Things to see near Oldtown
One place to visit we list is in Oldtown or within 5 km of its edge: Wooly Ward's Farm. The trip to Dublin Castle is 20 km. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 5 museums and 2 cathedrals among them.
The one nearest
At 2.5 km from the centre, Wooly Ward's Farm is the closest.
Map view
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Oldtown is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
Ahead are museums or galleries (6); next, castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Oldtown. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green, Chester Beatty and Kilmainham Gaol).
The whole list for Oldtown
Each of the 13 is within 40 km.
National Museum of Ireland
National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
Christ Church Cathedral
Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
What is in or close to Oldtown comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Oldtown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oldtown →
Days out from Oldtown
Of the 12 places within 40 km, these are worth the trip.
Big draw3MuseumNational Museum of Ireland21 km south · 783K visitors a year
4CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral20 km south
5MuseumNational Library of Ireland20 km south
Big draw6ZooDublin Zoo18 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
7Historic houseLeinster House21 km south
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral20 km south
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland20 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green21 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty20 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol20 km south
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art20 km southThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Ashbourne →
Seeing Oldtown: your questions
What is there to see near Oldtown?
No attraction is mapped inside Oldtown itself. Within 5 km of it are Wooly Ward's Farm.
Does Oldtown have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Oldtown.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Oldtown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 20 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Oldtown?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (20 km), National Museum of Ireland (21 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (20 km), National Library of Ireland (20 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 (5)
- 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, 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).