{"id":14708,"date":"2019-08-27T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T16:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/?page_id=14708"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:00:09","slug":"birr-castle-treehouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/adventure\/birr-castle-treehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Birr Castle Treehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div id=\"topheader-block_70ec9b492a95b6b1ff372297c1dd706b\" class=\"topheader thwimage parallaxbg parallax\" data-parallax=\"scroll\" data-image-src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/birr-castle-tree-house-header.jpg\">\n\n      <div class=\"topheadercontent\">\n      <span>Ireland<\/span>\n      <h1>Birr Castle Treehouse<\/h1>\n\n\n      \n\n\n    <\/div>\n          <a class=\"explore-anchor\" href=\"#explore\">\n        <span class=\"explore_anchor_text\">Explore<\/span>\n        <span class=\"explore-anchor-after\"><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <div id=\"explore\"><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"the-brief\" class=\"textbox-w-lefttitle \" style=\"background-color: #ffffff ; background-image: ;\">\n  <div class=\"wrapper twl-inner\">\n    <div class=\"twl-inner\">\n      <span class=\"h4\">the brief<\/span>      <div class=\"left-content\">\n        <h2>Welcome to the Birr Castle Treehouse<\/h2>                        <div class=\"brief-lists\">\n          <h4>Awards:<\/h4>\n                    <ul>\n                        <li style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/awards.png');\">Sussex Business Awards &#8211; Winner 2014<\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n            <div class=\"right-content\">\n        <p>Birr Castle is set in the Irish midlands, in County Offaly. It\u2019s the home of the seventh Earl of Rosse and whilst the residential parts of the castle are closed to the public, the grounds and gardens of the castle (the demesne) are open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Among the main features of Birr Castle is the \u201cGreat Telescope\u201d, built by the third Earl of Rosse in 1845. As its name suggests, it was the world\u2019s largest telescope until 1917 when the Hooker Telescope surpassed it in size. As a result, the demesne is now also home to Ireland\u2019s Historic Science Centre. Now the Birr Castle Demesne also boasts a breathtaking 3-story fairytale treehouse. Since the opening of the treehouse adventure playground, Birr Castle has experienced a significant increase in visitor numbers. The treehouse has also been featured in a wide variety of national and international press, including The Sunday Times, The Herald, Irish Times, The Irish Times Magazine and The Sunday Business Post.<\/p>\n                \t<a class=\"line-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/our-process\/\" target=\"_blank\">the design process<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n               <div class=\"features_container\">\n                    <div class=\"features-list\">\n            <h4>Features:<\/h4>\n                        <ul>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/robe-bridge.png\" alt=\"Rope Bridge\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">Rope Bridge<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/slide.png\" alt=\"Slide\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">Slide<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/adventure-play-equipment.png\" alt=\"Adventure Play Equipment\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">Adventure Play Equipment<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n          \n                    <div class=\"features-list\">\n            <h4>The Facts:<\/h4>\n                        <ul>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/number-of-visitors.png\" alt=\"No of visits up by 23%\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">No of visits up by 23%<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/entry-fee.png\" alt=\"\u20ac25 for family of 4\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">\u20ac25 for family of 4<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/dwell-time.png\" alt=\"4 Hours spent in park\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">4 Hours spent in park<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/height-of-structure.png\" alt=\"Tallest treehouse in Ireland\" \/>\n                <span class=\"features_name\">Tallest treehouse in Ireland<\/span>\n              <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n                      <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div 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Standing more than 3 stories high, the treehouse is the centerpiece for a new adventure playground.<\/p>\n<p>The structure has been designed to resemble an adventurous fairytale castle, blending effortlessly with the architecture of the main castle and echoing elements of the build in its own design. Round turrets and Gothic-style windows transport the visitor back in time. Amongst the labyrinth of turrets, the Birr Castle Treehouse and Adventure Playground feature tree decks linked by rope bridges, secret tunnels, a giant bouncing pillow, hobbit house, sand play area, scramble nets and climbing rocks, swings and slides and a picnic area.<\/p>\n                \t<a class=\"line-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueforest.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">contact us<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n       \n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featuredslider-container \">\n  <div class=\"wrapper featuredslider-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper_withpadding\">\n            <div class=\"featureds-link\" id=\"featureds-link\">\n      <div class=\"line-link\" ><span>share this project<\/span>\n      <div class=\"social-icons featured-social\">\n        <a href=\"\" onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL) ,'', '_blank, width=500, height=500, resizable=yes, scrollbars=yes'); return false;\" 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