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Local Attractions in Westmeath

Belvedere: 
House Gardens & Park
Magnificent early 18th century stately home of Robert Rochford, Earl of Belvedere, stands on 160 acres of parkland on the shores of Lough Ennell
Facilities include:
Restored House, Walled Gardens, 6 Kms of Trails, Children's Play Area & Animal Sanctuary, Coffee Shop 
& Gift Shop

Cathedral of Christ the King
Museum
Open Saturday and Sunday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Any other time by appointment and 24hrs notice

Fore Abbey

St. Feichin's 7th century A.D. monastery.
7 wonders of Fore, including Water that flows uphill, water that won't boil and wood that won't burn

Shannon Cruises

Jolly Mariner Marina, Athlone (0902) 72892
Lough Ree Cruisers, Athlone (0902) 85256
Viking Tours (0902) 73383

Tullynally Castle and Gardens
Castlepollard
Home of the Earls of Longford since the 17thh century
Guided tours from June 15th - July 30th

Seanbothair
Visitor Farm
(044) 40803
Life in yesteryear and take a leisurely ramble along "an seanbhothair" Open Easter - September

Jonathan Swift Park at Lilliput

Outdoor adventure centre located at Jonathan Swift Park on the shores of Lough Ennell
Activities: Canoeing, Kayaking, Abseiling and Canadian sailing

Lockes Distillery Museum
Kilbeggan

Believed to be the oldest licensed pot distillery in the world.
Opening Times:
April - October         9:00am   - 6:00pm daily
November - March  10:00am - 4:00 pm daily

 

Go a little further to visit

Newgrange Megalithic Passage Tomb built about 3200BC
Glendalough
One of Ireland's national monuments - for scenic, religious, historic and archaeological reasons
Japanese Gardens
Ornamental Japanese gardens, tracing human life in 20 stages from birth to old age and eternity.
Hill of Tara
Seat of the Celtic kings
Clonmacnoise
Travel 10,000 years in just 5.5 miles on Irelands only passenger train that journeys through the bog
Birr Castle Demesne
Ireland's Historic Science Centre
Great Telescope
Award-winning Gardens