SCHOOLS
Our extensive collection is drawn from around the world and provides an ideal learning environment where your students can freely touch, feel and handle a vast range of wartime memorabilia, deactivated weaponry, equipment and military vehicles. They can experience the bleak and cramped conditions of a carefully recreated World War One trench and even go for a spin in an original FV432 tank!
Our guided school tours are as fascinating as they are educational. These tours bring to life the stark reality of war, the evolution of weaponry and the role military innovations have played in progressing modern technology.
We offer three bespoke packages for school tours that can be tailored to your curriculum or special interest.
Bronze Package
Full Guided Tour of the Museum
Immerse your students in one of Ireland’s top museum collections with a guided tour from our in-house historian. Each tour takes approximately one hour and covers the museum’s complete collection.
Take a walk through the trenches of the 1st World War, the streets of Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising, and the dark years of the 2nd World War; the museum is packed full of original weapons, vehicles and soldiers equipment
After the tour you will then have access to our playground and maze.
Price: €10 (plus VAT) / student
Silver Package
All of The Bronze Package plus
CHOOSE 1 additional option from the list:
- Tank Ride & Weapons Firing Demo
- Expert Talk & Weapons Handling
Price: €15 (plus VAT) / student
Gold Package
All of The Bronze Package plus
CHOOSE 2 additional option from the list:
- Tank Ride & Weapons Firing Demo
- Expert Talk & Weapons Handling
Price: €20 (plus VAT) / student
Get In Touch
Alternatively, we can design a bespoke school visit that caters to your specific needs. Please get in touch with us to find out more.
To book a school tour at the Irish Military Museum And Park, please email us and let us know the number of people you plan to bring, your preferred dates and which package option you would like to book. When we receive your email we will get in touch to discuss the finer details of your visit.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Directions
Find us at the Irish Military Museum And Park at Starinagh, Collon, Co. Meath, just minutes off the M1, Exit 11 (Dunleer / Collon).
From the M1 Motorway
Take Exit 11 off the M1 Motorway (at Dunleer/Collon). Proceed through Collon in the direction of Slane for 1.5 kilometres. Turn LEFT at the first crossroads (DPD is on the corner). The Irish Military Museum And Park is approximately one and a half kilometres on the left.
From the N2
Proceed through Slane Village and another 6.5 kilometres towards Collon. Turn RIGHT at DPD. The Irish Military Museum And Park is approximately 1.5 kilometres on the left.
Having trouble finding us? Put our Eircode A92 V4K7 into the Google Maps app on your phone.
Local Accommodation and Camping
For some extra family fun, why not camp a night or two at the Irish Military Museum And Park?
Our private camping grounds are set on six acres and offer shower and cooking facilities alongside options for both tents as well as drive-in and hook-up amenities for camper vans and caravans on request. Exclusive zones for family groups are also available on request.
Fire up the barbecue for a relaxed summertime vibe, enjoy a game of football in our vast green fields, and roast marshmallows over a roaring campfire.
Please email us or phone to book your campsite for a safe, secure and enjoyable camping experience.
Alternatively, there are plenty of accommodation options within a relatively short distance from the Irish Military Museum And Park in surrounding areas such as New Grange and Slane, and a little further afield in Drogheda and Navan.