

There’s plenty of high-octane fun at this discovery park for a price, but there’s still lots to do without spending a penny.
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museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-Historyįrom September to June you can pop into the Hugh Lane Gallery for one of their free family Sunday sketching workshops inspired by their collections.Įntrance to the gallery is also free so once you’re finished sketching, you can savour the wonderful collection of 20th and 21st-century art.Otherwise known as the Dead Zoo, The Natural History Museum is a throw-back to the Victorian era that kids will love, especially when they catch a glimpse of the 40,000-year-old leg of a woolly mammoth, a giant whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling and row-upon-row of stuffed animals suspended in time in wooden glass cases. The good news is you have a good chance of spotting dolphins from land on the Kilrush Dolphin Trail which starts in Kilrush past the Floating Fin exhibition via Cappa Pier where you can take a dip in the sea before hitting the coastal route to Aylevaroo Point, often frequented by dolphins and past blue flag beaches, playgrounds and fishing spots.Ī ramble through Ravenwood Forest in Curracloe is a winning combo of forest tracks and nature trails where foraging for wild food is encouraged and red squirrelS run free with the bonus of emerging onto Curracloe’s white stretch of sand at the end.Īnd, if you stay until twilight you might catch the geese that fly out to roost on the sand banks. Heading out to sea isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. discoverboynevalley.ie/plan-your-visit/things-to-do/girley-bog-eco-walk.This two-hour walk along a raised boardwalk is an easy ramble for the younger crew with enough flora and fauna to satisfy any budding botanist. They may not have the majesty of our mountains or the thrill of the sea but our bogs are often overlooked as scenic spots, not to mention important ecosystems.

There’s also plenty of space to stake out the perfect picnic spot.
