Attractions in Perrystown Just outside Perrystown: Dublin Castle and more Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 72 of 122. All of them lie outside Perrystown. A total of 1.3M visitors went to Dublin Zoo in 2022. Of the places on our list, 12 are looked after by the Office of Public Works. Day-trippers head 5.9 km out to Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle.
Photo: St Patrick's Cathedral, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0) In Perrystown
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inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
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of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
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in or near town
Castles & historic places
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in or near town
Cared for
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the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known The best known around Perrystown Once you have seen Dublin Castle, try 3 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.
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 Mapped around Perrystown Just outside town, most of the 122 sit to the northeast.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Perrystown’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind Sorted by kind There are more museums or galleries (72) than anything else, then castles or historic places (34).
Museums & galleries 43 museums · 29 art galleries 0 in town · 72 nearby
Castles & historic places 13 historic houses · 10 churches · 5 castles · 4 historic sites · 2 cathedrals 0 in town · 34 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens 0 in town · 4 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 11 attractions 0 in town · 11 nearby
Green: inside Perrystown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
12 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty, and 8 more).
Every place Place after place Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 122 places in all.
Castle 1 Castle · 4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 2 Cathedral · 3.7 km outside town, to the northeast Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 3 Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
783K visitors a year · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun, Mon 13:00–17:00 4 Museum · 2.9 km outside town, to the north Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 5 Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Heritage institution.
6 Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
7 Cathedral · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
8 Zoo · 4.5 km outside town, to the north Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 9 Garden · 4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 10 Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 11 Art gallery · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 12 Museum · 3.2 km outside town, to the northeast Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 13 Museum · 3.4 km outside town, to the northeast Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 14 Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year 15 Museum · 4 km outside town, to the northeast Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 16 Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
17 Castle · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Norman castle.
18 Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Folk museum in Dublin.
19 Museum · 4 km outside town, to the northeast Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 20 Museum · 3.6 km outside town, to the southeast Biographical museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Gardens · Open Every day 10:00–20:00 Museum Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the northeast Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Irish art gallery.
Art gallery · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Museum · 5 km outside town, to the northeast Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Church · 4 km outside town, to the northeast Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Garden Garden · 3.9 km outside town, to the northeast National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Irish arts venue.
Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Castle · 3.2 km outside town, to the west Castle in South Dublin, Ireland.
Castle Castle · 2.2 km outside town, to the southeast Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by ESB Group · Open Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Museum Museum · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Museum Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Attraction Attraction · 3.7 km outside town, to the southeast Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Garden Garden · 3.2 km outside town, to the north Garden.
Guided tours and walks Art gallery Art gallery · 3.1 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Church Church · 3.7 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Church Church · 3.8 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Church Church · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Church Church · 3.9 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Church Church · 3.8 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Church Church · 4 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Historic house Historic house · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 4.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Castle Castle · 3.9 km outside town, to the east Castle.
Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 4.8 km outside town, to the north Historic house.
Gardens Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Church Church · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 5 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
A shop Historic house Historic house · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) · Guided tours · Open Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00 Historic house Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Museum Museum · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by The National Wax Museum Plus · Open Every day 10:00–20:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Museum Museum · 4.9 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 4.9 km outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours Historic house Historic house · 3.5 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 3.9 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Church Church · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Historic house Historic house · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Garden Garden · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Garden.
Museum Museum · 2.4 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery Art gallery · 1.9 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Attraction Attraction · 3.3 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.6 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 3.3 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 3.7 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Historic site Historic site · 4 km outside town, to the northeast Historic site.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.8 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Open Wed, Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00 Museum Museum · 4.3 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Art gallery Art gallery · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Attraction Attraction · 4.8 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Museum Museum · 4.9 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Museum Museum · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open closed Historic site Historic site · 3.6 km outside town, to the west Historic site.
Attraction Attraction · 5 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 4.6 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Church Church · 3.7 km outside town, to the northeast Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 3.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4.5 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 4.1 km outside town, to the northeast Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 3.8 km outside town, to the north Historic site.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Perrystown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Perrystown →
Big names nearby Further out, the best known Out of town, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (5.9 km) leads 12 names to know.
Places well known beyond Perrystown (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 Perrystown: questions What is there to see near Perrystown? No attraction is mapped inside Perrystown itself. Within 5 km of it are Dublin Castle, St Patrick's Cathedral, National Museum of Ireland and Kilmainham Gaol.
Does Perrystown have a museum? 72 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Perrystown: National Museum of Ireland, Kilmainham Gaol, National Library of Ireland and Chester Beatty.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Perrystown? Yes. In or within 5 km of Perrystown, 12 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty).
What are the best-known days out near Perrystown? Within 40 km: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (5.9 km), St. Mary's Cathedral (6 km), James Joyce Museum (14 km), Science Gallery (6 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 (42) St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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 Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 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 Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Dublinia: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons The Little Museum of Dublin: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Kerlin Gallery: Paul Afour, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Temple Bar Gallery + Studios: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , 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).
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 783K visitors a year
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol2.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseLeinster House4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
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Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle5.9 km north
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral6 km northeast
MuseumJames Joyce Museum14 km east · 40K visitors a year
MuseumScience Gallery6 km northeast · 242K visitors a year
Art galleryHugh Lane Gallery6 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens7.4 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough34 km south
MuseumEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum6.4 km northeast
MuseumDublin Writers Museum6.1 km northeast
CastleMalahide Castle18 km northeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park33 km south
CastleManderley Castle15 km east