Activity Parks in and near Youghal

Perks Family Entertainment

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Ireland is the destination for a fun-filled, action packed holiday: every town is full of entertainment opportunities, including many activity and theme parks that make for an exciting day out for the whole family. Ireland's activity parks range from theme parks featuring exhilarating rollercoasters to fascinating model villages creating a vivid picture of Ireland's past.

Thrill seekers should head to Barrys Amusements just outside Portstewart in Northern Ireland, Ireland's largest theme park, packed with fantastic rides that are guaranteed to leave everyone grinning from ear to ear. Scream at the top of your lungs on Freak Out, a top-class thriller ride, get into a crazy traffic jam in their Dodgem Cars, or go for a whirlwind ride on the spinning Cyclone carriages. For some extreme knuckle whitening thrills, take a trip on the Looping Star Rollercoaster, which turns you around 360 degrees for a unique view of the scenic Causeway Coast. What's a fairground without a charming Carousel? Children will also love pretending to be adventurous princesses or cowboys on the park's beautiful 100 year old 'gallopers'. There are also wonderful rides to keep even the tiniest tots entertained, including Mini Dodgems and a delightful kids' water ride.

If you want a festive day out for the family, head to Leisureland in Galway, which offers exciting fairground rides in the summer months, and also has a great waterpark on site for lots of fun in the sun. Enjoy the carnival atmosphere of the fair, complete with traditional stalls, rollercoasters and a big wheel providing spectacular views over Galway Bay.

Perks Entertainment Centre In Youghal, County Cork, is a funfair centre with over 70,000s sq ft of indoor amusements that will keep kids and adults alike delighted for hours. Colourful kids rides, action-packed laser tag and a state-of-the-art bowling alley combine with an inviting casino to make a top quality family attraction.

To make your holiday a real splash, head to Aquadome in Tralee, where you can get wet in wave pools, man-made rivers, twisting slides, plunge pools and saunas. The glass domed aqua adventure centre has a constant temperature that never fails below 29°C so the fun never ends regardless of the weather.

Ireland boasts some world-class activity parks that provide more than just entertainment: they give visitors all of ages fascinating insight into Ireland's cultural heritage. These are more than just museums – they are unique experiences that really bring Irish history to life.

If you'd like to see a vivid picture of how Irish people lived over 100 years ago, visit Bunratty Folk Park, a living reconstruction of a 19th century village, complete with farmhouses, village streets and shops, and residences ranging from the poorest one-roomed home to Bunratty House, an elegant Georgian residence dating from 1804. Costumed characters recreate the lifestyles of the past and allow visitors to meet villagers such as a miller, blacksmith, baker and schoolteacher, who demonstrate their various trades.

Another activity park recreating an aspect of Ireland's rich heritage is Celtic Park in Adare, which features exhibits of some of the significant structures of ancient Ireland. A stone circle,, dolmen, lake dwelling and Celtic chieftain chair are just a few of the reconstructed artefacts from Celtic history, all set in beautiful gardens with spectacular views over the West Limerick countryside.

For something really delightful that will interest adults and children alike, visit the Model Railway Village in Clonakility near Cork where Clonakility Village is recreated in miniature as it was in the 1940s, complete with a working replica of the West Cork Railway Line.

Would you like to journey back in time to the era of the Vikings? You don't' need to time travel when you visit Dublin's Viking Adventure, an interactive experience recreating life in the Norse city. You travel on a Viking ship through stormy seas before arriving at the Dublin Docks as they were when the invaders from the north arrived. You then travel to the Norse settlement where you can meet the local tradesmen and townspeople and experience the smells, sights and sounds of everyday life in Viking Ireland.

Everyone knows the spine chilling story of Dracula, but not everyone realises that its author, Bram Stoker, was born and educated in Ireland. The Bram Stoker Dracula Experience in Dublin reminds visitors of the Irish heritage of this famous horror writer, and takes them on a entertaining and scary journey through Castle Dracula, retelling the terrifying tale of the Count and his victims. The frightening walk-through includes a gruesome Torture Chamber, and passages filled with cobwebs, talking gargoyles, bats and other beastly creatures of the night all guaranteed to scare the living daylights out of you!