interesting, nice experience. Nice little cafe. Went when vintage car rally on so was even more amazing. Good for a day out.

Famine museum is excellent and informative, but gardens are really well worth a visit

static exhibition, poorly laid out, chronology missing, jumbled exhibits more information available in books entry fee prohibitive, poor value

If you are interested in the history of the Irish people this is a great place to go. both the museum and the house are a mine of information on how and the rich and the poor lived in the past couple of centuries

Strokestown house is a wonderful mix of history. Set in the grounds of a landlords home it tells the story of the Irish famine from a different point of view. On the one hand you get to see how the rich lived and on the other (through their museum) you can see how the poor suffered. I loved the garden,... More

Nothing to dislike it was fantastic and John is brilliant and very welcoming

Strokestown House It is well worth a visit if you want to see how the other half lived back in the 1800 - 1900s. It is shown how the house was left all those years ago. The cost to visit is 12 euros per person and for that you can visit the house, garden and famine musuem. In regards to... More

A tour of the former estate of the Mahon family;and adjacent museum depicts the contrasts of lives lived during the famine. Exhibits explain the pre-famine dietary habits and the impact of the potato blight: also details the horror of the coffins ships..

An excellent center to educate yourself about the history of the great famine; the events leading up to it and the after effects. First tour the main house where you learn about the lives of the rich class and the part they played then visit the famine museum to learn about the rest of the people in ireland that suffered... More