Attraction

The Oarsman Pub

The Oarsman is a multi-award winning Michelin Guide bar and restaurant with fine wines, craft beers and craft spirits. Their menus are inspired by great local artisan ingredients. It is situated in the beautiful riverside town of Carrick-On-Shannon.

Leitrim

Attraction

The Dock Arts Centre

Leitrim

Attraction

Clonalis House

Clonalis House, in County Roscommon, is the ancestral home of the O'Conors of Connacht. The family are descendants of the last of the High Kings of Ireland and they themselves were the traditional kings of Connacht.

Roscommon

Attraction

Crafts of Ireland

Crafts of Ireland is a heritage craft studio set on a family farm and located on the scenic Cavan and Meath border, close to the Loughcrew Hills. Visitors can experience home baking and a selection of traditional craft workshops.

Cavan

Attraction

Cavan Adventure Centre

Cavan Adventure Centre is an outdoor activity centre located just outside Cavan Town in the heart of County Cavan. Enjoy discovering the area's natural beauty with kayaks, canoes, boats and bikes for hire. They have everything you need to explore the outdoors.

Cavan

Attraction

MacNean House & Restaurant

MacNean House & Restaurant in County Cavan, is a fine dining restaurant run by celebrated chef Neven Maguire, with 17 luxurious guestrooms and two suites. It offers guests extended menus of his award winning dishes and wines from all over the world.

Cavan

Attraction

Lough Key Forest and Activity Park

Roscommon

Attraction

Douglas Hyde Interpretative Centre

Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland and co-founder of Conradh Na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). This interpretive exhibition and information centre, in Frenchpark, County Roscommon, is dedicated to this remarkable man.

Roscommon

Accommodation

Lough Rynn Castle

Lough Rynn Castle Hotel, 4 star deluxe luxury hotel, is an 18th Century manor house set on a 300 acre estate with Victorian walled gardens, rich in history and charmed with natural beauty.

Leitrim

Attraction

The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park

Visit Strokestown Park House, Gardens and National Famine Museum, County Roscommon, to discover the intimate and intriguing links between dramatically different Irish lives.

Roscommon

Attraction

Viking Tours

Viking Tours in Athlone, County Westmeath runs two main sailing routes down the River Shannon to Lough Ree and Clonmacnoise. The ship departs from the quayside of Athlone Castle.

Westmeath

Attraction

Thyme Restaurant

Thyme Restaurant, Athlone, County Westmeath, was opened in 2007 by John and Tara Coffey with a focus on highlighting the fantastic food producers the region has to offer.

Westmeath

Attraction

Belvedere House Gardens & Park

Belvedere House Gardens & Park are located in Mullingar, County Westmeath. Nestled within Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, there are many layers of life and history to be discovered in and around the big house.

Westmeath

Attraction

Athlone Castle

Athlone Castle in Westmeath is a 12th century castle and family-friendly attraction in the heart of Ireland. Witness Athlone’s history, people, castle, and battles explored and brought to life at Athlone Castle Visitor Centre with modern exhibitions.

Westmeath

Attraction

Hill of Uisneach

The Hill of Uisneach is an ancient ceremonial site containing a series of monuments in Rathconrath, County Westmeath. It’s the mythological centre of Ireland and the site of Bealtaine fires and Druidical ceremonies. Accessible by guided tours.

Westmeath

Attraction

Royal Canal Greenway

The delightful Royal Canal Greenway runs along the old canal towpath beside tranquil waters, wending its way for 130km from cosmopolitan Maynooth in County Kildare, through unassuming Enfield in County Meath, lively Mullingar in County Westmeath, and on to charming Cloondara in County Longford.

Kildare

Attraction

Sean's Bar

Sean's Bar holds the Guinness Book of Records title as the 'Oldest Pub in the British Isles'. Located in the 'left bank' area of Athlone Town a minute's walk from Athlone Castle, it boasts weekly Irish music sessions and a beer garden.

Westmeath

Attraction

Cloughan Farm & Cookery School

Visit Cloughan Farm & Cookery School in Cloughan, County Longford and dive into sustainable farm living. Get hands-on cooking experience using farm ingredients. Learn, laugh, taste great food and fall in love with farming life.

Longford

Attraction

Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre

Longford

Attraction

Mid Ireland Adventure & Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Centre

Visit Mid Ireland Adventure & Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Centre in Banagher, County Offaly. Experience soul-stirring adventures amidst the serene beauty of the River Shannon and the glorious Slieve Bloom Mountains.

Offaly

Attraction

Birr Theatre & Arts Centre

Situated in the tree lined Oxmantown Mall, Birr Theatre and Arts Centre is a dedicated purpose built theatre which dates from 1888.

Offaly

Attraction

Wild Food Mary

Offaly

Attraction

Birr Castle Gardens

Birr Castle Gardens, located in County Offaly, is famed for the beauty of its unusual landscapes. V...

Birr

Attraction

Lough Boora Discovery Park

Explore Lough Boora Discovery Park in County Offaly. See sculptures on the looped walks, hire a bike to check out the cycle route, try a spot of angling or bring the kids on the fairy trail.

Offaly

Attraction

Derg Isle Adventure Centre

Experience a diverse range of land and water-based activities at the Derg Isle Adventure Centre at Scarriff in County Clare. It is nestled along the leafy western shores of Lough Derg and within Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.

Clare

Attraction

Killaloe River Cruises

Clare

Attraction

McKernan Woollen Mills

Clare

Attraction

Irish Seed Savers

Irish Seed Savers at Capparoe, Scarriff, County Clare, is an oasis of biodiversity for the whole family to enjoy. Explore 20 acres of heritage seed gardens, orchards and woodland trails.

