House and gardens
Strokestown Park and the National Famine Museum
Strokestown, County Roscommon
The Georgian house and walled garden are at Strokestown, with the famine museum in the estate yards behind them.
Visit Strokestown Park’s Woodland Nature Walk and Victorian Walled Gardens to refresh your senses and exercise your imagination.
- Where
- Strokestown, County Roscommon
- Address
- Vesnoy
- Official site
- strokestownpark.ie
- 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.
Elphin WindmillThe 18th century windmill on the edge of Elphin was restored, thatched cap and all.
Cavan and Leitrim RailwayRestored engines and short rides on the line, at the narrow gauge railway museum in Dromod station.
Rathcline CastleThe 17th century castle and its bawn wall with corner towers stand ruined south of Lanesborough, burnt during the Williamite wars.
Roscommon CastleA large 13th century Norman castle ruin stands in a field on the edge of the town.On nearby
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