The Wonderful Barn
On the map, The Wonderful Barn is a historic site 100 m southwest of Leixlip. A short trip away is Castletown House, 2.9 km off, the first of 11 within 15 km. It is one of the places to visit in County Kildare.
Historic site near Leixlip
Just outside Leixlip
The Wonderful Barn is 100 m southwest of Leixlip. 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
If warmth matters, go June to September: Leixlip reaches 18–20°C.
The Wonderful Barn
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 100 m southwest of Leixlip
The Wonderful Barn and what surrounds it
The places near The Wonderful Barn are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that list The Wonderful Barn
Lucan is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (23,033 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Leixlip
Ballyoulster
Celbridge
Lucan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Wonderful Barn is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leixlip | 100 m northeast of it | 16,733 | 13 |
| Ballyoulster | 1.2 km south of it | 523 | 7 |
| Celbridge | 2 km southwest of it | 20,601 | 15 |
| Lucan | 2.2 km east of it | 23,033 | 12 |
| Esker | 4.2 km east of it | 19,110 | 7 |
| Ongar | 4.3 km northeast of it | 13,390 | 6 |
| Maynooth | 4.4 km west of it | 17,259 | 12 |
| Deansrath | 4.9 km southeast of it | 13,743 | 9 |
Nearby, too
11 more lie within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House2.9 km away2
CastleMaynooth Castle6.1 km away3
MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth6.2 km away4CastleCastleLeixlip Castle1.3 km away5ChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Leixlip1.4 km away6GardenGardenHamwood House and Gardens5.7 km away7AttractionAttractionRussell Library6.3 km away8MuseumMuseumBerkeley Costume and Toy Collection1.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about The Wonderful Barn
Where is The Wonderful Barn?
The Wonderful Barn is 100 m southwest of Leixlip, Kildare.
What is The Wonderful Barn?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit The Wonderful Barn?
June to September are the warmest months in Leixlip, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Wonderful Barn?
Within 15 km: Castletown House (2.9 km), Maynooth Castle (6.1 km), National Science Museum at Maynooth (6.2 km) and Leixlip Castle (1.3 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)
- Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science Museum at Maynooth: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).