Dublin Airport 42 min
Magdalene Tower (8 min) Popular for picture-taking, this 14th-century stone hilltop belltower once belonged to a monastery. Boyne Viaduct (8 min) Drogheda Museum Millmount (11 min) Museum and history Slane Castle (25 min) Outdoor rock/pop concerts plus seasonal guided tours of castle interiors and whiskey tasting tours. Brú na Bóinne (22 min) Renowned prehistoric landscape dominated by 3 neolithic passage tombs, plus 90 further monuments. Old Mellifont Abbey (19 min) A 12th-century Cistercian monastery and visitor centre with craft exhibition, open late May to Sept. Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Newgrange and Knowth (21 min) Visitor centre & museum linked to adjacent ancient monuments with tours, exhibits & a cafe. Mainistir Bhuithe (13 min) Ruins of a 5th-century monastic settlement including church walls, a round tower & stone crosses. St. Peter's Parish, Drogheda (10 min) Neo-Gothic, 1884 Catholic church with a well-known shrine to Saint Oliver Plunkett. Beaulieu House and Garden. Closed. (5 min) 17th-century stately home once owned by a lady race driver, with walled garden and B&B accomodation. Newgrange (22 min) Prehistoric site with monuments, such as a mound and chambers, plus an interpretive visitor centre. Highlanes Gallery (11 min) Housed in the former Drogheda Franciscan Church, this gallery exhibits a range of visual art. Knowth (22 min) Notable part of the archaeological Brú na Bóinne site, with many Stone Age tombs & petroglyphs. Dowth Passage Tomb (20 min) Prehistoric archaeological site believed to date to at least 2500 BC with educational facilities. Funtasia Theme Park | Drogheda (15 min) Leisure complex with waterpark, bowling, roller-skating, crazy golf, rock-climbing, casino and food. |