The gardens of Renvyle House Hotel are situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean within an estate of almost 200 acres which includes a lake, woodland and farmland. The house itself is the former home of famed writer and surgeon Oliver St. John Gogarty and the gardens have been lovingly restored. Herbs from the herb garden are used daily by the chef and numerous woodland walks are carpeted with bluebells in early summer. There is an orchard and a rose garden and more formal gardens thrive around the croquet lawn. The aromatic plants here were chosen to withstand the Atlantic wind and salt and are predominantly in blue and white to echo the colours of the sea.