Custom House Visitor Centre
Visitors to East Wall can see Custom House Visitor Centre, a museum. The site is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Worth the trip, St. Mary's Cathedral is 500 m off.
Museum in East Wall
Inside East Wall
Custom House Visitor Centre is inside East Wall’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the Office of Public Works
One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. 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, month by month
Afternoons in East Wall peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
Custom House Visitor Centre
Museum.
It is run by Office of Public Works.
In East Wall, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Office of Public Works
- Town
- in East Wall
Visit details
The way to Custom House Visitor Centre
The orange dot is Custom House Visitor Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is East Wall’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near Custom House Visitor Centre
Of these 8 towns, the largest is East Wall (15,907 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1East Wall
- 2St Stephen's Green
- 3O'Connell Street
- 4Summerhill
- 5Temple Bar
- 6Parnell Square
- 7Grand Canal Dock
- 8Ballybough
East Wall
St Stephen's Green
O'Connell Street
Summerhill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Custom House Visitor Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Wall | It’s in town | 15,907 | 156 |
| St Stephen's Green | 100 m southeast of it | 5,319 | 156 |
| O'Connell Street | 100 m west of it | 6,749 | 156 |
| Summerhill | 100 m north of it | 11,911 | 156 |
| Temple Bar | 400 m southwest of it | 7,276 | 157 |
| Parnell Square | 500 m northwest of it | 10,117 | 156 |
| Grand Canal Dock | 700 m southeast of it | 8,320 | 157 |
| Ballybough | 800 m north of it | 8,188 | 157 |
More to see nearby
Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 museums, 2 art galleries and a cathedral, among others.
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral500 m away2
MuseumScience Gallery500 m away · 242K visitors a year3
MuseumEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum400 m away4Art galleryArt galleryThe LAB Gallery400 m away5Art galleryArt gallerySol Art Gallery400 m away6MuseumMuseumThe Jeanie Johnston400 m away7MuseumMuseumThe National Wax Museum Plus400 m away8MuseumMuseumGPO Museum500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Custom House Visitor Centre
Where is Custom House Visitor Centre?
Custom House Visitor Centre is in East Wall, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Custom House Visitor Centre?
Museum.
Who runs Custom House Visitor Centre?
Office of Public Works.
When is the best time to visit Custom House Visitor Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in East Wall, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Custom House Visitor Centre?
Within 15 km: St. Mary's Cathedral (500 m), Science Gallery (500 m), EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum (400 m) and The LAB Gallery (400 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 (3)
- St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, 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).