VISUAL
VISUAL is a contemporary arts centre in Carlow. Add Carlow Castle, 600 m away, to a visit. It counts among the sights of County Carlow.
Art gallery in Carlow
Inside Carlow
VISUAL is inside Carlow’s urban area, with 9 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.
Month by month
The warmest stretch in Carlow is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
VISUAL
Contemporary arts centre in Carlow, Ireland.
In Carlow, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Town
- in Carlow
- Official site
- visualcarlow.ie
How to visit
Getting your bearings
Orange shows VISUAL; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Carlow’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that list VISUAL
Largest of the 8 is Carlow, home to 27,351. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Carlow
Kernanstown
Tinryland
Palatine
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where VISUAL is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | It’s in town | 27,351 | 10 |
| Kernanstown | 3.6 km east of it | 269 | 10 |
| Tinryland | 4.1 km southeast of it | 338 | 9 |
| Palatine | 4.6 km northeast of it | 276 | 11 |
| Ballinabrannagh | 7 km southwest of it | 557 | 1 |
| Castledermot | 9.7 km northeast of it | 1,685 | 3 |
| Rathtoe | 11 km southeast of it | 296 | 2 |
| Leighlinbridge | 12 km south of it | 959 | 4 |
Make a day of it near VISUAL
There are 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle within 15 km, and more besides.
CastleCarlow Castle600 m away2
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary100 m away3
MuseumCounty Carlow Military Museum600 m away4
MuseumCarlow County Museum200 m away5CathedralCathedralCarlow Cathedral100 m away6MuseumMuseumSt. Patrick's Trail - Driving Route200 m away7ChurchChurchSaint Marys Church Of Ireland400 m away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCastledermot Friary9.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
VISUAL: what to know
Where is VISUAL?
VISUAL is in Carlow, Carlow, inside the town’s urban area.
What is VISUAL?
Contemporary arts centre in Carlow, Ireland.
When is the best time to visit VISUAL?
June to September are the warmest months in Carlow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near VISUAL?
Within 15 km: Carlow Castle (600 m), Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (100 m), County Carlow Military Museum (600 m) and Carlow County Museum (200 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 (4)
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- County Carlow Military Museum: TheRealDug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow County Museum: Smirkybec, 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).