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Attractions in Ardnacrusha

Where to go in Ardnacrusha: Ardnacrusha Tours and one more

Museums or galleries make up 9 of the 15 places on the list. The urban area itself has 2 places on our list; 13 others are within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. For a longer trip, Bunratty Castle lies 14 km away.

Photo: St John's Cathedral, David P Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Ardnacrusha
2
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
13
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
9
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Ardnacrusha

Following Ardnacrusha Tours are 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.

MuseumMuseumArdnacrusha Toursin townArt galleryArt gallerySeán Keating Galleryin townMuseumMuseumKing John's Castle3.9 km outside town, to the southCathedralSt John's Cathedral4.7 km outside town, to the southCathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral4 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe Hunt Museum4.3 km outside town, to the south

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Plotted on the map

The 13 outside town cluster to the south.

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The dashed line is Ardnacrusha’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

The kinds on offer

Count 9 museums or galleries and 5 castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 3 art galleries2 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 cathedrals · 2 historic houses · 1 castle0 in town · 5 nearby
Nature & islands 1 natural landscape0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Ardnacrusha. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every entry

First the 2 in town, then the 13 within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Ardnacrusha come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Ardnacrusha → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ardnacrusha →

Big names nearby

A little further out

The 12 days out are led by Bunratty Castle, 14 km away.

CastleBunratty Castle14 km westArt galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art5.8 km southCathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches16 km northeastAbbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey16 km eastCastleKnappogue Castle18 km northwestMuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick5.9 km southCathedralEnnis Cathedral29 km northwestMuseumCraggaunowen17 km northwestCastleCarrigogunnell Castle11 km southwestAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary29 km northwestCastleBallymarkahan Castle18 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare19 km southwest

Places well known beyond Ardnacrusha (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Practical questions about Ardnacrusha

What are the main attractions in Ardnacrusha?

The best known inside Ardnacrusha’s urban area are Ardnacrusha Tours and Seán Keating Gallery. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 13 more within 5 km.

Does Ardnacrusha have a museum?

9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ardnacrusha: Ardnacrusha Tours, Seán Keating Gallery, King John's Castle and The Hunt Museum.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ardnacrusha?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 29 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Ardnacrusha?

Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (14 km), Limerick City Gallery of Art (5.8 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (16 km), Glenstal Abbey (16 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (16)

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).