Things to do in Roscommon with kids
9 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.
Lough Key Forest & Activity Park
350 hectares of woodland. Tree canopy walk, Boda Borg adventure, ZipIt, kayaking, Adventure Play Kingdom.
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.
Tullyboy Farm
Real working visitor farm. Hand-feed animals (alpacas, llamas, donkeys, hens, emu), tractor barrel rides, straw dives, pony rides,…
Also see home ed groups & meet-ups in Roscommon, or days out across Ireland.
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