Nothing in Ballinlough itself: St. Fin Barre's Cathedral is 2.4 km away
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 26. Ballinlough itself has none of them. Further out, Blarney Castle and Gardens is 9.7 km away.
The names to know near Ballinlough
Behind St. Fin Barre's Cathedral on the list are a cathedral, a castle and an abbey or priory.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral1.3 km outside town, to the west
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1.6 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory2.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey700 m outside town, to the west
MuseumCork Butter Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryCrawford Art Gallery1.1 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.
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Lifetime Lab, is 4.4 km out.
The dashed line is Ballinlough’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
Museums or galleries number 15, castles or historic places 11.
Green: inside Ballinlough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Ballinlough
26 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
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9Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballinlough → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballinlough →
A little further out
The 12 days out are led by Blarney Castle and Gardens, 9.7 km away.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens9.7 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park9.4 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral11 km east
MuseumSpike Island13 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress22 km south
CastleCarrigrohane Castle7.8 km west
CastleBallincollig Castle11 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale21 km south
CastleBelvelly Castle9.9 km east
CastleBarryscourt Castle13 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey35 km southwest
CastleKilcrea Castle19 km westPlaces well known beyond Ballinlough (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 Ballinlough
What is there to see near Ballinlough?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballinlough itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory and Red Abbey.
Does Ballinlough have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ballinlough: Cork Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery, Lewis Glucksman Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballinlough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 22 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Ballinlough?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (9.7 km), Fota Wildlife Park (9.4 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (11 km), Spike Island (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 (21)
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Public Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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