Castlerea, Roscommon, Ireland
There is a SuperValu and Lidl in the town and 2 cafes Bastion Kitchen (Thurs-Sat) and Benneys Deli cafe (mon-sat). Benneys do great croissants that you can order online/by phone or in store the day before and collect them fresh and heat in your oven the next morning. The old stone house restaurant is 10 mins away and is open Thurs- Sunday.
Things to do
Locally in Roscommon
Activities
• Lough Key Forest Park & Activity Centre
Has ziplining, play kingdom, walking and cycling trails, biketrail, woodland Segway, orienteering, & boat tour.
• Horse riding at the Roscommon equestrian centre.
• Experience adventure on the banks of the River Shannon at the Shannon River adventure centre. Located beside scenic Lough Bofin, close to the villages of Rooskey and Dromod, Shannon River Adventure offers many fun-filled water and land based activities which include Kayaking, Canoeing, Archery, Mudslide, Orienteering, Pier-jumping, Climbing Wall, Island Trips, Summer Camps, Team-building - there's something to challenge and reward all ages and abilities. Prior Booking Essential
• Glendeer Pet Farm -Roscommon
Glendeer has something for every age including cuddly, cheeky animals, playgrounds, fairy trail, traditional farm cottage and lots more! There are plenty of facilities under cover so it is an enjoyable day out rain or shine!
• Tullyboyfarm -Roscommon
Tullyboy Farm is a family run real working visitor farm in a beautiful setting around a Georgian farmhouse and buildings with mature trees and lake views on the Roscommon and Leitrim border between Boyle and Carrick on Shannon and less that an h our from the Wild Atlantic Way.The attraction offers fun, educational and cultural activities for families, and all types of groups in a safe environment. There is a whole range of activities available, from miniature tractor barrel rides, straw dives for goodies, playground, lots of animals to get up close to and hand feed and cuddle, tractor trailer rides (if sufficient numbers permit), pony rides by lead rein (when available). Most of these are included in the day visit at no extra cost so it represents great value for money.
• Baysports Hodson Bay -Roscommon – Irelands largest watersports park.
Baysports just outside Athlone, is a great spot for families with its inflatable water park, kayak tours and pedalos. It also holds the Guinness World Record for the largest floating slide in the country.
Places to visit
Rathcroghan visitor centre
Rathcroghan Visitor Centre interprets the rich archaeology and mythology of a prehistoric royal site, which was home to fearsome Iron Age Warrior Queen Medb (Maeve), and starting place for the Tain Bo Cuailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley), the oldest vernacular epic in European Literature.
• Roscommon Castle
• Strokestown Park and The Irish National Famine Museum
• Arigna Mining Experience
The visitor centre is located in a beautiful scenic location overlooking Lough Allen. The centre is a community inspired initiative that preserves the 400 year coal mining heritage of this area and allows visitors an insight into coal mining life as it was in the Arigna Valley for centuries.
Boyle Abbey
• Kings House in Boyle
Nearby Counties
Visit Nearby
• The shed distillery- Leitrim Home to gunpowder gin – tour of their distillery.
• Athlone castle visitor centre -Westmeath
The 13th century Athlone castle is a heritage attraction on the banks of the River Shannon. The castle's keep is a national monument, and the visitor centre brings to life the stories of the town and its people from ancient through to modern times.
• Clonmacnoise – the ancient monastic settlement from the 6th century.
The Rose of Innisfree Tourboat operates on the picturesque Lough Gill, in counties Sligo & Leitrim, Ireland. Experience some of the most spectacular scenery, spoken so fondly of by the poet WIillam Butler Yeats. All from the comfort of this 72 seating, all weather, magnificent vessel. Commentary on board. Full bar facilities available.
Activities
• Lough Gara Adventures: – Boyle Sligo (25mins away)
Horse riding, boating, farm pets, archery, clay pigeon shooting & assault course.
• Electric bike trails – Leitrim
Cycling for all the family on the traffic free Shannon Blueway in Leitrim Village and woodland trail in Lough Key Forest and Activity Park, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Bikes available for all fitness levels.
• Adventure Gently Ireland – Leitrim – guided canoe trips
With a minimum of tuition, from Graham and Adrienne your guides, Canadian canoeing gives the paddler a fresh perspective on nature, their surroundings and themselves. This is an environmentally friendly activity, where you take nothing but photographs and leave nothing behind but ripples.
Leitrim Surf Company specialise in guided stand-up paddleboarding safari’s on The Shannon Blueway and tours of the Leitrim coastline on the Wild Atlantic Way. We are fully mobile and can also provide tailor-made excursions on any river, lake, canal or sea; Leitrim and beyond…
• Knights & Conquest – Longford
Experience a time of Knights & Conquests in Irelands Hidden Heartlands. Don the clothes of our Norman ancestors and walk on an interactive journey through time. See what it feels like to be a king or queen in your own game of thrones.
Castlerea train station is c. 2 miles from the gates of the Clonalis Estate providing easy and comfortable access from Dublin and Galway for those people who don't like to drive.
