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Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle
Attractions in Lucan

Nothing mapped in Lucan itself; Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle is the nearest draw

9 of the 11 places to visit in and around Lucan are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Lucan. Our list counts 2 places looked after by the Office of Public Works. Further afield lies Dublin Castle, at 13 km.

Photo: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Frank Winkelmann (CC BY 3.0)
In Lucan
0
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
9
in or near town
Cared for
2
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Just outside Lucan, the best known

Then come 2 castles, a historic house and a water park, behind Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle.

Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle4.8 km outside town, to the eastHistoric house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House4 km outside town, to the westCastleTully's Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkAquazone4.3 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleLeixlip Castle1.2 km outside town, to the northwestChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Leixlip1.2 km outside town, to the northwest

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

On the map

At the edge of the map sits Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, 8.5 km out.

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

By kind

A breakdown by kind

The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 9 of the 11.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 castles · 2 historic houses · 2 historic sites · 1 church0 in town · 9 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle and Castletown House).

Every place

Place by place

Here are the 11 places 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 Lucan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lucan →

Big names nearby

Names further out

Dublin Castle (13 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle13 km eastCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral12 km eastBig drawZooDublin Zoo9.9 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland13 km east · 783K visitors a yearMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol9.8 km eastMuseumNational Library of Ireland13 km eastHistoric houseLeinster House13 km eastCathedralChrist Church Cathedral12 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty13 km eastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green13 km eastArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland14 km eastMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art10 km east

Places well known beyond Lucan (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.

Good to know in Lucan

What is there to see near Lucan?

No attraction is mapped inside Lucan itself. Within 5 km of it are Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, Castletown House, Tully's Castle and Aquazone.

Does Lucan have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Lucan: Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Lucan, 2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle and Castletown House).

What are the best-known days out near Lucan?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (13 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (12 km), Dublin Zoo (9.9 km), National Museum of Ireland (13 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)

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).