park gardens · playground · nature reserve
Avondale Forest Park
An outdoor park-gardens in Rathdrum
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Setting
Outdoor
Entry
Free / cheap
Who for
Toddler-friendly · Ages 0–18+
Birthplace and home of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Avondale House and Forest Park is set in a magnificent forest park of over 500 acres near Rathdrum, County Wicklow.
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Birthplace and home of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Avondale House and Forest Park is set in a magnificent forest park of over 500 acres near Rathdrum, County Wicklow.
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Rathdrum
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