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We will be closed for 2 weeks in January 2026 to give our staff a well earned break!
We will be closed from Sunday 11th January and reopen on Friday 30th January. During this period, we will be checking emails however our phone lines will not be monitored. Please email any enquiries to us at info@baytree.ie or you can book a table right here on our website.
We look forward to welcome you all to the Bay Tree very soon!
The Bay Tree Restaurant & Guesthouse
The Bay Tree Guesthouse offers 6 bedrooms named after local history and legends. All 6 rooms benefit from en-suite bathrooms with heated towel rails and power showers. Our restaurant is open Wednesday - Sunday during the summer and Thursday to Sunday in the winter months. We are well-known for our love of great quality seafood and always have the world famous Carlingford oysters on our menus.
We are in the centre of Carlingford village so please bear in mind that it does get very busy, particularly at the weekends!
Carlingford’s narrow streets and medieval architecture include King John’s Castle, which is just 5 minutes’ walk away. The Holy Trinity Heritage Centre is less than 10 minutes away on foot, and Greenore Golf Club is a 5-minute drive away.
Restaurant Opening Hours
Wednesday 5 - 8:30 (Summer months)
Thursday 5 - 8.30
Friday 5 - 9pm
Saturday 5 - 9pm
Sunday 1 - 7.30
We can usually accommodate private bookings outside of our opening hours - please click here for more information and packages
SUNDAY SPECIAL
One night accommodation for 2 people with a 2 course Sunday lunch included. Sunday lunch is served from 1pm to 4pm so enjoy your leisurely lunch, check in to your bedroom and then perhaps go for a walk around Carlingford's famous hiking trails or enjoy a Guinness and live music in one of the many pubs on our doorstep.
Please note; this rate does not include breakfast as Sundays are room only. €90pp (€180 total)
Book via the 'Book a Room' link below
The Bay Tree Guesthouse
Bay Tree Guesthouse offers 6 elegantly and individually designed and themed rooms. Each room features an en suite bathroom with a heated towel rail and power shower. A flat-screen TV and tea/coffee is included in every room and they are all themed around local Celtic history & legends that fit in with the historic surroundings but none the less provide clean, modern comfort. Free Wi-Fi is provided. Breakfast is served Thursday - Sunday downstairs in our restaurant The Bay Tree between 9.00-10.00 am. Room reservations Sunday - Wednesday are room only
Bay Tree Terrace
Our stunning outdoor terrace has a covered seating area and bar with heaters and soft blankets as well as a sun-soaked terrace to enjoy the sunshine and top up your tan, cocktail in hand!
The Bay Tree Restaurant
The Bay Tree Restaurant keeps the emphasis on fresh local fish and simple modern food at great prices. When in season we are self-sufficient with organic herbs and lettuce. We grow micro leaves, unusual salad leaves and mustard leaves. No artificial colours or flavourings. Taste the difference!
Occasions @ The Bay Tree
The Bay Tree Restaurant caters for all occasions, large and small, intimate family gatherings, corporate events or large groups including Hens, Weddings, and Christmas parties. Just call the restaurant for more information. We also have a private dining room available and in the warmer months our Bay Tree Terrace for private use.
Our Accommodation
Accommodation available at the The Bay Tree Restaurant & Guesthouse
Double Standard Room
Free Wifi, Flatscreen TV, Ensuite Shower, Tea/Coffee Facilities, Ironing Board Available, Hairdryer
Carlingford Town
Carlingford goes back 800 years to the foundation of a stone castle on a rocky outcrop by the Norman Knight, Hugh De Lacy. From this fortress developed the town, with typical medieval patterns, burgage plots, defensive walls, narrow streets, friary, mint and urban town houses. Originally one of the main trading posts on the East Coast Carlingford's prosperity can still be witnessed today in the surviving town houses of a rich merchant class such as Taaffes' Castle and the Mint.
Today, the visitor can roam the narrow streets, view the Tholsel, visit the Holy Trinity Heritage Centre and King John's Castle and marvel how little the village has changed in structure.
Yet today's visitor can eat in a selection of gourmet restaurants, hill walk the Cooley Mountains and the historic Slieve Foy, sail on Carlingford Lough, golf the championship Greenore Golf Course, have a bit of craic and some traditional music in one of the award winning pubs and stay in first class accommodation.
