Mickey Mouse got a theme park rival – and his name is Tayto!
The crisps king has opened up a Disney-style fun park in Ashbourne last November. When I met Mr. Tayto he told me that when he was a young spud, fresh out of the ground, he always dreamt of one day opening his very own park; full of all of his favorite things; good craic, good grub, adventure, nature, animals, a few surprises and of course… us, the Tayto eaters of this great Nation!
You couldn’t come to Tayto Park and not hang out in the Tree House! Well I couldn’t although I would’ve loved it, even for 5 minutes. There aren’t many places where you could grab a tea in a tree! Built in the bows of Grand Old Oakley with platforms, rope bridges and a real Tree House full of sweet treats and home-made ice-cream, it’s a great place to hang out and get a bird’s eye view of Tayto Park.
The best part I loved it was the animals, that’s right Mr.Tayto has his own “safari”! In the pet corner you will find Bantam Chicken, Indian Runner Duck, and Nene Goose. Tayto Plains has rare breed farm animals like, Dexter cattle, Jacob sheep, Vietnamese pot bellied pigs, they even have buffalo’s and you can find them in the Buffalo Ring, Mr. Tayto has told me an interesting story that the Buffalo Ridge at Tayto Park is home for 15 years to Ireland’s first herd of American Bison. Over 20 buffalo roam the plains at Tayto Park; here they graze on the nutritious grasslands. To celebrate the arrival of their bison herd in Ireland they even developed their well known exotic Buffalo flavor crisps, yum yum.
A tipi also spelt te(e)pee) is a conical tent dwelling used by the Native Americans of the Great Plains. They are traditionally made of animal skins or birch bark and in modern times made of canvas.
Each of the Tipi’s in Tayto Park represents six different tribes and feature their tribal colors and decoration. Here just some of them - when you enter a Tipi it is traditional for a visitor to always go to the right. It is considered rude to walk between the center fire and another person. You must walk behind anyone sitting by the fire and they would lean forward to allow you to pass.
After exploring the park with Mr.Tayto, he invited me for a coffee in The Lodge Restaurant for a flavored chat. They also have some shops with some exclusive Tayto clothing, toys and gifts. So there is me and my trip to the lovely Tayto Park off I go to My Cheese & Onion Car Park.
The crisps king has opened up a Disney-style fun park in Ashbourne last November. When I met Mr. Tayto he told me that when he was a young spud, fresh out of the ground, he always dreamt of one day opening his very own park; full of all of his favorite things; good craic, good grub, adventure, nature, animals, a few surprises and of course… us, the Tayto eaters of this great Nation!
You couldn’t come to Tayto Park and not hang out in the Tree House! Well I couldn’t although I would’ve loved it, even for 5 minutes. There aren’t many places where you could grab a tea in a tree! Built in the bows of Grand Old Oakley with platforms, rope bridges and a real Tree House full of sweet treats and home-made ice-cream, it’s a great place to hang out and get a bird’s eye view of Tayto Park.
The best part I loved it was the animals, that’s right Mr.Tayto has his own “safari”! In the pet corner you will find Bantam Chicken, Indian Runner Duck, and Nene Goose. Tayto Plains has rare breed farm animals like, Dexter cattle, Jacob sheep, Vietnamese pot bellied pigs, they even have buffalo’s and you can find them in the Buffalo Ring, Mr. Tayto has told me an interesting story that the Buffalo Ridge at Tayto Park is home for 15 years to Ireland’s first herd of American Bison. Over 20 buffalo roam the plains at Tayto Park; here they graze on the nutritious grasslands. To celebrate the arrival of their bison herd in Ireland they even developed their well known exotic Buffalo flavor crisps, yum yum.
A tipi also spelt te(e)pee) is a conical tent dwelling used by the Native Americans of the Great Plains. They are traditionally made of animal skins or birch bark and in modern times made of canvas.
Each of the Tipi’s in Tayto Park represents six different tribes and feature their tribal colors and decoration. Here just some of them - when you enter a Tipi it is traditional for a visitor to always go to the right. It is considered rude to walk between the center fire and another person. You must walk behind anyone sitting by the fire and they would lean forward to allow you to pass.
After exploring the park with Mr.Tayto, he invited me for a coffee in The Lodge Restaurant for a flavored chat. They also have some shops with some exclusive Tayto clothing, toys and gifts. So there is me and my trip to the lovely Tayto Park off I go to My Cheese & Onion Car Park.
Cheers,
Nora
