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Strokestown Out & About

ESCAPE, RELAX & RECHARGE

Strokestown is nestled in a tranquil valley with Sliabh Ban (the white mountain) to the south and the Caslin Hills to the north.

At the centre of the town is a picturesque roundabout adjacent to the infamous Bawn Gates, leading into Strokestown Park House. This is the ancestral home of the Packenham-Mahon family who founded the town during the plantations of the 17th century.

A number of boutique B&Bs and a superb hotel will help you take the opportunity to become part of wonderful walking and driving routes amongst peaceful and tranquil landscapes. Strokestown is the perfect destination and base for anyone looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

Come to Strokestown. Escape the noise. Journey through time. Experience REAL Ireland!!

RECREATION & LEISURE

Walking
​Strokestown offers walkers a range of delights, catering for the amateur as well as the professional.

​Our Town Trails are excellent and we have a fantastic Park Run & Walk community.
Running
With great looped routes connecting with Sliabh Bawn, Cloonslanor and Kilglass avid runners can pick from a range of stunning backdrops! 

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Sliabh Bawn Athletics Club supports runners of all ages and abilities.
Fishing
​Strokestown is surrounding by fantastic lakes and rivers (especially the Shannon) which are well-stocked for coarse fishing.

​An active angling community exists as part of Strokestown Angling Club.
Cycling
​With a number of safe cycling routes looping back to the town Strokestown has it all.

Get in touch with Strokestown Cycling Club who will look after you.
Golf
Strokestown Golf Club is home to a fabulous 9-hole golf course with wonderful natural views and a welcoming membership.
Riding
Sliabh Bawn, and the surrounds of Strokestown, host excellent equestrian trails and offer much for riders to see and do.
Hillwalking
The redeveloped Sliabh Bawn recreation facility is only a 3 minute drive away and offers amazing hill walking routes and viewing points.
Sports Centre
Just off Church Street there is a sports complex comprising of a Community & Sports Hall with a state-of-the-art Soccer pitch & Gaelic football grounds.

​The local secondary school (Scoil Mhuire Fitness) has gym facilities which are open 6 days a week in the evenings and on a Saturday morning.

HERITAGE & HISTORY

Park House
Strokestown Park House is the location of the National Famine Museum.

​The property is operated by the Irish Heritage Trust.
Workhouse
On the Cloonslanor loop of the Strokestown Trail Walk, you will visit the site of the former Strokestown Work House.

Information is posted at the site.
Holy Cross
In 1950, when the Holy Year Cross was raised onto the top of Sliabh Bawn, skeletal remains were uncovered.

​This suggests that a passage grave once sat atop the hill.
Rathcroghan
Rathcroghan Visitor Centre is located in the medieval village of Tulsk, within the royal complex of Cruachan, the oldest and largest unexcavated Royal complex in Europe.

​It is located 7 kilometres west of Strokestown.
Elphin Windmill
At Elphin Windmill ​(approximately 9 kilometres north of Strokestown) you will find a fully restored 18th-century tower mill.

​This is a rare piece of Irish industrial architectural heritage and is, possibly, the oldest operational windmill in Ireland.
Genealogy
County Roscommon's Genealogy Centre is located at St. John's Church, the former Church of Ireland church, on Church Street.
Town Team

Contact Strokestown

STROKESTOWN TOWN TEAM
Community Offices,
Strokestown.
County Roscommon.
​F42 D998.
Ireland.

Phone: +353 (0) 71 963 3759
​(MON to FRI: 10am to 1pm)
Email: strokestowntownteam@gmail.com

Visit Strokestown

Beautiful and historic Strokestown, a focal point of Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, is perfectly situated halfway across Ireland, approximately 90 minutes from the hustle & bustle of Dublin (and Ireland's Ancient East) and Galway (on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way).

Strokestown is ideally placed just 40 minutes from Ireland West Airport in Knock.
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Connect with Strokestown

Connect with Strokestown and don't leave it at that, connect and come visit. 

There's an endless number of unique experiences and attractions right on our doorstep..

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  • Home
  • About
    • Experience Strokestown >
      • Get Out & About
      • Invest in Strokestown
      • Strokestown Sights
      • Walking Trails
    • Live in Strokestown
  • Guide
    • Business Life >
      • Accommodation
      • Agriculture, Industry & Commercial
      • Bars & Eateries
      • Build, Repair & Service
      • Education & Learning
      • Financial & Legal
      • Hair, Beauty & Living Well
      • Health Services
      • Motoring
      • Professional Services
      • Shopping, Recreation & Leisure
      • Taxi Services
    • Community Life >
      • Active Age
      • Angling Club
      • CCÉ
      • Claire's Arts & Crafts
      • Comhaltas
      • Cycling Club
      • Foroige
      • Golf Club
      • Green Hub Gardening Club
      • Men's Shed
      • Our Voice FM
      • SCDA
      • Sliabh Ban Athletics
      • Slimming World
      • STAAR Centre
      • Tidy Towns
      • Town Team
      • Women's Shed
    • Festivals & Events >
      • Agricultural & Industrial Show
      • Christmas Lights
      • Christmas Market
      • Easter Parade
      • Feile Strokestown
      • International Poetry Festival
      • National Famine Walk
  • News
  • Contact