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Strokestown Park
Attractions in Strokestown

One to see in Strokestown: Strokestown Park

Only one place to visit is inside Strokestown’s urban area, but 2 more are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic house, a museum and a garden, among others. A longer outing takes you to St. Mel's Cathedral, 21 km off.

Photo: Strokestown Park, Irish Defence Forces (CC BY 2.0)
In Strokestown
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Leading places in Strokestown

Then come a museum and a garden, behind Strokestown Park.

Historic houseStrokestown Parkin townMuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park200 m outside town, to the southeastGardenGardenStrokestown House Gardens300 m outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to go

At 800 m, Strokestown House Gardens is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Strokestown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Grouped by kind

It comes down to a historic house, a museum and a garden.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house1 in town
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Strokestown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of it

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Strokestown comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Strokestown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Strokestown →

Big names nearby

Days out

Head 21 km out for St. Mel's Cathedral, the best known of 12.

CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral21 km eastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey25 km northwestCastleRoscommon Castle17 km southAbbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey18 km southCastleGlinsk Castle26 km southwestCastleBallinafad Castle31 km northwestMuseumRoscommon County Museum17 km southMuseumCastlerea Railway Museum26 km westCastleMcDermott's Castle25 km northCastleDonamon Castle22 km southwestAbbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey37 km northwestCastleCastlePortlick Castle34 km south

Places well known beyond Strokestown (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Your questions on Strokestown

What are the main attractions in Strokestown?

The place to visit inside Strokestown’s urban area is Strokestown Park. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Strokestown have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Strokestown: The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Strokestown?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Boyle Abbey (Office of Public Works), 25 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Strokestown?

Within 40 km: St. Mel's Cathedral (21 km), Boyle Abbey (25 km), Roscommon Castle (17 km), Roscommon Abbey (18 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (13)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).