Donegal Garden Trail
Donegal Garden Trail is part of what Donegal has to see. Close by, within 5 km, are 2 more places to see. Worth the trip, Donegal Castle is 100 m off.
Garden in Donegal
Inside Donegal
Donegal Garden Trail is inside Donegal’s urban area, with 2 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.
Which month to go
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Donegal.
Donegal Garden Trail
In Donegal, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Garden
- Town
- in Donegal
- Official site
- donegalgardentrail.com
Useful details
Finding Donegal Garden Trail
Donegal Garden Trail is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Donegal’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Staying near Donegal Garden Trail
Donegal, with 2,749 people, is the largest of the 7. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Donegal
Laghy
Mountcharles
Ballintra
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Donegal Garden Trail is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal | It’s in town | 2,749 | 3 |
| Laghy | 3.7 km south of it | 176 | 4 |
| Mountcharles | 4.8 km west of it | 652 | 7 |
| Ballintra | 8 km south of it | 242 | 1 |
| Dunkineely | 16 km west of it | 352 | 1 |
| Ballyshannon | 17 km south of it | 2,246 | 6 |
| Glenties | 19 km northwest of it | 927 | 1 |
Make a day of it near Donegal Garden Trail
The 8 places within 15 km include 3 gardens, 2 natural landscapes and a castle.
Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle100 m away2
MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre400 m away3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMeenadreen Wind Farm - Energia Renewables6.7 km away4GardenGardenSalthill Garden6.9 km away5GardenGardenSea View Garden7.5 km away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDrumhome Monastic Site8.5 km away7GardenGardenLower Cranny11 km away8Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMountcharles Pier6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Donegal Garden Trail
Where is Donegal Garden Trail?
Donegal Garden Trail is in Donegal, Donegal, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Donegal Garden Trail?
Garden.
When is the best time to visit Donegal Garden Trail?
June to August are the warmest months in Donegal, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Donegal Garden Trail?
Within 15 km: Donegal Castle (100 m), Donegal Railway Heritage Centre (400 m), Meenadreen Wind Farm - Energia Renewables (6.7 km) and Salthill Garden (6.9 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 (2)
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre: louise price, 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).