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Millgrove Stables are ideally situated for touring the North East region, and is on the Dundalk/Carlingford bus route which stops right outside the entrance.  The train station is only a ten minute drive.

A wide variety of activities are available locally such as hill walking, fishing, many golf courses and horse riding. There are a number of forest parks and beaches within a 6 km distance.  Dundalk also offers several swimming pools, an ice-dome, bowling alley and many art & craft studios plus a fine museum.

Local historical sites, including the distinctive Proleek Dolmen, are within a pleasant 15min walk.

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The golf enthusiast is well catered for with an 18-hole course available in the adjoining Ballymascanlon House Hotel. There are as many as nine courses in the county (five of which are within a 20km drive).

Carlingford, a beautiful medieval village set at the foot of the Cooley Mountains is only a fifteen minute drive away. It is a haven for adventure and water sport enthusiasts. The Adventure Centre offer a variety of activities including sailing, canoeing, archery, water skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, orienteering, abseiling, pier jumping, climbing and hill walking, to name but a few.

Irelands only all-weather horseracing Stadium is only a five minute drive from Millgrove Stables and it also has greyhound racing three nights weekly.