Ireland West Airport Knock 50 min
Strokestown Park House & Gardens (26 min) Preserved Georgian mansion with its original furnishings & fabrics, plus landscaped grounds. Boyle Abbey (15 min) Remains of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1218, with an exhibit housed in a restored gatehouse. Zipit Forest Adventures (14 min) King House Historical and Cultural Centre (15 min) Art and museum Lough Key Forest Park (13 min) Park for activities like nature hikes, tree-canopy walks & picnics, plus a cafe & visitor center. McDermott Castle (15 min) Castle, lake, and history Castle Island, Lough Key (15 min) Castle, ruins, château, architecture, and history Costello Memorial Chapel (2 min) Arigna Mining Experience (25 min) Light- and sound-enhanced tours of an underground coal mine, plus a geology and history exhibition. Tullyboy Farm (14 min) Lough Key (16 min) Surrounded by forest, this large, stunning lake has an island with a castle, marina & boat rentals. National Famine Museum (26 min) Guided tours of a Georgian Palladian mansion, plus a walled garden and museum on the 1840s famine. Lough Key Forest & Activity Park (15 min) Vast, lush nature area with meadows, walking paths, picnic grounds and a 12th-century abbey ruins. |