Museum · Shannon · Clare

Atlantic Air Venture

Atlantic Air Venture, a museum, stands in Shannon. Within 5 km there are 5 more places to visit. For a second stop, Bunratty Castle is 4.4 km away.

Where

In Shannon

inside the urban area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Shannon

Inside Shannon

Atlantic Air Venture is inside Shannon’s urban area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. 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

Weather through the year

June to September are the warmest in Shannon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°109 mm

Feb10° / 3°90 mm

Mar11° / 4°79 mm

Apr14° / 5°64 mm

May16° / 8°66 mm

Jun19° / 10°74 mm

Jul20° / 12°81 mm

Aug20° / 12°92 mm

Sep18° / 10°83 mm

Oct15° / 8°101 mm

Nov11° / 5°113 mm

Dec9° / 4°120 mm

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

About

Atlantic Air Venture

Museum.

In Shannon, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Shannon

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

HoursMon–Fri 09:00–17:00

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

The map

The way to Atlantic Air Venture

Find Atlantic Air Venture in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Atlantic Air Venture

By population, Shannon leads the 8 with 10,256. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Shannon

10,256 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Bunratty

288 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km north of it

Newmarket-On-Fergus

1,887 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 7.1 km northeast of it

Sixmilebridge

2,832 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Atlantic Air Venture is	People	Places to visit
Shannon	It’s in town	10,256	8
Bunratty	3.6 km southeast of it	288	7
Newmarket-On-Fergus	4.5 km north of it	1,887	7
Sixmilebridge	7.1 km northeast of it	2,832	6
Cratloe	7.3 km east of it	899	7
Pallaskenry	8.2 km south of it	610	3
Kilmurry	9.1 km northeast of it	229	4
Kildimo	11 km south of it	512	7

Make a day of it

What else is near Atlantic Air Venture

A visit can add 5 museums, 2 castles and a garden, from 10 places within 15 km.

CastleBunratty Castle4.4 km away 2

CastleKnappogue Castle9.3 km away 3MuseumMuseumAtlantic Air Adventures100 m away 4MuseumMuseumShannon Aviation Museum100 m away 5MuseumMuseumBunratty Castle & Folk Park4.2 km away 6MuseumMuseumMooghaun Bronze Age Hillfort7.6 km away 7GardenGardenBallynacourty Gardens9 km away 8MuseumMuseumShannon Airport Aviation Gallery4.2 km away

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

Before visiting Atlantic Air Venture

Where is Atlantic Air Venture?

Atlantic Air Venture is in Shannon, Clare, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Atlantic Air Venture?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Atlantic Air Venture?

June to September are the warmest months in Shannon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Atlantic Air Venture?

Within 15 km: Bunratty Castle (4.4 km), Knappogue Castle (9.3 km), Atlantic Air Adventures (100 m) and Shannon Aviation Museum (100 m).

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 (2)

Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, 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).