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Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle
Attractions in Ballyowen

The nearest draw to Ballyowen: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, 6.2 km away

Castles or historic places make up 7 of the 8 places on the list. None of them is inside Ballyowen itself. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Go 10 km out for Dublin Castle.

Photo: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Frank Winkelmann (CC BY 3.0)
In Ballyowen
0
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Around Ballyowen: where to begin

2 castles, a water park and a historic house follow Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle.

Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle5 km outside town, to the eastCastleTully's Castle2.5 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkAquazone5 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseHistoric houseFarmleigh House and Estate3 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleLeixlip Castle3.9 km outside town, to the westChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Leixlip3.9 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Mapped

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, 6.2 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Ballyowen’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

A breakdown by kind

The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 7 of the 8.

Castles & historic places 4 castles · 1 historic house · 1 church · 1 historic site0 in town · 7 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Ballyowen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle).

Every place

Every place to visit

The list runs to 8 places, all 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 Ballyowen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballyowen →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Out of town, Dublin Castle (10 km) leads 12 names to know.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle10 km eastBig drawZooDublin Zoo7.6 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral10 km eastBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland11 km east · 783K visitors a yearMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol7.5 km eastMuseumNational Library of Ireland11 km eastCathedralChrist Church Cathedral10 km eastHistoric houseLeinster House11 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty10 km eastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green11 km eastArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland11 km eastMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art8.1 km east

Places well known beyond Ballyowen (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.

Questions before you go to Ballyowen

What is there to see near Ballyowen?

No attraction is mapped inside Ballyowen itself. Within 5 km of it are Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Tully's Castle, Aquazone and Farmleigh House and Estate.

Does Ballyowen have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballyowen.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballyowen?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Ballyowen, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Ballyowen?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (10 km), Dublin Zoo (7.6 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (10 km), National Museum of Ireland (11 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)

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).