Mornington House Luxury Manor House Accommodation
Co. Westmeath, Ireland
attractions
Activities and Attractions in Westmeath
Westmeath, with its charming landscape of rolling hills, sparkling lakes and waterways, has many attractions for the discerning tourist wanting to get a break from the pressures of daily life. Agriculture and farming are the prime industries in Mullingar.
Here are some suggestions of what you can do when you visit Mornington. There are many interesting historical and cultural sites in the midlands. Tee times can be pre-booked for golfers; and ghillies and boats arranged for fishermen.
There are number of trails which can be followed by cycle or car around the area.
- The Fore Trail
- The Belvedere Trail
- Lough Ree Trail
- Royal Canal Greenway
- The Old Rail Trail
Local Distilleries
Tullamore Dew,
Tullamore
Kilbeggan Distillery, Kilbeggan - the oldest Distillery in the world
Tullynally Castle Gardens
Fore Abbey
The village of Fore is in a valley between two hills. Here you will see the
ancient ruins of a Christian monastery. Fore is 'the town of the springs' and
was named after St. Fechin's spring, which is beside the old church. It was
St. Fechin who founded the ancient Fore Abbey around 630 A.D. By 665 A.D. (the
time of the yellow plague) there were 300 monks living in the community. Over
looking Lough Lene is Slieveboy hill and 'Gallagher's Moteens' which are Bronze
Age graves. These are Cist graves, which succeeded the Communal burial chambers
of the New Stone Age.
Address: Fore, County Westmeath. T: +353 (0)44 9661780
Craft
Mullingar Pewter and Genesis Fine Art,The Downs, Mullingar
Michael Casey's Bog Oak Workshop, Barley Harbour, Newtowncashel, Co. Longford.
Day Trips on the Shannon
Athlone Cruisers, Jolly Mariner Marina, Athlone
Rosanna Cruisers, Athlone
Greyhound Racing
Mullingar Greyhound Racing
Longford Greyhound Racing
Heritage
Athlone Castle Interpretative Centre
Fore Abbey
Tullnally Castle, Castlepollard
Dun-na-Si Heritage Park, Moate
Folk Museum, Moate
Ardagh Heritage Centre, Ardagh
Corlea Trackway Centre
Belvedere House & Gardens, Mullingar
Hill of Uisneach.
Sailing
Mullingar Sailing Club - Address: Lough Owel, Mullingar, County Westmeath,
T: +353 (0)44 9342058
E: milnerk@gofree.indigo.ie
W:www.msail.net
Events
Mullingar Show - Sunday, 9th July 2017