Attractions

Birr Castle Demesne is a hidden treasure and a firm favourite,with something for every visitor. Birr Castle Demesne remains one of Irelands top attractions. New this season is our recently upgraded Treehouse Adventure playground that has received some new additions including a swing set

Glasnevin Museum and Tours Opened in 1832, Glasnevin Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Ireland and is the resting place of many men and women who shaped Irish history over the last two centuries. The museum and tours explore the diversity of Irish life since 1800 through the experiences

Gaze in wonder as you get up close and personal with the magnificent marine life inhabitants. Submerge yourself in the wonderful enchanted underwater world Come face-to-face with the fearsome-looking Sandtiger Sharks. Meet the Polar Penguins and get hands-on experience at the Touch Tank w

Airfield Estate is a 38-acre working farm in Dundrum, Dublin. Visitors love the fun-filled family events celebrating food, farming and the natural world through tours, storytelling, workshops and daily events like gathering eggs from the chicken coup and animal feeding. Visitors also enj

Fota House is a fabulous regency-style great country house situated in East Cork. It has been restored and conserved by the Irish Heritage Trust who shares the magnificent surroundings by way of public guided tours from April to September inclusive. Visitors can discover fascinating insi

Come and take this unique underground tour in what was Irelands last working coal mine and see how coal was mined. This Energy Centre provides visitors with a unique insight into what coal mining life was like in the Arigna Valley, from its beginning in the 1700s until its closure in 1990.

Lullymore Heritage Discovery Park was recently transformed – the great mix of play and education remains but this year, extensive new additions will truly astound and bring the past to life: - Meet a holographic new stone age farmer and 1798 rebel. - Visit our monk hard at work

The gardens, like the castle are on a magnificent scale, taking in nearly 12 hectares. Terraced lawns around the castle overlook superb 18th century parkland. The adjoining woodland gardens and walled gardens date largely from the early 19th century and encompass a grotto of eroded limesto