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mullingar
check out some of mullingar’s fantastic amenities
take a dip in lough owel
Get refreshed with a swim in the crystal clear waters of Lough Owel, jump off the diving boards if you dare! Just outside the town on the N4 towards Longford.
Lough Owel is also a good spot for fishing & birdwatching.
stroll the shores of lough ennell
Located off the N52 on the Mullingar - Tullamore road you will find the beautiful Lough Ennell where you an hire a boat at Lilliput, feed the swans, doa spot of fishing or even have a sauna!
Mullaghmeen in north Westmeath is the largest planted beech forest in Ireland. This 1,000 acre broadleaved forest has an extensive network of way marked trails for varying levels of fitness, including three looped walks and a multi access trail. Facilities include a car park and picnic areas.
This 1,000 acre forest offers picnickers a shady haven in which to feast and provides the more energetic with scenic walks of varying length. The Red Trail takes you to the summit of Mullaghmeen and provides magnificent views north across Lough Sheelin and into the neighbouring county of Cavan. The forest, once an out farm belonging to a Lord Gradwell, has many examples of man’s former impacts on the landscape.
Following the White Trail (one of the walking trails) one passes sad reminders of famine times with relic walls of famine fields. A Booley Hut, a summer grazing shelter, is just off the Red Trail, while the Flax Pits show that this important crop for the linen industry was once harvested and cured in this area.
Check Visit Westmeath for more info.
