Nothing in Bantry itself: Bantry Harbour is 1 km away
Our list finds nothing inside Bantry’s urban area, but 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a natural landscape, an island and a historic house. Killarney National Park lies 38 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The best known around Bantry
Then come an island, a historic house and a zoo, behind Bantry Harbour.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Bantry
To the west is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Bantry’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
Between them they are a natural landscape, an island and a historic house.
Green: inside Bantry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Bantry → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bantry →
Day trips from Bantry
Killarney National Park (38 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleCarriganass Castle9.3 km northeast
CastleCastle Donovan11 km east
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms38 km north
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary38 km north
CastleDunasead Castle23 km south
CastleBallynacarriga Castle29 km east
AttractionLadies View33 km north
CastleDunboy Castle34 km west
CastleCarrigaphooca Castle38 km northeast
Historic houseCoppinger's Court29 km southeast
CastleDromore Castle27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Bantry (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.
Seeing Bantry: questions
What is there to see near Bantry?
No attraction is mapped inside Bantry itself. Within 5 km of it are Bantry Harbour, Whiddy Island, Bantry House and Hairy Henry Therapeutic Riding and Care Farm.
Does Bantry have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bantry.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Bantry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 38 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Bantry?
Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (38 km), Carriganass Castle (9.3 km), Castle Donovan (11 km), Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms (38 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 (11)
- Carriganass Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Donovan: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunasead Castle: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballynacarriga Castle: 456valerie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ladies View: Tony Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunboy Castle: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigaphooca Castle: Ceoil ( Uploads ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coppinger's Court: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Robotforaday at en.wikipedia, Public domain, 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).