Out from Westbury: King John's Castle and more
Of the 19 places to visit in and around Westbury, 13 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Westbury. Travel 14 km and you reach Bunratty Castle.
Where to start near Westbury
Next to King John's Castle, the best known are 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an art gallery.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral2 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral1.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe Hunt Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick2.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 19 nearby.
The dashed line is Westbury’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
13 museums or galleries and 5 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Westbury. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
These 19 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Art museum housed in the former Limerick City Carnegie Library.
The People's Museum of Limerick
Local history museum in Limerick, Ireland.
7Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Westbury → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Westbury →
Days out
Bunratty Castle, at 14 km, heads the 12.
CastleBunratty Castle14 km west
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey15 km east
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches18 km northeast
CastleKnappogue Castle20 km northwest
CathedralEnnis Cathedral31 km northwest
CastleCarrigogunnell Castle10 km west
MuseumCraggaunowen20 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary32 km northwest
CastleBallymarkahan Castle21 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare18 km southwest
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey19 km south
CastleBallyhannon Castle25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Westbury (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.
Your questions on Westbury
What is there to see near Westbury?
No attraction is mapped inside Westbury itself. Within 5 km of it are King John's Castle, St John's Cathedral, Saint Mary's Cathedral and The Hunt Museum.
Does Westbury have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Westbury: King John's Castle, The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art and The People's Museum of Limerick.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Westbury?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ennis Friary (Office of Public Works), 32 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Westbury?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (14 km), Glenstal Abbey (15 km), Killaloe Cathedral and Churches (18 km), Knappogue Castle (20 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 (18)
- 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
- Limerick City Gallery of Art: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The People's Museum of Limerick: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fanning's Castle: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhannon Castle: Roger Diel, 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).