Castletownbere’s places to visit, starting with Castletownbere Harbour
2 places to visit are mapped inside Castletownbere’s urban area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 natural landscapes, an art gallery and a castle. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. Further afield lies Caherdaniel, at 19 km.
Start here in Castletownbere
An art gallery, a castle and a museum follow Castletownbere Harbour.
CastleDunboy Castle1.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBere Island Heritage Centre1.8 km outside town, to the southeastIslandIslandPontoon Pier1.9 km outside town, to the eastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeGour4.6 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.
The lie of the land
The map puts most of the 4 to the southwest.
The dashed line is Castletownbere’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
Most are national parks, landscapes or islands, 3 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Castletownbere. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Castletownbere
After the 2 in town come 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Castletownbere 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 Castletownbere → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castletownbere →
Beyond the town
Caherdaniel, at 19 km, heads the 11 day trips.
FortCaherdaniel19 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksDerrynane House20 km northwest
CastleDunlough Castle20 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDerrynane Abbey20 km northwestMuseumMuseumAllihies Copper Mine Museum9.4 km westAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryBallinskelligs Abbey31 km northwest
GardenDerreen Gardens16 km northeastCastleCastleBallinskelligs Castle31 km northwest
CastleDromore Castle27 km northeast
CastleCarriganass Castle39 km east
MuseumBonane Heritage Park34 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Castletownbere (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.
Questions before you go to Castletownbere
What are the main attractions in Castletownbere?
The best known inside Castletownbere’s urban area are Castletownbere Harbour and Sarah Walker Gallery. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Castletownbere have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Castletownbere: Sarah Walker Gallery and Bere Island Heritage Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Castletownbere?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Derrynane House (Office of Public Works), 20 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Castletownbere?
Within 40 km: Caherdaniel (19 km), Derrynane House (20 km), Dunlough Castle (20 km), Derrynane Abbey (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 (7)
- Dunboy Castle: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherdaniel: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunlough Castle: Dunlough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derreen Gardens: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Robotforaday at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carriganass Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonane Heritage Park: P L Chadwick, 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).