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Newtown Forbes.
An Lios Breac
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Newtown Forbes, with local places and the journey there on one map.
30 mapped places to explore.
3 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
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Newtown Forbes is a town in County Longford, 851 people at the census the map records. The map names 30 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 16 streets. 3 bus and train lines call at 10 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Newtown Forbes.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Newtown Forbes
3 scheduled lines from Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link Longford Westmeath Roscommon. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 2
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- 3 stops on foot
Two hours in Newtown Forbes
Explore Newtown Forbes with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 1.8 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
37 places to explore within 12 km, plus 6 places to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Street by street
Every street
16 named streets to browse. Start with Wood View, with 6 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Newtown Forbes
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Newtown Forbes
3 lines call at 10 stops in Newtown Forbes, run by Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link Longford Westmeath Roscommon. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 23
- 469
- 862
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Explore Newtown Forbes by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Newtown Forbes.
22 of 22 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Castles, 1 mapped place in and around Newtown Forbes
- Forts, 1 mapped place in and around Newtown Forbes
- Hills, 1 mapped place in and around Newtown Forbes
- Historic churches, 1 mapped place in and around Newtown Forbes
- Lakes, 9 mapped places in and around Newtown Forbes
- Monuments, 2 mapped places in and around Newtown Forbes
- Museums, 1 mapped place in and around Newtown Forbes
- Nature reserves, 1 mapped place in and around Newtown Forbes
- Parks, 2 mapped places in and around Newtown Forbes
- Ringforts and sites, 3 mapped places in and around Newtown Forbes
- Ruins, 2 mapped places in and around Newtown Forbes
- Woods, 9 mapped places in and around Newtown Forbes
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
More kinds of place
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Things to see
A starting point for exploring Newtown Forbes and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Castleforbes Demesne1.1 kmWoods
- Castleforbes1.1 kmCastles
- Deerpark1.4 kmWoods
- Derreen1.9 kmWoods
- Sallow Island2.6 kmWoods
- Annagh Wood2.7 kmWoods
- Gubroe Wood2.8 kmWoods
- Fairy Island2.8 kmWoods
- Lough Forbes3.3 kmLakes
- Corlehan Wood3.4 kmWoods
- Loughaun East3.6 kmLakes
- St. Barrys Church4.3 kmHistoric churches
The busiest streets
Of the 16 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Wood View6 placesresidential
- Lios Breaic Close3 placesresidential
- Castle Crescent1 placeresidential
- Castle Gardens1 placeresidential