Howth Castle
Howth counts Howth Castle among its places to visit. Our list has 6 more places within 5 km. Around it, National Transport Museum of Ireland (100 m) comes first on our list.
Castle in Howth
One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland
#101 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Howth
Howth Castle is inside Howth’s neighbourhood, with 6 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.
How the seasons run
Warm weather in Howth runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Howth Castle
9 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 9 languages
- Town
- in Howth
- Official site
- howthcastle.ie
Before you go
The area around Howth Castle
Find Howth Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Howth’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Bases for a visit
By population, Clontarf East leads the 8 with 18,626. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Howth
Sutton
Raheny
Baldoyle
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Howth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howth | It’s in town | 8,192 | 10 |
| Sutton | 1.6 km west of it | 5,789 | 10 |
| Raheny | 2.3 km west of it | 8,734 | 13 |
| Baldoyle | 2.6 km west of it | 7,864 | 15 |
| Portmarnock | 2.8 km northwest of it | 10,750 | 16 |
| Clongriffin | 4.9 km west of it | 7,438 | 12 |
| Clontarf East | 4.9 km west of it | 18,626 | 144 |
| Donaghmede | 4.9 km west of it | 9,616 | 10 |
Also within reach
Close at hand are 2 museums, 2 gardens and a castle, among others within 15 km.
MuseumNational Transport Museum of Ireland100 m away2
CastleMalahide Castle8.7 km away3
MuseumYe Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio1 km away4
GardenSaint Anne's Park6.9 km away5FortFortSutton Martello Tower2.2 km away6IslandIslandIreland's Eye2.5 km away7GardenGardenSt Anne's Park and Rose Gardens6.7 km away8ChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church7.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Howth Castle?
Howth Castle is in Howth, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Howth Castle?
Fortification.
How well known is Howth Castle?
Howth Castle has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #101 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Howth Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Howth, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Howth Castle?
Within 15 km: National Transport Museum of Ireland (100 m), Malahide Castle (8.7 km), Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio (1 km) and Saint Anne's Park (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 (5)
- Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Transport Museum of Ireland: Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, 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).