Mornington House Luxury Manor House Accommodation
Co. Westmeath, Ireland
sight-seeing
Irish Tourist Attractions
Ireland is full of tourist attractions some are easier to find than others. Mornington, at the heart of Ireland, is a splendid base from which to tour the relatively unexplored lanscape of the midlands and the Shannon basin. It is within easy reach of both Dublin and the West Coast.
Indeed, it is possible to travel to the Shannon by water from Mornington,
as Lough Derravaragh is one of the Shannon lakes.
Tea times can be pre-booked for golfers and ghillies and boats arranged
for fishermen.
Heritage
Athlone
Castle Interpretative Centre.
Fore
Abbey, Castlepollard.
Tullynally Castle,
Castlepollard.
Dun-na-Si
Heritage Park, (and Genealogical Centre), Moate.
Folk Museum, Newtowncashel.
Ardagh
Heritage Centre, Ardagh.
Historical sites
Belvedere
House and Gardens and The Jealous Wall.
Tullynally
Castle and gardens.
Clonmacnoise, early Christian sites. From here early monks took Christianity
back to Europe after the Dark Ages.
Loughcrew Megalithic
Tombs. Loughcrew, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Older than the pyramids. Guests
can arrange to pick up the key from the bungalow at the bottom of the
hill. This opens the gate into the tomb. During the summer there are now
guides showing the tombs to the public.
Boyle Abbey.
King House, Boyle, Co.Roscommon.
Strokestown Irish
Famine Museum.
Castletown House.
Hill
of Tara.
Boyne Valley Visitor’s Centre.
Knowth, Dowth, Newgrange.
Glendalough Visitor’s Centre.
Trim Castle.
Taghmon old church
Gardens
Here are a number of fine gardens well worth visiting within easy reach
of Mornington.
Belvedere House, Mullingar
- Restored 2000. A jewel in the midlands. Belvedere is a superb 160 acre
estate on the shores of Lough Ennell comprising a wonderful 18th century
hunting lodge, walled garden and landscaped park.
Grove
Gardens
Lough Crew, Co
Meath - A walk through centuries of garden and landscape fantasy. Close
to Lough Crew neolithic cairns. Lough Crew is the location for a summer
opera held each year.
Tullynally Castle,
Castlepollard - Romantic Woodland and walled gardens created over three
centuries.
Larchill Arcadian Gardens, Kilcock, Co. Kildare - Larchill is the only complete 'Ferme Ornée'
in Europe-an ornamental 18th century farm and landscaped parkland.
There are a number of private gardens, which open to the public on a limited
number of occasions. Ask for these when booking.
Places to visit
The Seven
Wonders of Fore.
Corlea Track Way, Keenagh, Co.Longford - a wooden track way found under
the bog which is over 2,000 years old. The felling date for the timbers
was 148 B.C.
Goldsmith Country - Glasson Museum and Heritage Centre.
National
Stud & Japanese Gardens, Tully, Co Kildare.
Museums
An Dun Transport and Heritage Museum.
Kilbeggan Distillery.
Tyrrellspass Castle Museum.
Athlone Castle Museum.
Ecclesiastical Museum, Mullingar.
Moate House Museum.
Castlepollard Local Museum.
Day Trips on the Shannon
Athlone Cruisers, Jolly Mariner Marina, Athlone.
Rosanna Cruisers, Athlone.
Walking & Cycling
Athlone Walking Tours, Deer Park, Glasson.
Mullingar Walking Tour.
Royal Canal Greenway.
