- Strokestown Park Walled Gardens: This magnificent six-acre Georgian walled garden, fully restored to its original splendour, features Ireland and Britain’s longest herbaceous border (as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records), vibrant pleasure gardens with heritage roses, a charming fernery, productive fruit and vegetable sections, and elegant historic architectural features, all set within the grounds of a grand Palladian mansion.
- Lough Key Forest and Activity Park: A vast 350-hectare landscaped estate surrounding a beautiful lough, boasting scenic woodland trails, a distinctive bog garden filled with unusual peat-loving plants and shrubs, wildflower meadows, majestic specimen trees, follies, bridges, canals, and enchanting natural features that highlight Ireland’s native flora and historic parkland design.
- Castlecoote House and Gardens: An elegant Georgian mansion surrounded by rich pastoral woodlands and grounds bordered on three sides by the serene River Suck, offering peaceful walking paths through mature trees, scenic river views, and a harmonious blend of natural landscape and traditional country estate planting.
- Clonalis House Grounds: The historic demesne of the O’Conor family features extensive wooded parkland with mature specimen trees, tranquil woodland walks, and open lawns that provide a serene, heritage-rich setting, evoking centuries of Irish estate gardening amid picturesque rural surroundings.
- Derryvunny Old Woodland Trail (near Lough Key): A delightful short loop trail through ancient leafy woodlands on the northern edge of Lough Key, showcasing mature native trees, dappled light filtering through the canopy, and peaceful natural planting that highlights the beauty of Roscommon’s undisturbed woodland ecology.
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