Where to go from Miltown Malbay
One place to visit we list is in Miltown Malbay or within 5 km of its edge: The Music Makers of West Clare. The trip to Burren National Park is 32 km. Within 40 km, the list counts 12, among them 4 castles and 2 attractions.
The one close by
The Music Makers of West Clare is 700 m from the middle of Miltown Malbay.
Plotted around Miltown Malbay
Each of the 7 places has its number on the map, as below.
Miltown Malbay is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What they are
Castles or historic places number 8, museums or galleries 2.
Green: inside Miltown Malbay. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Ennis Friary).
Every one of them
First the one in town, then the 12 within 40 km.
What is in or close to Miltown Malbay comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Miltown Malbay → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Miltown Malbay →
Day trips from Miltown Malbay
Our list has 12 places within 40 km; these lead.
2National parkBurren National Park32 km northeast
3CastleDoonagore Castle16 km north
4AttractionPol an Ionain21 km north
5CathedralEnnis Cathedral28 km eastCastle6CastleBallinalacken Castle21 km northFort7FortDun Aengus39 km northwest
AttractionAillwee Cave31 km northeast
CastleLeamaneh Castle23 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary28 km east
MuseumDysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre23 km eastFortFortDún Dúchathair34 km northwest
CastleDromore Castle30 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Lehinch →
Questions about Miltown Malbay’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Miltown Malbay?
The place to visit inside Miltown Malbay’s urban area is The Music Makers of West Clare. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Miltown Malbay have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Miltown Malbay: The Music Makers of West Clare.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Miltown Malbay?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 28 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Miltown Malbay?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (32 km), Doonagore Castle (16 km), Pol an Ionain (21 km), Ennis Cathedral (28 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 (4)
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doonagore Castle: Valfex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pol an Ionain: P.hammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, 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).