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Fermanagh is castle country: keep your eyes peeled for turrets, towers and follies galore as you roam these parts. Head to the Enniskillen Castle Museums (20 minutes' drive) to check out the town's impressive fortress, or make tracks for the rugged ruins at the nearby Crom Estate (15 minutes), a National Trust-managed property. The Fermanagh Lakelands are home to reed-fringed rivers and loughs that are prime spots for strolls. The site has its own walking trail, but serious hikers should head out to the Lisnaskea Country Walk (15 minutes) or Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail (30 minutes). Angling folk are also well catered for hereabouts: pack your rod and drive 20 minutes to Lisnaskea Forest if it's brown trout and peaceful times you seek. The kids may well enjoy a jaunt to the Marble Arch Caves (half an hour), home to an underground boat trip that guides visitors through a maze of dazzling rock formations and other watery splendours. Venturing further afield towards the Lower Lough (which, slightly confusingly, is actually to the north of the Upper Lough), grownups might fancy sampling somewhat stronger liquids at The Boatyard Distillery (40 minutes).