Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Slane, from parking to pharmacies.
Accessibility
Village
The Square, Main Street and Chapel Street have footpaths, but Mill Hill down to the river and the bridge is steep, beside the busy N2.
Hill
The Hill of Slane is grass and uneven ground up to ruined buildings, and is not step-free.
Bru Na Boinne
The Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre has a wheelchair accessible toilet, but access at the monuments is limited and the passage at Newgrange is low and narrow. Email brunaboinne@opw.ie before booking if you need assistance.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Garda Station
Slane Garda Station, Main Street, Slane, Co. Meath, C15 F254, +353 41 982 4202. For anything immediate dial 112 or 999.
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Windmill Road, Moneymore, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VW28, has the nearest 24-hour Emergency Department that treats all ages, about 12km east of Slane in a straight line by the N51. Our Lady's Hospital in Navan also has an Emergency Department, but it treats adults aged 16 and over only; children under 16 must go to Drogheda. If an ambulance is coming, let the crew choose the hospital.
041 987 3601 (Our Lady of Lourdes Emergency Department, as listed by the HSE)Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
Windmill Road, Moneymore, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VW28
041 987 3601Acute hospital with a 24-hour Emergency Department for all ages
The nearest Emergency Department that treats all ages, about 12km east of Slane in a straight line, by the N51. Phone number as listed by the HSE for the Emergency Department.
Our Lady's Hospital, Navan
Treats adults aged 16 and over only. Children under 16 go to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Phone number as listed by the HSE for the Emergency Department.
Slane is in County Meath but its nearest all-ages Emergency Department is across the county line in Drogheda, Co. Louth. Navan, the county town, has an Emergency Department for adults only. On a castle concert weekend, local roads are much busier than usual, so allow longer for any journey to hospital.
Parking
Hill of Slane car park
A small car park at the foot of the Hill, off the Collon road north of the village. Go through the gate and walk up to the ruins.
Broadboyne Bridge trailhead
Space for about eight cars at the Broadboyne Bridge trailhead near Stackallen, the start of the Boyne Ramparts walk to Navan.
Pharmacies
Breen's Allcare Pharmacy
Main Street, Slane, Co. Meath, C15 V3AH
Listed on the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland's public register of retail pharmacies (checked 17 October 2026).
Slane Pharmacy
Unit 4, Collon Road, Slane, Co. Meath, C15 Y303
Listed on the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland's public register of retail pharmacies (checked 17 October 2026).
Shopping
Village
Slane's shops are a small run around the Square, Main Street and Chapel Street, including Gorgeous Patisserie on Chapel Street. For a full supermarket, go to Navan or Drogheda.
Taxis & Rideshare
Slane Hackney Service
Gerry's local hackney, listed by Visit Slane, for airport runs, hospital appointments and trips to the sights. There is no taxi rank in the village.