an area of spectacularly shaped limestone hills, which plunge down into the Atlantic ocean on the west coast of Ireland.

The Burren is a ‘UNESCO World Heritage Area’

It is famous for it’s wildflowers and botanists from all over the world come to the Burren to see the wide range of orchids as well as all the other wild flowers.

There are relatively few people living in the Burren and the landscape has not changed much in the past thousand years.

Pristine Burren natural landscapes, with ‘Expansive horizons’

Stunning Biodiversity

The wide range of wildflowers attracts many types of butterflies and insects which in turn support a wide range of bird life.

The wild goats play an important part in the biodiversity and they keep down the scrub and hazel tress, so that the wild flowers can flourish during the Spring and Summer months.

The limestone hills heat up during the Summer months, and slowly emit their heat over the Winter months.

Combined with the fresh warm air blown in over the Gulf Stream, this produces a very mild climate in Winter. It is often 5 degrees warmer in the Burren than in Dublin during the Winter.

The Burren is the only place in Ireland where the farmers leave their cattle outdoors during the Winter.

The sea is noticeably warmer than the east coast, and many swimmers look forward to refreshing swims on our retreats.

Allow the Burren to ‘Let your heart sing’ as we immerse ourselves in Nature on our organised outings.

Beautiful Bird Song

Because of the wonderful biodiversity in The Burren there is a lovely variety of wild birds in the area.

There are many typoes of finches, tits, curlews and each year the Cuckoo comes to sing during April.

Listen to the Burren sounds and allow Nature to weave her magic.

Richness and variety of The Burren

Many guests are astounded by the spectacular scenery and the richness & variety that the Burren has to offer.

Limestone hills
Burren pavement
Sandy beaches
Rocky shoreline
The Atlantic ocean
Wildflower meadows
Forests
Lakes
Sacred sites
Holy wells
Dolmens and wedge tombs
Stone forts

The spectacular skies and the ever changing light attract many artists from all over the world.

There are lovely beaches for swimming as well as one of the Burren lakes just down the road from the Burren Yoga Retreat
where guests often go for an early morning swim.