Out from Ladysbridge: Ballymaloe House and more
A day out from Ladysbridge leads to Fota Wildlife Park, 18 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Ladysbridge’s urban area. There are a historic house and a garden to choose from.
Where to start near Ladysbridge
After Ballymaloe House, look out for a garden.
Historic houseBallymaloe House3.8 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenBallymaloe Cookery School Gardens3.9 km outside town, to the southEach 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
At the edge of the map sits Ballymaloe House, 4.2 km out.
The dashed line is Ladysbridge’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
The list holds a historic house and a garden.
Green: inside Ladysbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
You will find both 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 Ladysbridge → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ladysbridge →
Beyond the town
Of the 12 day trips, Fota Wildlife Park (18 km) is the best known.
ZooFota Wildlife Park18 km west · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral18 km west
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens36 km west
MuseumSpike Island18 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral30 km west
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower6.6 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne30 km west
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory25 km west
CastleLismore Castle28 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress39 km southwest
CastleConna Castle22 km north
CastleBarryscourt Castle15 km westPlaces well known beyond Ladysbridge (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.
Ladysbridge: questions and answers
What is there to see near Ladysbridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Ladysbridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Ballymaloe House and Ballymaloe Cookery School Gardens.
Does Ladysbridge have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ladysbridge.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ladysbridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 39 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ladysbridge?
Within 40 km: Fota Wildlife Park (18 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (18 km), Blarney Castle and Gardens (36 km), Spike Island (18 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 (13)
- Ballymaloe House: ReubenGrayPhoto, 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
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyne Round Tower: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conna Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).