Start here
The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Castlepollard by type
All 293 places by distance →One day from Castlepollard
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:53 pm
75 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Castlepollard
- Mortimer's Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Scragh Bog Nature Reservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Turgesius Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Lough Banelake · 45 min
- Lough Sheelinlake · 45 min
- Back in Castlepollard
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Castlepollard?
Tullynally Castle (heritage site, about 2 km), Mortimer's Castle (heritage site, about 6 km), Fore Abbey (attraction, about 6 km), Turgesius Island (island, about 7 km), Lough Derravaragh (lake, about 7 km), Ben of Fore (viewpoint, about 7 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Castlepollard?
42 places on Spotwander: 22 forts & heritage, 5 churches, 2 other attractions, 2 parks, 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Castlepollard?
Tullynally Castle, about 2 km by road; Mortimer's Castle (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Castlepollard?
Saint Paul's, about 21 km by road; Saint Columcille's House (35 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Castlepollard?
Start in Castlepollard, visit Mortimer's Castle, then Scragh Bog Nature Reserve, then Turgesius Island, then Lough Bane, then Lough Sheelin, and drive back — about 75 km by road in all.