Boyne House Slane
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Boyne House Slane is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star guest house in Slane, on the Meath coast, listed on Fáilte Ireland’s official register of quality-assured accommodation. It is a smaller, owner-run house of 10 rooms, the kind of place where you deal with the people who actually run it.
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A Boyne Valley village built as a single Georgian composition around its crossroads, overlooked by Slane Castle and the Hill of Slane.
Slane sits where the main Dublin to Derry road crosses the River Boyne, and the village itself is a deliberate piece of design: four matching Georgian houses face each other across the central crossroads, built as part of the wider Conyngham estate. That sense of a planned, unified village, combined with its river setting, makes it one of the more distinctive small bases in the Boyne Valley.
Slane Castle, home to the Conyngham family since the late 18th century, overlooks the river from its own parkland and is known well beyond Meath as a concert venue, having hosted U2, David Bowie and the Rolling Stones among others since 1981. Guided tours take in the state rooms and grounds when the castle is open to visitors.
Above the village, the Hill of Slane carries an older story again: tradition holds that St Patrick lit a paschal fire here in defiance of the pagan high king at Tara, and the hilltop later held a monastery and then a Franciscan friary, whose ruins still stand with views over the surrounding countryside. Slane is also a natural base for the wider Boyne Valley, with the Newgrange and Knowth passage tombs a short drive away.
Things to do near Boyne House Slane
Slane Castle
The Conyngham family seat above the River Boyne, built from the 1780s with work by architects James Gandon and James Wyatt, and internationally known as a concert venue hosting acts from U2 to the Rolling Stones since 1981.
The Hill of Slane
A hilltop site associated with St Patrick lighting the first paschal fire in Ireland, later home to a monastery and a Franciscan friary whose ruins still stand with wide views over the Boyne Valley.
Slane village
A planned Georgian village built around a central crossroads with four matching houses facing each other, part of the wider Conyngham estate.
Brú na Bóinne
The Newgrange and Knowth passage tombs, part of the wider Boyne Valley Neolithic landscape, are a short drive from Slane.
The Boyne Valley Drive
A signposted touring route linking Slane to the Battle of the Boyne site, Trim Castle and Navan, tracing the river’s history from prehistory through to the 17th century.
Getting to Slane
Slane is on the N2 between Dublin and the northwest, about 45 minutes from Dublin city and 15 minutes from Drogheda. Dublin Airport is roughly 35 minutes away.
Booking Boyne House Slane direct, and what the rating means
A real, assessed guest house
Boyne House Slane holds a 4-star guest house rating under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, assessed against the bedrooms, bathrooms, breakfast and welcome rather than self-declared. It's an independent signal you can trust before you book, separate from any platform's own review score.
No fees, no middleman
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A better stay, direct
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Boyne House Slane, common questions
Where is Boyne House Slane?
Boyne House Slane is at Chapel Street, Slane, Co. Meath (Eircode C15 P657). Give the Eircode to your sat-nav to find the door.
How do I book Boyne House Slane?
You contact the owner directly, by phone or the enquiry form on this page. DirectBnB adds no booking fee and takes no commission, so you arrange the stay with the house itself and pay the room rate with nothing on top.
What star rating does Boyne House Slane have?
Boyne House Slane is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star guest house under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, and guests rate it 4.4 out of 5 across 41 Google reviews.
How many rooms does Boyne House Slane have?
Boyne House Slane has 10 rooms. As a smaller, owner-run house it is worth booking ahead, particularly in summer and over weekends.
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