Museum · Ardara · Donegal

Ardara Heritage Centre

Ardara Heritage Centre is a museum you can visit in Ardara. It offers a café. 3 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Malaidh Ghleann Gheis (Glengesh Pass) (6.5 km).

Where

In Ardara

inside the urban area

How well known

Top 35%

#609 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–18°C

In brief

Museum in Ardara

Inside Ardara

Ardara Heritage Centre is inside Ardara’s urban area. 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.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

For warmth, aim for June to August (17–18°C highs in Ardara).

Jan8° / 3°184 mm

Feb9° / 3°146 mm

Mar10° / 4°119 mm

Apr12° / 5°86 mm

May15° / 7°90 mm

Jun17° / 10°90 mm

Jul18° / 12°104 mm

Aug18° / 12°121 mm

Sep16° / 10°128 mm

Oct13° / 8°167 mm

Nov10° / 5°190 mm

Dec9° / 3°188 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ardara, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Ardara (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ardara’s full climate →

About

Ardara Heritage Centre

Museum.

In Ardara, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Ardara
Official site: ardara.ie/?ait-item=tourist-information-at-the-heritage-centre

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you set off

AddressN56, Ardara

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Ardara Heritage Centre on the map

Orange marks Ardara Heritage Centre, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Ardara Heritage Centre

The biggest base of the 8 is Killybegs (1,258 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Ardara

785 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 8.8 km northeast of it

Glenties

927 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 14 km south of it

Killybegs

1,258 people

4 · 15 km south of it

Dunkineely

352 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ardara Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Ardara	It’s in town	785	1
Glenties	8.8 km northeast of it	927	1
Killybegs	14 km south of it	1,258	0
Dunkineely	15 km south of it	352	1
Mountcharles	18 km southeast of it	652	7
Cill Charthaigh	18 km southwest of it	403	2
An Charraig	19 km southwest of it	308	2
An Clochán Liath	21 km north of it	1,247	1

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 3 within 15 km, a natural landscape, a historic site and a museum among them.

1Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMalaidh Ghleann Gheis (Glengesh Pass)6.5 km away 2Historic siteHistoric siteKilclooney More II6.3 km away 3MuseumMuseumSt. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre9.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Ardara Heritage Centre

Where is Ardara Heritage Centre?

Ardara Heritage Centre is in Ardara, Donegal, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Ardara Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Ardara Heritage Centre?

June to August are the warmest months in Ardara, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ardara Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Malaidh Ghleann Gheis (Glengesh Pass) (6.5 km), Kilclooney More II (6.3 km) and St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre (9.2 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).

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).