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Belvedere House,
Gardens & Park - Mullingar, Co
Westmeath |
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Belvedere House Gardens & Park
is a
fascinating Georgian estate open year
round with a varied calendar of events
including Narnia at Christmas and family
events at Easter and Halloween.
Belvedere House is a fully restored
Georgian Villa situated in 160 acres of
lakeside parkland, punctuated by
numerous follies including the famous
Jealous Wall. Belvedere once the home of
the Wicked Earl Robert Rochfort who
infamously locked up his second wife
Mary Molesworth for 31 years on a
spurious charge of infidelity is now
owned and operated by Westmeath County
Council. |
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Tullynally Castle & Gardens
- Castlepollard,
Co Westmeath |
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Tullynally Castle and Gardens has been
home to the Pakenhan family since the
17th century. The castle, still lived in
by the family today, has been the home
to the Earls of Longford for more than
350 years. Built in the 17th century,
the house was designed as a Georgian
mansion, and later, as a Gothic revival
castle. The castle offers guided tours
of the unique collection of furniture
and pictures, the Victorian kitchen and
laundries, and the gardens. The gardens
are made up of numerous smaller gardens
and ponds such as the Woodland Garden,
the River Sham, the Flower Garden, the
Kitchen Garden, the Swan Pool, and the
Grotto Path. |
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Rockfield House &
Gardens, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
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