Bunratty Castle and one more place to visit in Bunratty
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 5. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 2 inside Bunratty’s urban area. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. For a longer trip, King John's Castle lies 13 km away.
Best known, in and near Bunratty
Beyond Bunratty Castle, there are 4 museums.
CastleBunratty Castlein townMuseumMuseumBunratty Castle & Folk Parkin townMuseumMuseumShannon Aviation Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumAtlantic Air Adventures3.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumAtlantic Air Venture3.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The map puts most of the 3 to the northwest.
The dashed line is Bunratty’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
Most common are museums or galleries: 4 of 5.
Green: inside Bunratty. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 5 on the list
The town has 2; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 3 more.
The 2 inside Bunratty 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 Bunratty → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bunratty →
Big names nearby
Allow a day for King John's Castle, 13 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral14 km east
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral13 km east
MuseumThe Hunt Museum13 km east
CastleKnappogue Castle11 km north
National parkBurren National Park37 km north
CathedralEnnis Cathedral19 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary20 km northwest
MuseumCraggaunowen13 km north
CastleCarrigogunnell Castle7.7 km southeast
CastleBallymarkahan Castle12 km north
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art13 km eastPlaces well known beyond Bunratty (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.
Before a day out in Bunratty
What are the main attractions in Bunratty?
The best known inside Bunratty’s urban area are Bunratty Castle and Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Bunratty have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bunratty: Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Shannon Aviation Museum, Atlantic Air Adventures and Atlantic Air Venture.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Bunratty?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 20 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bunratty?
Within 40 km: King John's Castle (13 km), St John's Cathedral (14 km), Saint Mary's Cathedral (13 km), The Hunt Museum (13 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 (12)
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: 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).