Altamont Gardens
Visitors find Altamont Gardens 2.7 km east of Ballon. Add Ballyloughan Castle, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 11 places within 15 km. It lies in County Carlow.
Garden near Ballon
Just outside Ballon
Altamont Gardens is 2.7 km east of Ballon. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Ballon
The warmest stretch in Ballon is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Altamont Gardens
- Type
- Garden
- Town
- 2.7 km east of Ballon
Before you set off
Getting to Altamont Gardens
Orange shows Altamont Gardens; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Where to base yourself
By population, Tullow leads the 8 with 5,138. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Ballon
Kildavin
Myshall
Clonegall
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Altamont Gardens is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballon | 2.7 km west of it | 801 | 2 |
| Kildavin | 6.2 km southeast of it | 207 | 3 |
| Myshall | 6.5 km southwest of it | 292 | 2 |
| Clonegall | 6.7 km southeast of it | 249 | 3 |
| Tullow | 7.6 km north of it | 5,138 | 5 |
| Rathtoe | 7.7 km northwest of it | 296 | 2 |
| Fennagh | 8.8 km west of it | 479 | 3 |
| Bunclody | 11 km southeast of it | 2,053 | 3 |
Make a day of it near Altamont Gardens
Choose from 11 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 churches.
CastleBallyloughan Castle12 km away2
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens7 km away3
CastleBallymoon Castle13 km away4
FortRathgall Hillfort8.4 km away5MuseumMuseumTullow Museum7.5 km away6ChurchChurchSt Fiaac's Church Clonegal6.5 km away7MuseumMuseumThe Weavers Cottages6.6 km away8ChurchChurchAdelaide Memorial Church6.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Altamont Gardens
Where is Altamont Gardens?
Altamont Gardens is 2.7 km east of Ballon, Carlow.
What is Altamont Gardens?
Garden.
When is the best time to visit Altamont Gardens?
June to September are the warmest months in Ballon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Altamont Gardens?
Within 15 km: Ballyloughan Castle (12 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (7 km), Ballymoon Castle (13 km) and Rathgall Hillfort (8.4 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).