Sligo Folk Park
Sligo Folk Park
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10:00 - 17:00
Monday
10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 17:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
About
Located in the small rural village of Riverstown in County Sligo, Sligo Folk Park offers an enjoyable trip down memory lane to see what life was like in rural Ireland at the turn of the 20th century. Sligo Folk Park houses a large array of items of historic and sentimental value, ranging from horse drawn farm machinery to stationary engines and from box brownie cameras to vintage sewing machines, Visit the street of old shop fronts filled with goods from yesteryear, the Hands Exhibition, showing agricultural tasks and rural skills from the recent past, the School House with its blackboard and old desks and Millview House preserved just as it was when lived in, back in the 1800s. While you’re here visit our coffee shop, The Millstone Cafe. It’s open seven days during the summer season. If it's a nice day, the kids can play in the fairy garden or borrow some old-style toys from reception to play with in the children's play area (all toys are sanitised after each use).
Duration: 1-2 hours
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- Aoife G3 contributionsFun day out suitable for all agesLovely place, would highly recommend. Lots of detail about the 19th and 20th century, aided by the audio tour. You can definitely tell it's a passion project. One of my favourite attractions was the real outfit worn by Countess Markiewicz. The staff were friendly and helpful. There's some fowl and a cute goat as well. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed the day I was there so I'm not sure what it's like.Visited April 2023Written 12 April 2023
- Cathy E1 contributionLovely place to visit highly recommendedAbsolutely gorgeous place to take a trip down memory lane. All exhibits were very well laid out and shown. Definitely worth an extra trip up to see the model railway, beautifully made with such attention to detail my son loved seeing this and look forward to going back to see how it grows.Visited July 2023Travelled with familyWritten 21 July 2023
- RexgomChristchurch, United Kingdom171 contributionsAllow more time!When we arrived my wife said the park did not seem very big so we would be out in a couple of hours. Well we spent 5 hours delving into the history and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We also paid to see the model trains and had a great time talking to the chap that made the model landscape and laid out the landscape. His enthusiasm was contagious and we spent some time with him.Visited September 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 16 September 2023
- Aisling T1 contribution10/10 SantatownMy little girl is 2 and Santa town was absolutely perfect for her. She loved it, she’s still talking about it today. It wasn’t too long for her and each element was lovely. Santa wasn’t rushed and we got a fab pic at the end. It was so nicely decorated and had Christmas magic feel about it! There was a lot of time and effort put into it. Well worth the price and she got a lovely teddy from Santa! 10/10 from us! Well done to all involved, will definitely be back next year!!Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 10 December 2023
- Robert C2 contributionsGreat ExperienceExcellent Event. Lovely welcoming people. Lots of events including Elves Workshop. Mrs Claus stories, Elf School, Toy workshop, Hot Chocolate, animal crib and lots more. Overall great value and an easy and good value way to spend an hour or so. The aim was to take in group sizes that were not too big and thus things ran very smoothly. It was very personalised and the staff could not have been more welcoming. Well worth the price and considering that the money raised is not taken in a profit exercise; but used by the community,Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 11 December 2023
- Annabel G1 contributionSantatown really worth visitingSantatown at Sligo Folk Park was magic. Lots of different stations to see and do before seeing the big man himself. Our wee fella was too small really at 18 months and the group size was a bit big for some of the rooms. But great effort from Sligo Folk Park, really worth going.Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 18 December 2023
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Annabel G
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
Santatown at Sligo Folk Park was magic. Lots of different stations to see and do before seeing the big man himself. Our wee fella was too small really at 18 months and the group size was a bit big for some of the rooms. But great effort from Sligo Folk Park, really worth going.
Written 18 December 2023
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Robert C
2 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
Excellent Event. Lovely welcoming people. Lots of events including Elves Workshop. Mrs Claus stories, Elf School, Toy workshop, Hot Chocolate, animal crib and lots more.
Overall great value and an easy and good value way to spend an hour or so. The aim was to take in group sizes that were not too big and thus things ran very smoothly.
It was very personalised and the staff could not have been more welcoming. Well worth the price and considering that the money raised is not taken in a profit exercise; but used by the community,
Overall great value and an easy and good value way to spend an hour or so. The aim was to take in group sizes that were not too big and thus things ran very smoothly.
It was very personalised and the staff could not have been more welcoming. Well worth the price and considering that the money raised is not taken in a profit exercise; but used by the community,
Written 11 December 2023
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Aisling T
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
My little girl is 2 and Santa town was absolutely perfect for her. She loved it, she’s still talking about it today. It wasn’t too long for her and each element was lovely. Santa wasn’t rushed and we got a fab pic at the end. It was so nicely decorated and had Christmas magic feel about it! There was a lot of time and effort put into it. Well worth the price and she got a lovely teddy from Santa! 10/10 from us! Well done to all involved, will definitely be back next year!!
