Castle · Trim · Meath

Trim Castle

Trim Castle is an Irish castle. You will find it inside Trim’s urban area. It holds the status of a national monument of Ireland. Upkeep is seen to by the Office of Public Works.

Photo: Trim Castle, Billy Irwin (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Trim

inside the urban area

Run by

Office of Public Works

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 2%

#27 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Trim

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#27 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Trim

Trim Castle is inside Trim’s urban area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. 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 ↓

National monument of Ireland

On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓

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

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Trim peak at 18–20°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 2°77 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°59 mm

Apr13° / 4°59 mm

May16° / 7°58 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul20° / 12°70 mm

Aug20° / 11°75 mm

Sep18° / 9°69 mm

Oct14° / 7°86 mm

Nov10° / 4°88 mm

Dec8° / 2°85 mm

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

About

Trim Castle

Among its facilities are guided tours. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 16 languages. The pick nearby is Trim Cathedral, 500 m off.

Trim Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Run by: Office of Public Works
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 16 languages
Town: in Trim
Official site: heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/trim-castle

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

AddressCastle St, Trim, C15 HN90

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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 area around Trim Castle

Orange is Trim Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Trim Castle

Home to 9,563 people, Trim is the largest of these 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Trim

9,563 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 6.1 km northeast of it

Robinstown

412 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 7.5 km south of it

Rathmolyon

462 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 7.9 km west of it

Kildalkey

739 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Trim Castle is	People	Places to visit
Trim	It’s in town	9,563	5
Robinstown	6.1 km northeast of it	412	1
Rathmolyon	7.5 km south of it	462	1
Kildalkey	7.9 km west of it	739	0
Kilmessan	8.5 km east of it	907	4
Summerhill	8.9 km southeast of it	947	1
Athboy	12 km northwest of it	2,596	2
Ballivor	12 km west of it	1,870	1

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Our list has 5 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory within 15 km, among others.

CathedralTrim Cathedral500 m away 2

Abbey or prioryBective Abbey6.6 km away 3

CastleDangan Castle6 km away 4

CastleDunsany Castle and Demesne11 km away 5Historic houseHistoric houseWellington Memorial400 m away 6

CastleDonore Castle12 km away 7

CastleAthlumney Castle13 km away 8

CastleDurhamstown Castle12 km away

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

A visit to Trim Castle: questions

Where is Trim Castle?

Trim Castle is in Trim, Meath, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Trim Castle?

Irish castle.

Who runs Trim Castle?

Office of Public Works.

How well known is Trim Castle?

Trim Castle has 16 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #27 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Trim Castle?

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

Is Trim Castle a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Trim Castle?

Within 15 km: Trim Cathedral (500 m), Bective Abbey (6.6 km), Dangan Castle (6 km) and Dunsany Castle and Demesne (11 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 (8)

Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trim Cathedral: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dangan Castle: J. Stirling Coyne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dunsany Castle and Demesne: Skarldrums, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Donore Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Athlumney Castle: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durhamstown Castle: Garry Dickinson, 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).