Grand Canal GreenwayThe canal towpath runs the whole width of the county and is flat the whole way, so you can take it in sections.
Castle
Charleville Castle
Tullamore, County Offaly
A Gothic revival castle stands in oak woodland on the edge of Tullamore, open for guided tours.
- Where
- Tullamore, County Offaly
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Grand Canal GreenwayThe canal towpath runs the whole width of the county and is flat the whole way, so you can take it in sections.
Durrow High Cross and ChurchThe tenth century high cross and early grave slabs sit at the old Durrow monastery north of Tullamore.
Rahan ChurchesTwo early churches beside the Grand Canal west of Tullamore. One of them is still in use.
TullamoreTullamore is built along the Grand Canal, with the harbour and the distillery beside the water.
Tullamore D.E.W. DistilleryThe working distillery at Clonminch on the edge of Tullamore runs a long tour through the still house and the cask warehouse, for over 18s.
Clara Bog Nature ReserveOne of the last raised bogs left in western Europe, crossed by a boardwalk, with the visitor centre in the town.More in Offaly
ClonmacnoiseMonastic site · ShannonbridgeA monastery on a bend of the Shannon, with two round towers, several churches and a field of carved slabs.
Birr Castle DemesneCastle · BirrFifty hectares of gardens around the castle, and the nineteenth century Leviathan telescope still standing in its walls.
Slieve Bloom MountainsMountain · KinnittyThe range sits low and forested on the Laois border, crossed by one long waymarked route with shorter loops signed off it.
Lough Boora Discovery ParkPark · TullamoreA worked out bog was turned into a park, and it now has lakes, cycle paths and large outdoor sculptures left out in it.
Croghan HillViewpoint · RhodeA volcanic plug stands on its own out of the Bog of Allen, with a burial mound on the top.
BirrTown · BirrWide Georgian streets laid out around the castle gates, with a lot of the original shopfronts kept.
BanagherHarbour · BanagherThe Shannon town has a marina and a harbour, and a fortified battery guarding the old bridge crossing.
Shannon HarbourHarbour · BanagherShannon Harbour is where the Grand Canal meets the Shannon, built around a set of locks and the old canal buildings.