Places to visit around Glengarriff, from Blue Pool
Nothing on our list is inside Glengarriff’s urban area; the 7 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 natural landscapes, 2 gardens and a museum. Further out, Killarney National Park is 31 km away.
The best known around Glengarriff
Next to Blue Pool, the best known are 2 gardens, a natural landscape and a museum.
Each 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 find them
At 4.1 km, Whiddy Island View is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Glengarriff’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
National parks, landscapes or islands lead the count with 2; 2 are gardens or estates.
Green: inside Glengarriff. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Glengarriff
Each of the 7 is 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 Glengarriff → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Glengarriff →
Around the region
Killarney National Park, 31 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney35 km north
CastleRoss Castle33 km north
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms30 km north
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary31 km north
CastleCarriganass Castle12 km east
CastleCastle Donovan20 km east
AttractionLadies View25 km north
FortCaherdaniel38 km west
MuseumBonane Heritage Park9.8 km north
CastleDromore Castle17 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksDerrynane House40 km westPlaces well known beyond Glengarriff (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.
Glengarriff, answered
What is there to see near Glengarriff?
No attraction is mapped inside Glengarriff itself. Within 5 km of it are Blue Pool, Illnacullin - Garinish Island, Glengarriff Bamboo Park and Whiddy Island View.
Does Glengarriff have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Glengarriff: Bryce House.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Glengarriff?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 31 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Glengarriff?
Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (31 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (35 km), Ross Castle (33 km), Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms (30 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 (10)
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, 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
- Carriganass Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Donovan: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ladies View: Tony Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherdaniel: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonane Heritage Park: P L Chadwick, 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).