Charleville CastleA Gothic revival castle stands in oak woodland on the edge of Tullamore, open for guided tours.
Park
Lough Boora Discovery Park
Tullamore, County Offaly
A worked out bog was turned into a park, and it now has lakes, cycle paths and large outdoor sculptures left out in it.
Explore Lough Boora Discovery Park in County Offaly.
- Where
- Tullamore, County Offaly
- Address
- Boora, Leabeg
- Official site
- loughboora.com
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
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.
Clara Bog Nature ReserveOne of the last raised bogs left in western Europe, crossed by a boardwalk, with the visitor centre in the town.On nearby
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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.
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.
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BirrTown · BirrWide Georgian streets laid out around the castle gates, with a lot of the original shopfronts kept.
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Shannon HarbourHarbour · BanagherShannon Harbour is where the Grand Canal meets the Shannon, built around a set of locks and the old canal buildings.