Things to do in Cavan with kids
8 family days out across Cavan, from its hundred lakes and forest parks to heritage sites and dark-sky country. Quiet, watery and wonderful, all loved and added by home educating parents.
Days out & things to do
6Deerpark Forest Park
A 160-hectare Coillte woodland on the shore of Lough Ramor at Virginia, Co. Cavan — easy family walking trails past historic bridg…
Cavan County Museum
A county museum in Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan spanning the Stone Age to the 20th century — and home to the largest outdoor replica…
Erica's Fairy Forest
A magical little fairy forest near Cootehill, Co. Cavan — a woodland trail dotted with fairy doors and houses, created in memory o…
Silver Bear Centre
A build-a-bear workshop in Bawnboy, Co. Cavan, inside the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark — make and stuff your own teddy, take a teddy…
Cavan Burren Park
One of Ireland's finest prehistoric landscapes, at Blacklion in the UNESCO Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark — over 10km of trails past m…
Dún a Rí Forest Park
A historic Coillte forest park at Kingscourt, Co. Cavan, on the old Cabra Estate — riverside and nature trails, a waterfall, castl…
What's on in Cavan
2Tonagh Pumpkin Hollow
A small family-run pumpkin patch with a pick-your-own field, a pumpkin arch photo spot, Halloween music, swings and games, and two…
WhenDaily 18 to 26 October, 11am to 5pm
Cavan Eco Féile
A free sustainability festival in Cavan town with a climate expo, family-friendly attractions, local food vendors, workshops and l…
WhenFriday 23 to Sunday 25 October
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