What to see from Milford: The Olde Forge at Logue’s of Cranford first
For a trip from Milford, Glenveagh National Park is 24 km away. With nothing inside Milford’s urban area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a garden.
Top of the list around Milford
After The Olde Forge at Logue’s of Cranford, look out for a garden.
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 they are
At 5.4 km, Greenfort is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Milford’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
It comes down to a museum and a garden.
Green: inside Milford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
Its 2 places all lie 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 Milford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Milford →
The wider area
First of the 11 big names within reach is Glenveagh National Park, 24 km away.
National parkGlenveagh National Park24 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle12 km northwestCathedralCathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba16 km south
CastleGlenveagh Castle19 km west
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum15 km northeast
CastleBurt Castle15 km southeast
MuseumDonegal County Museum16 km south
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle32 km northeast
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery16 km southwest
FortNeds Point Fort15 km east
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral25 km southPlaces well known beyond Milford (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.
Practical questions about Milford
What is there to see near Milford?
No attraction is mapped inside Milford itself. Within 5 km of it are The Olde Forge at Logue’s of Cranford and Greenfort.
Does Milford have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Milford: The Olde Forge at Logue’s of Cranford.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Milford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 12 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Milford?
Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (24 km), Doe Castle (12 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (16 km), Glenveagh Castle (19 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)
- Glenveagh National Park: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal County Museum: DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glebe House and Gallery: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Eunan's Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, 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).