Things to do in Co. Roscommon
9 places
1.Arigna Mining Experience
Ireland's last coal mine, toured with ex-miners
Ireland's last working coal mine, reopened as a visitor attraction where former miners lead you 45 minutes underground through the same seams they once worked. Above ground, a free exhibition, café and gift shop sit in a building shaped like a colliery slack heap, with views over Lough Allen.
- Highlights
- Underground tour led by former Arigna miners
- Mining history from the 1700s to closure in 1990
- Constant 10°C underground — bring a jacket
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
2.Rathcroghan Visitor Centre
The royal site where Halloween is said to originate
Rathcroghan, Cruachan Aí, was the royal capital of Connacht — the oldest and largest unexcavated royal site in Europe and the legendary origin of Samhain. The museum and guided tours start from the medieval village of Tulsk.
- Highlights
- Ancient royal capital of Connacht
- Oldest and largest unexcavated royal site in Europe
- Said origin of Samhain (Halloween)
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
3.Baysports
giant floating slides on Ireland's biggest waterpark
Ireland's largest inflatable waterpark, spread across Lough Ree at Hodson Bay, with giant floating slides, a mini park for small children, new electric pedal boats and a lakeside sauna and hot tub. Wetsuits and lifejackets are included in the ticket.
- Highlights
- Ireland's largest inflatable waterpark, on Lough Ree
- Hy-Brasil, The Wedge and The Hyde waterslides
- Junior Park for children from age 2
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
4.Glendeer Pet Farm
Feed emus, pet alpacas and meet cheeky monkeys
A family-run pet farm ten minutes from Athlone where children feed emus and pet lambs, then burn off steam on playgrounds and a fairy trail.
- Highlights
- Feed bag handed out on arrival
- Zipline, double obstacle course and maze
- Fairy trail with hobbit village
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access
5.Lough Key Forest & Activity Park
Treetop walk, tunnels and 47 questing rooms
A 350-hectare lakeside estate in the heart of Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, where 19th-century servants' tunnels lead up to a treetop canopy walk and a five-storey viewing tower. Free to explore on foot; the adventures inside cost extra.
- Highlights
- Ireland's first Tree Canopy Walk, 300m long and 9m above the forest floor
- Moylurg viewing tower and the 19th-century Rockingham tunnels
- Boda Borg: 15 quests across up to 47 rooms, no clues given
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
6.Boyle Abbey
Whispering Arch and School of the West arches
A Cistercian monastery founded over 800 years ago, Boyle Abbey keeps a striking set of Romanesque-to-Gothic arches, an echoing Whispering Arch and a restored gatehouse exhibition, all in the middle of a small Roscommon town.
- Highlights
- Transitional Romanesque-to-Gothic arches of the School of the West
- The Whispering Arch inside the church
- Two possible Sheela-na-gig carvings
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Wheelchair access
7.Roscommon Castle
13th-century Norman ruin with free summer tower tours
Roscommon Castle is a dramatic 13th-century Norman ruin with four D-shaped corner towers and a twin-towered gatehouse, standing beside the lake, meadows and playground of Loughnaneane Park. Entry is free and the grounds can be explored all year round.
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Wheelchair access
8.Lough Key Caravan & Camping Park
Family camping beside a treetop canopy walk
A family campsite of 45 secluded, serviced pitches inside Lough Key Forest & Activity Park — a five-minute walk from the lake, the Visitor Centre and Ireland's first tree canopy walk.
- Highlights
- 45 landscaped pitches with private electric and water points
- Two separate woodland tenting areas
- 5-minute walk to the Visitor Centre and Lakeside Café
- Facilities
- Dog-friendly · Restrooms · Wheelchair access
9.Roscommon Leisure Zone
Soft play, ten-pin bowling and a diner under one roof
A fully wheelchair-accessible indoor leisure centre in Roscommon town, combining a 0–12 soft play area, six ten-pin bowling lanes, an arcade and a diner under one roof.
- Highlights
- Upsie Daisies soft play for ages 0–12
- Six ten-pin bowling lanes with bumpers on every lane
- Kiddie ramps for the youngest bowlers
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access