Strokestown Park is located only 20 minutes from Gleesons, and this day trip will be a memorable one, with beautiful Walled Gardens and Strokestown Park’s Palladian Mansion where you can have a guided tour, the National Famine Museum, and the Woodland Café which serves an array of tasty refreshments, it has everything you will need to keep the hunger at bay.
National Famine Museum:
The museum showcases artefacts and brings stories of the great Irish Famine to life using scene-setting, audio, audiovisual, and touchscreen resources, these as well as their family activity guide make the National Famine Museum experience fascinating for people of all ages.
The Palladian House:
Step back in time and see how the more fortunate families lived in Ireland. When Olive Pakenham-Mahon sold the House in 1979 her family had owned it for 300 years, the house is a story unfolding in front of your very eyes as to how the family lived their day-to-day life, showcasing their cooking utensils, room amenities, antiques, original features and treasures untouched.
The Walled Gardens:
Take some time to explore the land which surrounds the house & museum, the Walled Gardens and mature forest are so beautiful to stroll though, a peaceful and relaxing way to end your day at Strokestown Park.
To learn more, visit their website here.
