Around Newtown: Bunratty Castle and more
The one place on our list close to Newtown is Kilbolane Castle, within 5 km of its edge. Head 39 km out for Bunratty Castle. 12 places lie within 40 km, 5 castles and 3 abbeys or priories among them.
Nearest place to visit
From the centre, Kilbolane Castle is 5.6 km away. Kilbolane Castle is a Norman style castle in Cork.
1Map view
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Newtown is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (11) and museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Newtown. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Desmond Castle Newcastle West).
Every entry
All of it lies within 40 km: 13 places.
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Cathedral in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
Desmond Castle Newcastle West
Castle and great hall in County Limerick, Ireland.
What is in or close to Newtown comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Newtown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newtown →
Big names within reach
Best known first, these lead 12 places within 40 km.
2CastleBunratty Castle39 km northMuseum3MuseumKing John's Castle37 km north
4CathedralSt John's Cathedral37 km north
5CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral37 km north
6MuseumThe Hunt Museum37 km north
7CastleLiscarroll Castle9.9 km south
CastleKing John's Castle14 km northeast
Abbey or prioryKilmallock Priory14 km northeast
CastleCastle Oliver19 km east
Abbey or prioryBallybeg Priory St. Thomas16 km southeast
Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey25 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West23 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Kilmallock →
Visiting Newtown: the answers
What is there to see near Newtown?
No attraction is mapped inside Newtown itself. Within 5 km of it are Kilbolane Castle.
Does Newtown have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Newtown.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Newtown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Desmond Castle Newcastle West (Office of Public Works), 23 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Newtown?
Within 40 km: Bunratty Castle (39 km), King John's Castle (37 km), St John's Cathedral (37 km), Saint Mary's Cathedral (37 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 (6)
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liscarroll Castle: Mike Searle, 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).