Local attractions

 

  • Heritage monuments and historical sites including:
  • Tallanstown – Tidy Towns competition award winning village – Gold Medal in 2009, 2008, 2007, Gold Medal winner in European Entente Florale competition 2008
    Louth Hall
    Knockabbey Castle
    Jumping Church
    Newgrange
    Knowth
    Hill of Tara
    Old Mellifont Abbey
    Monasterboice
    Battle of the Boyne site
    Hill of Slane
    Proleek Dolmen

     

  • Local activities:
  • Literary trails – Patrick Kavanagh and Francis Ledgwich are two famous local poets. All within 10k of Woodview B & B.
    Craft trails – Through Counties Louth, Monaghan and Cavan.
    Poetry week
    Walking – The Oriel Trail
    Cycling – The Tain Cycling trail.
    Pitch and Putt
    Golf – There are nine golf clubs in County Louth and most are open to visitors and societies
    Fishing – On the rivers Glyde and Dee and on the Irish Sea
    Shooting and Clay Pigeon shooting
    Hunting – The Louth Hunt established in 1817 is based in Tallanstown, they offer the visitor the opportunity to ride with the hunt
    Horseracing and Dog racing
    Horse riding – the only all weather indoor track in Ireland
    Skating – Dundalk Ice Dome
    Quads
    Indoor soccer
    Karting
    Funtasia Water Park

     

  • Local shopping:
  • Marshes Shopping Centre Dundalk
    Long Walk Shopping Centre Dundalk
    Dundalk Retail Park

    Drogheda Retail Park
    M1 Retail Park Drogheda
    Scotch Hall Drogheda
    Laurence Town Centre Drogheda