Athlone Castle
Look for Athlone Castle, a museum, in Athlone. Another 3 places to visit lie within 5 km. It is protected as a national monument of Ireland.
Museum in Athlone
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#156 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Athlone
Athlone Castle is inside Athlone’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
National monument of Ireland
On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Athlone peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Athlone Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. Add Clonmacnoise, 11 km away, to a visit.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Athlone
- Official site
- athlonecastle.ie
Plan your visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to Athlone Castle
Athlone Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Athlone’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns a short way from Athlone Castle
The largest of the 8 towns is Athlone, with 22,869 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Athlone
Baylin
Glassan
Moate
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Athlone Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone | It’s in town | 22,869 | 8 |
| Baylin | 7.1 km east of it | 284 | 2 |
| Glassan | 7.6 km northeast of it | 218 | 2 |
| Moate | 15 km east of it | 3,013 | 3 |
| Shannonbridge | 17 km south of it | 167 | 2 |
| Ferbane | 19 km southeast of it | 1,324 | 2 |
| Belmont | 19 km south of it | 179 | 1 |
| Knockcroghery | 19 km northwest of it | 388 | 1 |
Combine it with these
Also within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise11 km away2CastleCastleMoydrum Castle5.3 km away3CastleCastlePortlick Castle8.3 km away4
Theme parkBaysports5.9 km away5Visitor farmVisitor farmGlendeer Open Pet Farm5.9 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDrum Monastic Settlement and St Brigid's Holy Well6.5 km away7MuseumMuseumDerryglad Folk & Heritage Museum10 km away8MuseumMuseumDún na Sí Amenity & Heritage Park14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Athlone Castle: the answers
Where is Athlone Castle?
Athlone Castle is in Athlone, Westmeath, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Athlone Castle?
Castle in Ireland.
How well known is Athlone Castle?
Athlone Castle has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #156 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Athlone Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Athlone, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Athlone Castle a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Athlone Castle?
Within 15 km: Clonmacnoise (11 km), Moydrum Castle (5.3 km), Portlick Castle (8.3 km) and Baysports (5.9 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 (3)
- Athlone Castle: Sgbrito at Portuguese Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baysports: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).