14/08/2026
Walking in their footsteps this National Heritage Week !🥾
💚 National Heritage Week (15th–23rd August) celebrates Ireland’s cultural, built, and natural heritage.
This year’s "Heritage at Risk" theme invites us to reimagine, revive, and protect endangered sites and traditions across the Midlands.
Here are a few fantastic options to explore:
🕍 The National Famine Museum
The official starting point of the National Famine Way! Enjoy free admission to the museum on Thursday, 20th August.
👣 Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre
View a preserved 18-metre section of an ancient Iron Age oak road, and bring the little ones for the Wild Child Explorers Event on 22nd August (2pm–4:30pm). 🪵🌾
🌳 Newcastle Wood: Walk the former grounds of the historic Newcastle Estate to discover historic stone bridges, Victorian walls, and timber mill ruins.
🚂 Old Rail Trail
Trace the historic line of the former Midlands Great Western Railway, originally opened in 1851.
💚 Step into history with a lighter footprint.
Explore our low-impact walking tours and book your spot today at ethicaltours.ie