Written 10 December 2023
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Rexgom
Christchurch, UK171 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
When we arrived my wife said the park did not seem very big so we would be out in a couple of hours. Well we spent 5 hours delving into the history and thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
We also paid to see the model trains and had a great time talking to the chap that made the model landscape and laid out the landscape. His enthusiasm was contagious and we spent some time with him.
We also paid to see the model trains and had a great time talking to the chap that made the model landscape and laid out the landscape. His enthusiasm was contagious and we spent some time with him.
Written 16 September 2023
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Cathy E
1 contribution
Jul 2023 • Family
Absolutely gorgeous place to take a trip down memory lane. All exhibits were very well laid out and shown. Definitely worth an extra trip up to see the model railway, beautifully made with such attention to detail my son loved seeing this and look forward to going back to see how it grows.
Written 21 July 2023
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Jeannette L
3 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
Great place to visit with children. Also, if you’re interested in local history.
There are hens and roosters, rabbits, etc.
Play area for children.
Very nice café with good food. Not expensive.
Gift shop
Historical artefacts of days, gone by. Replica village store fronts and farm machinery.
Picnic area.
Occasionally special events.
There are hens and roosters, rabbits, etc.
Play area for children.
Very nice café with good food. Not expensive.
Gift shop
Historical artefacts of days, gone by. Replica village store fronts and farm machinery.
Picnic area.
Occasionally special events.
Written 8 June 2023
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Aoife G
3 contributions
Apr 2023
Lovely place, would highly recommend. Lots of detail about the 19th and 20th century, aided by the audio tour. You can definitely tell it's a passion project. One of my favourite attractions was the real outfit worn by Countess Markiewicz. The staff were friendly and helpful. There's some fowl and a cute goat as well. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed the day I was there so I'm not sure what it's like.
Written 12 April 2023
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A.R.
4 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
By far the best Santa experience ever! From the minute we arrived, it was amazing. All of the staff - stewards, elves, Santa....top class. Our elf i cant rememberher name was absolutely brilliant! "Very personal" experience rather than the bigger events. Even the teenagers with me loved it...
Thanks for all your effort and hard work! Loved the "nice list", the classroom, Mrs Claus and Margare, the fairy walkway..loved everything!!!
Thanks for all your effort and hard work! Loved the "nice list", the classroom, Mrs Claus and Margare, the fairy walkway..loved everything!!!
Written 18 December 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to write a lovely review for the Folk Park. We are really glad you enjoyed the Santatown event! Please keep an eye on our social media and website for more special events that we have planned for later in the year.
Written 20 January 2023
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Pauline Maguire
4 contributions
Jun 2022
We didn’t know what to expect in the folk park and thought we might spend a half hour there .Well almost 2hrs later we left this very interesting museum,Lovely friendly lady on reception (her 1st day on the job) @A wonderful trip down memory Lane in the Streetscape from the 1950’s A wonderful house The Millhouse and lots more. Don’t miss the café excellent lunch choices and delicious home bakes .Well worth a visit
Written 31 July 2022
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Thank you for your visit and for your lovely review. Glad to hear you enjoyed your time with us. :)
Written 2 September 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
fashionmad83
Boyle, Ireland19 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Such a lovely family morning/afternoon. A trip back in time... Great for the kids to see how lucky they are in this day and age. Excellent photo opportunities. The cafe food was exceptional. Staff in sligo folk park and throughout were so friendly and made it such a lovely experience. Highly recommend.
Written 30 July 2022
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Thank you for your visit and your lovely review. Great to hear you had a good time in our park. Hopefully see you again soon. :)
Written 2 September 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sligo Folk Park
- Sligo Folk Park is open:
- Mon - Fri 10:00 - 17:00
- Hotels near Sligo Folk Park:
- (0.09 km) Ross FarmHouse
- (1.44 km) Coopershill House
- (0.53 km) Gyreum Eco Lodge
- (6.40 km) Markree Castle
- (15.44 km) Pearse Lodge B&B
- Restaurants near Sligo Folk Park:
- (0.04 km) The Millstone Cafe
- (11.40 km) Treanors Daybreak & Coffee Loft
- (8.62 km) Nook
- (5.75 km) McDermott's Restaurant and Bar
- (12.86 km) Riverbank Restaurant