Around Clonsilla, start with Aquazone
Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. None of them is inside Clonsilla itself. The best-known trip out is to Dublin Castle, 12 km away.
Where to start near Clonsilla
Along with Aquazone, see a historic house, a church and a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Clonsilla
The map ends at Hamwood House and Gardens, 6.3 km out.
The dashed line is Clonsilla’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
Most common are castles or historic places: 4 of 7.
Green: inside Clonsilla. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 7 places.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Clonsilla → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clonsilla →
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Dublin Castle, 12 km away; they include 5 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Big drawZooDublin Zoo8.8 km southeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral12 km southeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland13 km southeast · 783K visitors a year
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol9.6 km southeast
MuseumNational Library of Ireland13 km southeast
Historic houseLeinster House13 km southeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral12 km southeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty12 km southeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green13 km southeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland13 km southeast
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art10 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Clonsilla (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 Clonsilla
What is there to see near Clonsilla?
No attraction is mapped inside Clonsilla itself. Within 5 km of it are Aquazone, Farmleigh House and Estate, St Mary's Church Leixlip and Leixlip Castle.
Does Clonsilla have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Clonsilla.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Clonsilla?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 12 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Clonsilla?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (12 km), Dublin Zoo (8.8 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (12 km), National Museum of Ireland (13 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 (11)
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, 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
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, 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
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, 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).