Tullamore combines a distinctive whiskey experience with walks along the Grand Canal and places that tell the story of the town and the region. This lets you choose between tastings, activity by the water and culture during your stay, rather than focusing on just one theme.

Experience Whiskey: Tour, Tasting and Your Own Blend

At the Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery, a guided tour takes you behind the scenes and explains the whiskey-making process, from distillation to maturation. The tour includes a premium tasting of three Tullamore D.E.W. varieties. If you would like to explore the flavours in more depth, you can also create and bottle your own Tullamore D.E.W. blend. You can take it home for an additional charge.

The tasting and personal blending are separate parts of the visit: the tasting lets you compare several varieties, while the blending lets you create your own mix. Experiences may change, so check the Distillery’s current offerings before making plans.

Walk Along the Grand Canal and Learn About the Greenway

Tullamore lies on the Grand Canal, whose banks visitors can walk along. If you want to focus on activity by the water during your stay, this offers a different way to experience the canal than a whiskey tour or a visit to cultural attractions.

The Grand Canal Greenway is a traffic-free walking and cycling route along the canal, suitable for walkers and cyclists of all abilities. In County Offaly, Tullamore is one of the places offering services and accommodation for walkers, cyclists and boating enthusiasts. The waterside paths and the Greenway therefore offer two different options: a walk in Tullamore or a section of a long-distance walking and cycling route.

Playground and Walking Paths at Lloyd Town Park

Lloyd Town Park complements the canal paths with walking routes within the park. It has a large playground with climbing frames, swings, slides and zip lines, and is wheelchair accessible. If you are looking for play facilities or somewhere to go for a walk as you plan your trip, this offers a specific option with a different focus from the Distillery.

Town History and Neo-Gothic Architecture

Offaly History in Tullamore offers local history archives, photographs and publications. The centre regularly organises talks, exhibitions and community events about heritage. As programme details may change, it is worth checking current dates if you want to include an event in your plans.

Charleville Castle stands on the outskirts of Tullamore. The castle dates from 1798 and was designed in the Neo-Gothic style. It adds an architectural landmark to the local history work of Offaly History. If you are interested in both, you can plan separately for the town’s archive and event offerings and the historic architecture on its outskirts.

More Places to Explore in County Offaly

County Offaly also offers distinctive destinations with different points of interest. The ruins of Clonmacnoise include a cathedral, two round towers, three high crosses, nine churches and more than 700 early Christian grave slabs. Clara Bog, meanwhile, is considered perhaps the best-preserved example of an ombrotrophic raised bog in the mid-west of Europe. These regional examples represent their own cultural, historical and landscape themes in County Offaly; they are not features of Tullamore.

Plan Your Stay Around Your Interests

If a Distillery experience or an Offaly History event is important to you, check availability or dates in advance.

Discover more destinations: Banagher, Killurin, Toberpatrick, Kinnitty, Birr, Shannonbridge, Rhode, The Curragh

For the broader travel overview: County Offaly.