Family Activities

Your family break at McGuire’s Cottages promises to be fun filled and action packed with a huge selection of exciting indoor and outdoor activities available in the area for families and groups of all ages.

• Electric Bike Trails, Guided Tours and Bike Hire-Leitrim Village and Carrick on Shannon . 5 min drive from cottages
• ​www.bluewaysireland.org  Beautiful off road walking path from Acres Lake to Leitrim Village​
• Swimming  - Public run heated outdoor swimming pool in Drumshanbo (June to September,)- 2 min walk from cottages

• Outdoor Adventure - Lough Allen Adventure offer hillwalking, kayaking, canoeing, windsurfing and archery. Also available are summer camps and survival skills training. 15 mins from cottages by car


•  Lough Key Activity Centre and Zipit Forest Adventures also located nearby-20 mins drive

• Mountain Biking

• Horse Riding at Moorlands Equestrian centre  on the shores of Lough Allen
• Extreme Outdoor Activity Cavan-karting,paintballing, shooting (45mins drive)

• Tennis – courts are just beside cottages (50mtrs), free of charge beside public run playground

• Arigna Mining Experience provides a unique insight into what a coal mining life was like in the Arigna Valley

• The Marble Arch Caves - one of Europe's finest show caves allows visitors to explore a fascinating, natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers.
• Glencar Waterfall
• Hill Walking-the rugged Leitrim landscape is perfect for walkers with route to cater for all abilities
• Parke’s Castle
• Organic Centre
• Clay Pigeon Shooting
• Carrick Cinema Cineplex
• Hill walking- walking routes
• King House
• Boyle Abbey
• Moon River-pleasure cruising in Carrick on Shannon
• Costello Chapel Dock Arts Centre
• Mulvey Centre-Bowling Kids Kingdom
• Kayaking and Canoeing on the Blue Way from Acres Lake, just on our doorstep !- Adventure Gently