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Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Attractions in Dalkey

Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre opens Dalkey’s list

Visitors to Dalkey can choose from 5 castles, 4 historic sites and 3 attractions. 7 places to visit are mapped inside Dalkey’s neighbourhood, with 12 more within 5 km of its edge. Visits to James Joyce Museum run to about 40K a year. Our list counts one place looked after by the Office of Public Works. Beyond the town, the best known is Dublin Castle, 13 km off.

Photo: Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre, Palanitboy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Dalkey
7
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
10
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Dalkey’s best known

After Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre come 3 historic sites, a castle and a garden.

CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centrein townCastleArchbold's Castlein townGardenGardenMornington Gardenin townHistoric siteHistoric site"EIRE" signin townHistoric siteHistoric siteBoucher's Obeliskin townHistoric siteHistoric siteMapas Monumentin town

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

Plotted on the map

Head to the northwest for most of the 12 on the list.

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

By kind

What there is to see

The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (10) and museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 5 castles · 4 historic sites · 1 historic house6 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens1 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).

Every place

All the places to visit

In town there are 7, and the list adds 12 more within 5 km of its edge.

Dec–Mar: Every day 08:00–16:30 · Apr–May: Every day 08:00–19:30 · Jun–Sep: Every day 08:00–20:00 · Oct–Nov: Every day 08:00–19:30

The 7 inside Dalkey 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 Dalkey → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dalkey →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Of the 12 day trips, Dublin Castle (13 km) is the best known.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle13 km northwestBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland12 km northwest · 783K visitors a yearCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral13 km northwestMuseumNational Library of Ireland12 km northwestHistoric houseLeinster House12 km northwestArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland12 km northwestGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green12 km northwestCathedralChrist Church Cathedral13 km northwestMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty13 km northwestBig drawZooDublin Zoo16 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol15 km northwestMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art15 km northwest

Places well known beyond Dalkey (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.

Places to visit in Dalkey: questions

What are the main attractions in Dalkey?

The best known inside Dalkey’s neighbourhood are Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre, Archbold's Castle, Mornington Garden and "EIRE" sign. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 12 more within 5 km.

Does Dalkey have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dalkey: James Joyce Museum, National Maritime Museum of Ireland and Blackrock Fine Art.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Dalkey, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Monkstown Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Dalkey?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (13 km), National Museum of Ireland (12 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (13 km), National Library of Ireland (12 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)

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).