With Heritage Week just around the corner, we are delighted to welcome visitors to Strokestown Park for a special celebration of our shared heritage. As part of this year’s Heritage Week programme, join us on 15 August for a Conservation of Historic Wallpaper Talk, led by our Curator, Ciara McCormac. The historic wallpapers at Strokestown…
A very special willow weaving workshop took place recently in the beautiful surrounds of the Vaulted Stables at Strokestown Park. Willow artist Helena Golden led the workshop, which was organised by Tara Carroll, Volunteer Co-ordinator at Strokestown Park, for the Irish Heritage Trust volunteers whose commitment and expertise play an important role within the Strokestown…
Strokestown Park are delighted to announce the opening of a brand-new exhibition within the historic Gazebo Tower located in the Victorian Walled Garden. Climbing to the upstairs exhibition space, visitors can listen to voices from the past through immersive audio experiences, from residents, landlords and workers whose daily lives were intertwined with the tower and…
Strokestown Park & The National Famine Museum is proud to take part in Seachtain na Gaeilge with a variety of events taking place on March 8th. The Irish Famine brought immense loss and decline to the Irish language and Irish culture. Today it is flourishing again with the Irish language and culture experiencing a vibrant…
Strokestown Park and the National Famine Museum in Roscommon has proudly received its first-ever award at the prestigious 34th Annual CIE Tours Awards of Excellence. This remarkable recognition, presented at a ceremony held at Trinity College Dublin on February 3rd, celebrates Strokestown Park’s outstanding dedication to delivering an exceptional visitor experience and a warm, welcoming…
Strokestown Park were delighted to be named ‘Dog Friendly Venue of the Year’ at the 2025 Ruby Heart Awards, presented by Petmania. The accolade, sponsored by DogFriendlyIreland.ie, recognises the estate as one of the most welcoming destinations in Ireland for visitors accompanied by their dogs. In announcing the award, adjudicators praised the venue’s commitment to…
The Irish Heritage Trust is delighted to announce plans for a transformative, nature-based outdoor experience here at Strokestown Park | The National Famine Museum. Backed by a €1.2m investment from Fáilte Ireland’s Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme which is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under the EU Just Transition Fund,…
Science Week: Then. Today. Tomorrow. The Dark Room at Strokestown Park For Science Week 2025, we invite you to a virtual visit of the recently re-opened Victorian Dark Room, the private photography studio of one of the residents of Strokestown Park, Henry Pakenham Mahon. Located in the 1830s extension to Strokestown Park House, is a…
Don your favourite costume and join us at our haunted heritage houses for some Halloween fun for old and young this mid term.
Last Preserved 18th-Century Gallery Kitchen in Ireland and one of the Finest in Europe
Visit Strokestown Park in 2026
Strokestown Park & The National Famine Museum is open daily from 10.00am to 5.30pm
Guided tours of Strokestown Park House at 12pm, 2pm & 3.30pm. Booking online in advance is recommended.
The Woodland Café at Strokestown Park is open daily from 10.00am to 5pm
