DOME Family Entertainment Centre in Carlow guarantees hours of fun featuring Pins on Strings Interactive Bowling, Games Arcade, Pool tables & 8,000 square feet of a 3D jungle life like experience in The Congo Quest including Ball Pools, Crawl Tubes & Slides & Soccer Court. Hours of fun guaranteed for your birthday party, school tours or family visit. READ MORE .

The Irish National Stud & Gardens is part of our heritage and provides a unique opportunity for school children to get close up to horses and wildlife in a relaxed and natural environment. They will be fascinated to watch the magnificent thoroughbreds in their paddocks and can enjoy hands on interaction with the retired equine superstars on the living legends team. Find out more.

A 12th century castle remodelled in Victorian times and set in extensive parklands which was the principal seat of the Butler family, Marquesses and Dukes of Ormonde.Find out more here.

At Birr Castle Gardens and Science Centre students will discover a world of fun-filled exploration, through history, science and engineering!  Students can explore our Science Centre, marvel at the Great Telescope, and climb Ireland’s Tallest Treehouse.
Enquire about a Guided Discovery Tour or complete one of the many quests and trails on offer. Find out more .

Redhills Adventure is a activity business located in Co. Kildare only 5kms from Kildare Village Outlet. We offer three very different activities suitable to the norm in Airsoft, Archery Tag and Splatmaster. All our activities are safe, fun and action packed and as they are team based. Find out more here.

Our farm and mini zoo offers a great selection of farm and zoo animals and a huge selection of activities for all the family to enjoy. We have outdoor and indoor play options with three playgrounds,a football and astro pitch, mini golf, zipline, bouncy castle and indoor play centre. Find out more here

The Battle of the Boyne between King William III and his father-in-law, King James II, was fought on 1 July 1690 (11 July according to our modern calendar). Both kings commanded their armies in person, 36,000 on the Williamite side and 25,000 on the Jacobite side. Find out more here.

At the Medieval Mile Museum, we tell the stories of Kilkenny’s powerful patrons and inspired creators through the buildings and artefacts they left behind. Learn about the people of Kilkenny’s past, discovering the many layers that make up Kilkenny’s 800 years of rich history. Find out more .

Discover Ireland's exciting new world class visitor destination, Beyond the Trees Avondale in Wicklow. Journey through the forest and above the canopy of the trees, experience this unique 1.4km treetop walk in Avondale Forest Park. Beyond the Trees Avondale is a unique visitor destination suitable for all ages. We cater for all groups including school tours, TY groups, and international tour groups. Find out more .

Kippure Estate is an estate of 240 acres in northwest Co. Wicklow, near Manor Kilbride village, offering a venue of great beauty and tranquillity. It is the perfect place for field trips, adventure, nature awareness, ecology and geographical investigations.  Find out more here

Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre, open in 1997, is designed to present the archaeological heritage of the Boyne Valley, which includes the megalithic passage tombs of Newgrange and Knowth. The Centre is the starting point for all visits to both monuments, and contains extensive interpretative displays and viewing areas. Find out more here.

Carlingford Adventure Centre is a firm favourite among schools looking for a fun and educational outdoor experience with the New and Amazing SKYPARK and ZIPTOPIA along with over 20 outdoor adventure activities such as Laser Combat. On-site accommodation and TY programmes available. Find out more

At Airtastic Kildare groups can play Bowling or Soccer or Mini Golf or Soft Play and have the most fun ever! Our group rate provides you with the opportunity to bring a larger number of people along for a unique experience at a greatly discounted cost. Find out more .

Though best known as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the Hill of Tara has been an important site since the late Stone Age when a passage-tomb was constructed there. Tara was at the height of its power as a political and religious centre in the early centuries after Christ. Attractions include an audio-visual show and guided tours of the site. Find out more here.

Our School Tours are created to be fun & educaitonal. Featuring twelve life-size, moving dinosaurs, you will come face to face with some of the mightiest beasts to have ever lived. Follow our Fairy Trail, where you can see the wonderful houses and homes of the wood fairies, and learn all about the park’s animals. Jurassic Bounce South East’s newest largest and most exciting Covered inflatable Adventure park. Supervising teachers free with every 15 students. Find out more .

Barretstown’s Residential TY Programme is an exciting residential experience which takes place on the beautiful 500-acre Barretstown campus. Run over 5 days/4 nights (Monday to Friday), this is a key opportunity for any Transition Year student group to spend time away in a fun, safe and educational environment, learn new skills and also gives students an insight into the work undertaken by Barretstown to support children and families affected by serious illness.
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As an Office of Public Works property we offer FREE school tours with a number of site specific educational modules to support the primary and secondary school curriculum outside of the school environment (Living History, Maths and Nature Trails). Read more about School Tours to Castletown House