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Things to do in Castlepollard
County Westmeath
4 of the 20 places on our County Westmeath list are in Castlepollard: Fore Abbey, Tullynally Castle Gardens, Lough Derravaragh and Mullaghmeen Forest. Between them an abbey, a house and garden, a lake and a forest.
On our Westmeath list
4 places in and around Castlepollard.
Fore AbbeyAbbey · CastlepollardA Benedictine abbey and church ruins fill a narrow valley, with local curiosities around them known as the seven wonders.
Tullynally Castle GardensHouse and gardens · CastlepollardThe Gothic revival house near Castlepollard is a large one, with woodland gardens and a walled garden open to walk.
Lough DerravaraghLake · CastlepollardThe lake runs long and narrow under Knockeyon, and the story of the Children of Lir is set on it.
Mullaghmeen ForestForest · CastlepollardEurope's largest planted beech wood sits on the Meath border, with trails going up to the summit.
The top of the Westmeath list
Belvedere House, Gardens and ParkHouse and gardens · MullingarA hunting lodge above Lough Ennell, with walled gardens and a large false ruin built in the grounds purely to block a view.
Athlone CastleCastle · AthloneA Norman castle sits on the west bank of the Shannon in the middle of Athlone, run as a museum.- Fore AbbeyAbbey · CastlepollardA Benedictine abbey and church ruins fill a narrow valley, with local curiosities around them known as the seven wonders.
- Tullynally Castle GardensHouse and gardens · CastlepollardThe Gothic revival house near Castlepollard is a large one, with woodland gardens and a walled garden open to walk.
Kilbeggan DistilleryDistillery or brewery · KilbegganKilbeggan's distillery is a small one on the river, and the tour takes in a working water wheel and pot stills.- Hill of UisneachViewpoint · BallymoreUisneach is taken as the symbolic centre of Ireland, with a large split boulder near the top.