Walking

 Journey Through Time: Discovering the Rich Heritage of Batterstown and Kilcloon

Batterstown Kilcloon Heritage Keepers

Step into the enchanting world of the Batterstown Kilcloon Heritage Keepers, where history isn't just a memory—it's a vibrant tapestry woven with every tale and artifact.
Founded by a passionate group of locals, on a mission to preserve the rich and colorful history of our community.
From the ancient stones of Rathregan Church to the nostalgic echoes of steam engines at Batterstown Railway Station

Your base for fun and adventure on the Boyne Valley to Lakelands Greenway!

Our Greenway Services Hub is situated 9km from Navan by Greenway and is immediately next to our family owned and run service station, Doughtys Texaco Mace, on the R162. 

Our shop is open 7 days a week until 10pm with many services including an on-site butchery, tea/coffee, hot and cold deli, ice cream, milkshakes and off licence as well as car wash, valeting and 24 hour pay at pump fuel. 

Get to know this 4.3-km loop trail near Martry, County Meath.

It usually takes an average of 1 h 3 min to complete.

The best times to visit this walk would be June through September.

Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.

Enjoy this walkway based around the boglands in the Jamestown area.

There is an abundance of wildlife, fauna, and flora here with plenty of biodiversities.  

There is usually a mobile coffee van near the entrance along with benches to sit and relax with some refreshments after your walk.

Volunteers will take you on a free walking tour of their town. From the early medieval monastic site to the Georgian quarter, our volunteers will share with you the local stories and hidden gems of Kells, Co. Meath. Book your tour at Kells Courthouse Tourism and Cultural Hub.

From 2021 to 2022, the Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Port and Meath County Arts Office collaborated with the project to offer five artists the site of Mornington, County Meath. Mornington is home to three lights (the North, West and East lights) along with the additional architecture of: Lady’s Finger, the Maiden’s Tower and the ancient beacons where fires were originally lit before the presence of lighthouses. 

A new Story Trail has been installed at Blackwater Park in Navan. 

The new story is Amuigh Faoin Spéir by Sadhbh Devlin.  We hope you have fun reading the book, listening to the songs and even singing.

A 165km way marked walking/cycling trail commemorating a heartbreaking walk of forced emigration in 1847 at the height of the Great Irish Famine.  

It begins at the memorial glass wall at National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park in Roscommon and continues through six counties including County Meath to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s Docklands.

The route is marked by more than 30 pairs of bronze children’s shoes, including locations at the Hill of Down, Longwood and Enfield in Meath.

DRAWDA - a curated multidisciplinary public arts programme, launched in Drogheda between November 2021, and April 2022, culminating in an Urban Art Trail throughout Drogheda that focuses on key figures and moments from our mythological past.

Enfield Fairy Trail is located at the Harbour Area of the Royal Canal Leisure Park in Enfield.  Take a stroll through this fully accessible, enchanting little Fairy Trail full of fairy doors, houses, ladybirds and even a couple of thrones!  Discover Fiadh the Forest Fairy, Flash the Footballer Fairy and many more.  As well as trying to find all the fairy doors in the Trail, you can also visit Pooh Corner and our bird box area, and make sure you don't leave without finding out your very own Fairy Name!    

Over 800 years, Drogheda has been the stage for many of the events that have shaped Ireland’s destiny.

At one time, it could have been regarded as Ireland’s capital city; centuries later, it was port of departure for thousands of desperate famine victims. And in 1649, it became synonymous with one of the blackest chapters in Ireland’s history when Oliver Cromwell unleashed a degree of ruthlessness that still stirs emotions.