Local Amenities
In the Heart of Ireland
We are lucky to be located in the centre of Ireland, just over an hours drive from Dublin city on the east coast and Galway city on the west coast. Both cities are great day trips and we can recommend places of interest and lovely restaurants in each city. Trains from Tullamore can bring you right into Galway city centre. Dublin city centre is also accessible by train from Tullamore, with a short Luas tram ride from Heuston Station to the city centre.
In our local area, we have activities and attractions to suit every visitor. There are an abundance of walking and cycling trails and some excellent golf courses nearby including Esker HIlls Golf Course famous as Shane Lowry’s home club. We have two whiskey distilleries nearby, each within a 15 minute drive from the farm and offering visitor tours and tastings. The Slieve Bloom mountains, Lough Boora Discovery Park and Grand Canal Greenway are all easily accessible by car for those who like to get out in the fresh Offaly air.
Offaly has several historical sites which are also worth a visit including Birr Castle, the ancient monastery at Clonmacnoise. Durrow Abbey and High Cross is nearby, famous for the Book of Durrow which predates the Book of Kells by over a century!
Browse the suggestions below for a few of our favourite local picks!
Attractions to Visit in Offaly
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Lough Boora Discovery Park
A family friendly environment with picnic and play areas and a fairy trail which are all accessible for buggies and wheelchair users. Enjoy walking on the many off road trails.
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Slieve Bloom Mountains
Follow the trails at your own pace - from a gentle stroll to a more demanding hike. Glenbarrow waterfall is one of our favourites!
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Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre
Explore The Home Of Tullamore DEW From Distillation To Maturation
More places to visit in Offaly
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The Award-Winning Gardens of Birr Castle Demesne in Ireland are both rich in amazing feats of science and engineering, as well as rare trees and flowers, wonderful wildlife, walks along peaceful rivers and the lake. There is a great playground with the largest treehouse in Ireland for young explorers!
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A spectacular monastery on the banks of the River Shannon
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At 360 km, the Shannon is the longest river in Ireland and the UK. It is a base for many water sports and fishing throughout the midlands.
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A 250 year old traditional Irish pub located in Banagher with pizza, coctails and regular live traditional music.
Lots to do in Tullamore - even on a rainy day!
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Completed in the early 1800s, Charleville Castle is a splendid Gothic revival building set in oak woods just outside Tullamore town centre.
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The King Oak is estimated at 400 - 800 years old with the lower branches now touching the ground and stretching 50m. It was voted into third place in the European Tree of the Year contest.
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The Grand Canal Way is an historic walking trail which traverses Leinster from Ringsend in Dublin City to the River Shannon at Shannon Harbour in County Offaly. This greenway will follow the pleasant canal towpath, which was formally used by powerful draft horses pulling barges laden with goods and passengers.
The Offaly section of the Grand Canal Greenway will stretches from Edenderry in the east to Shannon Harbour in the west of the county. The Tullamore to Lough Boora Section of the Greenway links two landmark sites along Ireland’s Ancient East - Tullamore DEW and Lough Boora Discovery Park. The 22km journey westwards offers historic sites and rural tranquility in abundance.
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Offaly Heritage Centre provides services for those wishing to trace their ancestors in County Laois and Offaly. Using all the primary sources including church registers, civil records and census returns, the Offaly Historical Society has compiled a large database of over 1 million entries on County Laois and Offaly families going back over the centuries.
Most of the records pertain to the 19th century but some church registers date back to the 18th century. The centre is in the unique position of having researchers with great local knowledge of the sources and area. The centre has a public reading room where there is a wide range of local history material available for study.
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This award-winning Irish store has been dressing Irish men for over 60 years. Their extensive stock is stylishly displayed in their bright and spacious William Street store, carrying a range of top name international brands with superb customer service.
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There are several excellent golf courses surrounding Tullamore including Esker Hills, now famous as the home of professional golfer Shane Lowry.
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Tullamore has a wide range of pubs many of which often have live music in the evenings.
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Tullamore has a a modern 7 screen IMC Cinema, right in the centre of town.
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The Aura Leisure Centre offers a swimming pool suitable for families and a gym for those looking to keep fit.
More attractions within one hour’s drive
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The Irish National Stud & Gardens
A unique attraction of outstanding natural beauty that is home to some of the most magnificent horses and sumptuous gardens to be found anywhere in the world.
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Go Racing
With Kilbeggan Racecourse nearby and The Curragh, Punchestown and Naas Racecourses all within an hour’s drive there is often a race meet nearby.
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Kildare Village Outlet Shopping
Kildare Village is home to over 100 brands from the world's most exciting designers. Discover open-air shopping and the finest eateries.
The Heart of Ireland
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