Clare

Attraction

The Half Barrel

The Half Barrel is a cosy pub in Whitegate, County Clare that is a great place to stop in for a drink or sit down to a delicious home cooked dish.

Clare

Attraction

Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre

The award-winning Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre is set in the medieval walled town of Athenry, County Galway, providing a unique visitor experience. The heritage town is located close to the M6 motorway and is on the Dublin-Galway intercity train route.

Galway

Attraction

Portumna Castle and Gardens

Portumna Castle, built close to 400 years ago by the de Burgo (Burke) family, stands close to Lough Derg, the River Shannon, and Portumna Forest Park in Portumna, County Galway.

Galway

Attraction

Lough Derg Watersports

Spend an exciting day with Lough Derg Watersports at Kilgarvan Quay, County Tipperary, and discover the delights of this ancient lough with their instructors and guides by your side.

Tipperary

Attraction

Portumna Forest Park - Woodland Walking Trail

The Woodland trail is slightly longer than the Forest Friendly trail and can be used by family walking and cycling groups. The surface is gravelled and also has sections of tarred forest road and wide timber boardwalk.

Galway

Attraction

Nenagh Castle

Nenagh Castle is a great example of a medieval building from the 13th century, with a stone spiral staircase all the way to the top. There are 101 steps in all. Access to the tower is through a passageway within the base of the wall.

Tipperary

Attraction

The Old Barracks

The Old Barracks Heritage Centre exhibition is situated in a former Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks overlooking the river and Cahersiveen Marina.

Kerry

Attraction

Ballyhass Adventure Group - Mallow

Ballyhass Adventure Group is one of Munster's biggest outdoor activity providers with two locations in County Cork, at Mallow and Coachford. There are over 20 different activities at each site, so there are many adventures not to be missed.

Cork

Accommodation

Springfort Hall Country House Hotel

Springfort Hall Country House Hotel is an elegant property located just outside Mallow in North County Cork. The 4 star hotel is a wonderful choice for a relaxing break or elegant special event.

Cork

Attraction

Doneraile Estate

Doneraile Court & Wildlife Park comprises of approximately 166 hectares and is an outstanding example of an 18th century landscaped park in the Capability Brown style. It is located in Doneraile, County Cork.

Cork

Attraction

Cuilcagh Mountain Park

Cuilcagh is a well established location for hillwalkers with an established network of trails that lead you in and around the Mountain Park. If reaching the summit is not for you, venturing someway into the park using one of the walking routes will give you a taste of the beauty that can be found there. The Cuilcagh Way is a waymarked 20 miles/33km route. The more popular Legnabrocky section, which will bring you to the summit and back and offers stunning views of the area is linear walk 9miles/15km which takes around 5 hours

Florencecourt

Attraction

The Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails

The Ballyhoura Mountain Bike trails are nestled into the beautiful Ballyhoura mountains straddling the counties of Cork and Limerick. The trails were designed by Daffyd Davis and run over 90km of the most wonderful undulating hills and forests that Ireland has to offer.

Limerick

Attraction

Lough Gur

Experience Lough Gur Visitor Centre, head to the unique crannog-shaped heritage site and hear the story of pre-Celtic settlers who farmed and lived in the peaceful valley of Lough Gur in County Limerick.

Limerick

Attraction

Ballyhoura Way

Follow in the footsteps of Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare, chief of the 17th century O’Sullivan clan, on this easy route through Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. You’ll take in rich pastureland, forest trails, river banks and more as you gently ascend 1,700m.

Cork

Attraction

Clare Glens Loop

The Clare Glens is a wooded area along the banks of the Clare River, which separates counties Limerick and Tipperary. The scenery is breathtaking, with wild dense forest combined with the calm rushing of the crystal clear waters.

Limerick

Attraction

Larkin's Bar and Restaurant

Tipperary

Attraction

The Miner's Way and Historical Trail

Connecting Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands with the Wild Atlantic Way, the Arigna Miner's Way & Historical Trail leads walkers across a 118km loop through counties Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon. Expect verdant landscapes, rich history and chapters of industrial heritage on this unforgettable route.

Roscommon

Attraction

Knights and Conquests Exhibition Centre

Visit The Knights and Conquests Exhibition Centre in Granard, County Longford, where history comes alive in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. Pick up the Gauntlet of our Norman ancestors and walk on an interactive journey through time in the shadow of Ireland’s highest Motte and Bailey Castle. Discover if you were a Gael or a Norman and get to grips with Norman Armour and Weaponry.

Longford

Attraction

Dean Crowe Theatre

The Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre is located in the ‘left bank’ area of Athlone, minutes away from the town.

Westmeath

Attraction

Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre

The Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Centre is a distillery in Tullamore, County Offaly that celebrates the history of Tullamore Dew whiskey. Go on a tour and discover the interesting heritage behind the whiskey.

Offaly

Attraction

The Thatch Crinkill

The Thatch Crinkill is an award winning traditional olde world bar and restaurant located just outside Birr, County Offaly. Owned by the Connole family for over 200 years it offers lunches and à la carte dinners.

Offaly

Attraction

Red Oak Restaurant

Red Oak Restaurant, County Galway is a small, cottage style restaurant, with an open fire all year round, seating about 20 persons comfortably.

Galway

Accommodation

Castle Oaks House Hotel

Experience country elegance at the Castle Oaks House Hotel, set in a dream location in Limerick on 26 acres of beautiful mature gardens that lead down to the banks of the River Shannon. Offering warm attentive service and fabulous home cooked food.

Limerick

Attraction

Cavan County Museum

Cavan

Attraction

The Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre

Set in Edgeworthstown, County Longford, The Maria Edgeworth Visitor Centre is rich in literary legends, inventive intellects, and enlightened educationalists. Explore the life and work of Maria Edgeworth and her family, and discover where the story of Ireland's National School system began.

Longford