Things to do in Roscommon with kids
11 family days out across Roscommon, from ancient royal sites and mining heritage to forest parks and lakeside trails. Quieter than the coast and full of surprises, all loved and added by home educating parents.
Days out & things to do
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Lough Key Forest & Activity Park
350 hectares of woodland, water and adventure near Boyle. Younger children love the Adventure Play Kingdom, fairy trail and lakesi…
Rathcroghan Visitor Centre
Celtic Royal Site. Learn about Iron Age Ireland, cave of the Otherworld (Oweynagat).
Arigna Mining Experience
Underground mine tours led by ex-miners. 400 years of mining history.
Strokestown Park & Famine Museum
Georgian mansion with National Famine Museum. Important Irish history.
Derryglad Folk & Heritage Museum
6,000+ items showing Irish rural life. Largest private rail collection in Ireland.
Roscommon Castle & Loughnaneane Park
13th century Norman castle ruins. Park with playground, crannog, nature trails. Free.
Glassblowing Workshops
Discover Kingdom Glassblowing — a family-run glassblowing studio creating unique, hand-blown glass memorials. We welcome home-ed y…
WhenSaturdays 2-5pm, year-round
Zipit Forest Adventures – Lough Key
Zipit Forest Adventures at Lough Key Forest Park in the Hidden Heartlands — ziplines and high ropes through the trees, and the onl…
What's on in Roscommon
1Samhain Self-Guided Trail at Strokestown Park
Families follow a trail map through the Serpentine Woodlands, gathering clues about the old traditions of Oíche Shamhna and collec…
WhenFriday 23 October to Sunday 1 November, 10.30am to 4pm daily
Groups & meet-ups in Roscommon
1Roscommon Homeschooling
A friendly Facebook group for families home educating around Co. Roscommon. It's where local home-ed parents swap meet-up plans, a…
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