The nearest draw to Donabate: Malahide Castle, 5.1 km away
Among the places to visit in and near Donabate are 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic sites. All of it lies outside: 10 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Donabate’s urban area. A day out reaches Dublin Castle, 18 km away.
The best known around Donabate
The list goes on from Malahide Castle to a castle, a historic house and a museum.
CastleMalahide Castle4 km outside town, to the south
CastleSwords Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseNewbridge House & Farm300 m outside town, to the west
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum3.3 km outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkBlast Windsurfing and Windfoiling1.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteSaint Sylvester's Well3.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Head to the south for most of the 10 on the list.
The dashed line is Donabate’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What kind of places
Ahead are castles or historic places (5); next, zoos, theme parks or other days out (3).
Green: inside Donabate. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Donabate
Each of the 10 is within 5 km of its edge.
Newbridge House & Farm
Estate turned park, with historic buildings and show farm.
Casino Model Railway Museum
O gauge model railway in Malahide in the Republic of Ireland originally created by Cyril Fry.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Donabate → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Donabate →
The wider area
Leading the 12 is Dublin Castle, 18 km away; they include 5 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland18 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral19 km southwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland18 km south
Historic houseLeinster House18 km south
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland18 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo18 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral18 km southwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green18 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty18 km southwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol20 km southwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art19 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Donabate (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.
Know before you go to Donabate
What is there to see near Donabate?
No attraction is mapped inside Donabate itself. Within 5 km of it are Malahide Castle, Swords Castle, Newbridge House & Farm and Casino Model Railway Museum.
Does Donabate have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Donabate: Casino Model Railway Museum and Malahide Historical Society Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Donabate?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 18 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Donabate?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (18 km), National Museum of Ireland (18 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (19 km), National Library of Ireland (18 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 (14)
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casino Model Railway Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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