Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0From Ardara to Glenveagh National Park and beyond
One place to visit we list is in Ardara or within 5 km of its edge: Ardara Heritage Centre. Allow a day for Glenveagh National Park, 36 km off. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 5 places on our list, with 2 castles and 2 museums among them.
The nearest place to visit
Ardara Heritage Centre is the nearest, 600 m off.
Plotted
The 6 places carry the numbers of the tiles below.
Ardara is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3; 2 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Ardara. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Donegal Castle).
Every entry
After the one in town come 5 more within 40 km.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
Heritage Railway in County Donegal, Ireland.
Ballyshannon and District Museum
Demolished castle in Ireland.
What is in or close to Ardara 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 Ardara → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ardara →
Days out from Ardara
Our picks of the 5 places within 40 km are here, best known first.
2National parkGlenveagh National Park36 km northeast
3Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle22 km southeast
4CastleClassiebawn Castle35 km south
5MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre22 km southeast
6MuseumBallyshannon and District Museum32 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
Planning a visit to Ardara
What are the main attractions in Ardara?
The place to visit inside Ardara’s urban area is Ardara Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Ardara have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ardara: Ardara Heritage Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ardara?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Donegal Castle (Office of Public Works), 22 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ardara?
Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (36 km), Donegal Castle (22 km), Classiebawn Castle (35 km), Donegal Railway Heritage Centre (22 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 (5)
- Glenveagh National Park: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Classiebawn Castle: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon and District Museum: Gavigan 01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, 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).