Blackrock Walking Trail opens Blackrock’s list
Around Blackrock, the places to visit include 5 museums, 5 castles and 3 gardens. Mapped inside Blackrock’s neighbourhood are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 22. Each year, some 40K people go to James Joyce Museum. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Allow a day for Dublin Castle, 7.9 km off.
Start with these in Blackrock
Following Blackrock Walking Trail are 2 museums, a garden and an art gallery.
MuseumJames Joyce Museum3.6 km outside town, to the east · 40K visitors a year
CastleManderley Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland2.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
National Print Museum marks the outer edge, 5.9 km away.
The dashed line is Blackrock’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
There are more castles or historic places (10) than anything else, then museums or galleries (8).
Green: inside Blackrock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
The complete list
The town has 3; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 22 more.
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Maritime museum in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.
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9Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Fortified town houses or castle, in Dalkey, County Dublin.
10The 3 inside Blackrock come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Blackrock → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blackrock →
Out of town
Allow a day for Dublin Castle, 7.9 km away, the pick of 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland7.2 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral7.9 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland7.2 km northwest
Historic houseLeinster House7.2 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green7.1 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland7.1 km northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral8.2 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty7.9 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo11 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol10 km northwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art9.6 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Blackrock (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.
Common questions about Blackrock
What are the main attractions in Blackrock?
The best known inside Blackrock’s neighbourhood are Blackrock Walking Trail, Dublin Garden Trail and Blackrock Fine Art. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 22 more within 5 km.
Does Blackrock have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Blackrock: Blackrock Fine Art, James Joyce Museum, National Maritime Museum of Ireland and National Print Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Blackrock?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Blackrock, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Blackrock?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (7.9 km), National Museum of Ireland (7.2 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (7.9 km), National Library of Ireland (7.2 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 (18)
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkstown Castle: Lord Monkstown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre: Palanitboy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archbold's Castle: DDoghaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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