THREE weeks to go until the 2017 Listowel Harvest Racing Festival is under starters orders, and preparations are at an advanced stage for the seven-day marathon.

However, this a marathon with a difference and racing is not the sole attraction for visitors to the scenic track, set in the heart of the wonderful literary town from which the racecourse takes its name. Certainly there is much to recommend a visit to Listowel, including the castle and the Lartigue Monorail and Museum.