Sonairte

Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan


At this not-for-profit ecology centre, 10km southeast of Drogheda in Laytown on an 18th-century former farm, you can wander through a walled organic garden, visit a beekeeping museum, take a biodiverse nature trail and river walk that incorporates wetlands, woodlands and grasslands, and browse its garden shop. It also hosts various courses, from home detox workshops to wild-food foraging.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan attractions

1. Millmount Museum & Tower

4.51 MILES

Overlooking Drogheda, Millmount is an artificial hill that may have been a prehistoric burial ground like Newgrange, but has never been excavated. The…

2. St Laurence's Gate

4.59 MILES

Astride the eastwards extension of the town's main street is the 13th-century St Laurence's Gate, the finest surviving portion of the city walls (which…

3. Butter Gate

4.61 MILES

The 13th-century Butter Gate, just northwest of Millmount, has a distinctive tower and an arched passageway.

4. Highlanes Gallery

4.62 MILES

Set in a beautifully converted 19th-century monastery, this gallery has a permanent collection of contemporary art, along with regular temporary…

5. St Peter's Church of Ireland

4.73 MILES

St Peter's Church of Ireland (not to be confused with St Peter's Roman Catholic Church) is the church whose spire was burned by Cromwell's men, resulting…

6. St Peter's Roman Catholic Church

4.75 MILES

Displayed in a glittering brass-and-glass case in the north transept, the shrivelled head of St Oliver Plunkett (1629–81) is this church's main draw (the…

7. Magdalene Tower

4.82 MILES

The 14th-century Magdalene Tower is the bell tower of a Dominican friary founded in 1224. It was here that England's King Richard II, accompanied by a…

8. Termonfeckin Tower House

5.7 MILES

This tiny 15th-century tower house once belonged to a wealthy landowner. Pick up the key from the first house to its right.

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