Puck's Castle heads the list around Glencullen
All of it lies outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Glencullen’s urban area. There are a castle, a garden and a museum to choose from. If you have a day, head to Dublin Castle, 14 km away.
Just outside Glencullen, the best known
Next to Puck's Castle, the best known are a garden, a museum and an attraction.
CastlePuck's Castle3.5 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenPowerscourt House & Gardens4.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumExplorium: National Sport and Science Centre4.7 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionPowerscourt Estate4.1 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryThe Corner Studio4.1 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The 5 outside town cluster to the southeast.
The dashed line is Glencullen’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
The list holds a castle, a garden and a museum.
Green: inside Glencullen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Glencullen
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Glencullen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Glencullen →
Further away
The 12 days out are led by Dublin Castle, 14 km away.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland13 km north · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral14 km north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland14 km north
Historic houseLeinster House13 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green13 km north
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland14 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral14 km north
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty14 km north
Big drawZooDublin Zoo16 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol15 km northwest
MuseumJames Joyce Museum10 km northeast · 40K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Glencullen (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.
Questions before you go to Glencullen
What is there to see near Glencullen?
No attraction is mapped inside Glencullen itself. Within 5 km of it are Puck's Castle, Powerscourt House & Gardens, Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre and Powerscourt Estate.
Does Glencullen have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Glencullen: Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre and The Corner Studio.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Glencullen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 14 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Glencullen?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (14 km), National Museum of Ireland (13 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (14 km), National Library of Ireland (14 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)
- Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, 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
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).