Tully's Castle and more near Esker
Every one of the 7 places on the list is among the castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Esker. Dublin Castle, 11 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Esker
After Tully's Castle come 2 castles, a church and a historic house.
CastleTully's Castle2.8 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleLeixlip Castle3.2 km outside town, to the northwestChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Leixlip3.3 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseFarmleigh House and Estate4.1 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteClondalkin Round Tower2.5 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleLuttrellstown Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The map stretches to Farmleigh House and Estate, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Esker’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 7 in all.
Green: inside Esker. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Esker
7 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Esker → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Esker →
Further out, the best known
Dublin Castle (11 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral11 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo8.7 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland12 km east · 783K visitors a year
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol8.4 km east
MuseumNational Library of Ireland12 km east
Historic houseLeinster House12 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral11 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty11 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green12 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland12 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art9 km eastPlaces well known beyond Esker (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.
Visiting Esker: questions
What is there to see near Esker?
No attraction is mapped inside Esker itself. Within 5 km of it are Tully's Castle, Leixlip Castle, St Mary's Church Leixlip and Farmleigh House and Estate.
Does Esker have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Esker.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Esker?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 11 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Esker?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (11 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (11 km), Dublin Zoo (8.7 km), National Museum 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 (12)
- Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, 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
- 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).