Charleville CastleA Gothic revival castle stands in oak woodland on the edge of Tullamore, open for guided tours.
Bog
Clara Bog Nature Reserve
Clara, County Offaly
One of the last raised bogs left in western Europe, crossed by a boardwalk, with the visitor centre in the town.
- Where
- Clara, County Offaly
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Charleville CastleA Gothic revival castle stands in oak woodland on the edge of Tullamore, open for guided tours.
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.
Kilbeggan DistilleryKilbeggan's distillery is a small one on the river, and the tour takes in a working water wheel and pot stills.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.
Tullamore D.E.W. DistilleryDistillery or brewery · TullamoreThe working distillery at Clonminch on the edge of Tullamore runs a long tour through the still house and the cask warehouse, for over 18s.
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.