From Howth Castle on: Howth’s list
Around Howth, the places to visit include 2 museums, 2 gardens and a castle. Mapped inside Howth’s neighbourhood are 6 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 4. 3 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Beyond the town, Dublin Castle sits 13 km away.
Must-know places in Howth
Once you have seen Howth Castle, try 2 museums, a fort and an attraction.
CastleHowth Castlein town
MuseumNational Transport Museum of Irelandin town
MuseumYe Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radioin townFortFortSutton Martello Towerin townAttractionAttractionThe Old Courthousein townHistoric siteHistoric siteAideen's Dolmenin townEach 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 4 outside town cluster to the west.
The dashed line is Howth’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
4 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Howth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
After the 6 in town come 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
National Transport Museum of Ireland
Transport museum in Fingal, Ireland since.
Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
Museum of communication history in the Martello Tower, Howth, Dublin.
Sutton Martello Tower
Martello Tower in Sutton South, Howth, Co. Dublin.
7Saint Anne's Park
Public park with playing fields and follies, Dublin, Ireland.
The 6 inside Howth 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 Howth → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Howth →
Big names nearby
Start with Dublin Castle, 13 km off, the best known of 12.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland12 km west · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral13 km west
MuseumNational Library of Ireland12 km west
Historic houseLeinster House12 km west
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland12 km west
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green13 km southwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral13 km west
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty13 km west
Big drawZooDublin Zoo15 km west · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol16 km west
MuseumJames Joyce Museum10 km south · 40K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Howth (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.
Your questions on Howth
What are the main attractions in Howth?
The best known inside Howth’s neighbourhood are Howth Castle, National Transport Museum of Ireland, Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio and Sutton Martello Tower. In all, 6 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Howth have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Howth: National Transport Museum of Ireland and Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Howth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 13 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Howth?
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 (15)
- Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Transport Museum of Ireland: Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Anne's Park: 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
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 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).