The Mykidstime.ie Top 10 Things to Do in Limerick

Planning a visit to Limerick? here's our suggestions for the top 10 things to do in Limerick

1. Visit Thomond Park Interactive Museum that showcases the proud history and heritage of Munster Rugby The Museum also contains fantastic interactive displays and touch screens suitable for all ages. Winners of Mykidstime Awards 2010 for Best Family Activity and Best Family Outing.

2. If you are really lucky get your hands on some tickets for a Munster home game at Thomond Park

3 Experience the most historic tour with your kids at King John’s Castle, give your kids information about Limerick’s history and let smaller ones have a feel of adventure!

4. Why not head out with the kids with a picnic to enjoy the heritage and beauty and luxury of this historic Adare Village. A beautiful village with a heritage centre, Desmond castle, Pitch and Putt, lovely park to walk around, fantastic restaurants it makes a lovely day out.

5. Curraghchase Forest Park, Kilcornan, Co. Limerick. A beautiful forest park which includes arboretum, a wildlife lake, a nature trail which takes you to many of its most beautiful features. A Caravan and Camping park is also on the grounds.

6. Go back to an older era at the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Foynes, Co. Limerick. You can travel back in time in the authentic 1940s cinema, while watching the award-winning film "Atlantic Conquest" which has been compiled from original footage from the days of the Flying Boats.

7. Step back in time at the Lough Gur Visitor Centre, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, with audio-visual show, exhibition of artefacts and display panels which interpret the story of man from the Stone Age. You will be captivated by the beauty, charm and tranquillity of this ancient place.

8. Enjoy the fun-filled local banter at the Saturday’s Farmers Market, Cornmarket, Limerick City. Today the old building, with its wide arched entrances, is a popular gourmet food and flower market and a hubbub of activity.

9. For those rainy days vist one of our playcentres, watch a movie, enjoy a show or  go for a swim

10. Follow the Children’s Treasure Trail at the Hunt Museum, a former Custom House with its outstanding display of more than 2,000 items, ranging from ancient Irish metalwork which includes a 9th Century enamel Antrim Cross to Egyptian, Roman and Etruscan pieces, Chinese porcelain, and European objects d’art as well as paintings by Irish artists.