Lough EnnellLough Ennell sits south of Mullingar with a beach at Lilliput, and a shore walk comes down to it from Belvedere.
Lake
Lough Owel
Mullingar, County Westmeath
Clear limestone water just north of Mullingar, with a small island in it holding an early church site.
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- Mullingar, County Westmeath
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Lough EnnellLough Ennell sits south of Mullingar with a beach at Lilliput, and a shore walk comes down to it from Belvedere.
Cathedral of Christ the KingTwo square towers of 1930s cathedral standing over the middle of Mullingar.
Belvedere House, Gardens and ParkA hunting lodge above Lough Ennell, with walled gardens and a large false ruin built in the grounds purely to block a view.
Old Rail Trail GreenwayForty kilometres of path on the old Dublin to Galway railway line, flat the whole way across the county.
TyrrellspassThe village was built as a crescent of houses around a green, with a castle at one end of it.On nearby
Coming up in Mullingar.
Thursday 22nd October
Saturday 24th October
- Sat24 OctBelvedere Day Time Halloween Trail & Samhain Circus SpectacleBelvedere House & Gardens · Mullingar24 to 25 October
- Sat24 OctSamhain After Dark at BelvedereBelvedere House Gardens & Park · Mullingar24 to 25 October
- Sat24 OctThe Samhain Gathering at BelvedereBelvedere House Gardens & Park · Mullingar24 to 30 October
Sunday 25th October
More in Westmeath
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.
Lough ReeLake · AthloneThe lake widens out on the Shannon north of Athlone, with islands, harbours and boats on it the whole summer.
Lough DerravaraghLake · CastlepollardThe lake runs long and narrow under Knockeyon, and the story of the Children of Lir is set on it.
AthloneTown · AthloneThe Shannon splits the town in two, and the castle, the bridge and the old quarter are all on the west bank.