Attractions in Portobello Museum of Literature Ireland heads what Portobello has to see Museums or galleries make up 92 of the 152 places on the list. There are 5 places to visit inside Portobello’s neighbourhood, and 147 more within 5 km of its edge. Dublin Zoo drew 1.3M visitors in 2022. Our list counts 14 places looked after by the Office of Public Works. At 5.9 km, Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle is worth the journey.
Photo: Museum of Literature Ireland, Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) In Portobello
5
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
147
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
92
in or near town
Castles & historic places
40
in or near town
Cared for
14
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known Highlights of Portobello After Museum of Literature Ireland come 2 churches, a garden and an art gallery.
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 Finding your way Furthest out is Airfield Estate, at 5.2 km.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The dashed line is Portobello’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind By kind 92 museums or galleries and 40 castles or historic places top the count.
Museums & galleries 56 museums · 36 art galleries 2 in town · 90 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 4 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship 2 in town · 38 nearby
Gardens & estates 6 gardens 1 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo 0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions 0 in town · 13 nearby
Green: inside Portobello. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Iveagh Gardens, Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty, and 10 more).
Every place Place by place The 5 inside Portobello come first, then 147 more within 5 km of its edge.
1 Museum · in town Literary museum in Dublin.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Garden 2 Garden · in town National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Church 3 Church 4 Art gallery 5 Art gallery · in town Art gallery.
Castle 6 Castle · 600 m outside town, to the north Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Mon–Sat 09:45–16:45 · Sun 12:00–16:45 7 Museum · 500 m 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 8 Cathedral · 400 m outside town, to the northwest Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Church of Ireland 9 Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Heritage institution.
10 Historic house · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Building housing the parliament of Ireland.
11 Garden · 100 m outside town, to the northeast Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 12 Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 13 Cathedral · 800 m outside town, to the northwest Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
14 Museum · 600 m outside town, to the north Library and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 15 Zoo · 3.4 km outside town, to the northwest Zoo.
1.3M visitors a year (2022) · A café and a shop · Open Every day 09:30–16:30 16 Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the west Former prison in Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works 17 Museum · 2.2 km outside town, to the northwest Art museum in Dublin.
Run by Irish Museum of Modern Art 18 Cathedral · 1.5 km outside town, to the north Church in Dublin, Ireland.
19 Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:30–17:00 20 Museum · 1 km outside town, to the northeast International group of public science centres.
242K visitors a year Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the northwest National museum in Dublin, Ireland.
314K visitors a year Museum · 800 m outside town, to the northwest Museum in Ireland.
Open Every day 10:00–18:30 Art gallery · 200 m outside town, to the northeast Art school, museum, and society in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 1.9 km outside town, to the north Art gallery in Parnell Square North, Dublin.
Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum in Dublin, Ireland.
A café and guided tours · Open 10:00–18:45 Garden · 3.9 km outside town, to the north Botanical garden in Glasnevin, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 10:00–17:00 Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the north Folk museum in Dublin.
Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the north Private literary museum on Parnell Square, Dublin.
Museum · 1.2 km outside town, to the east Heritage institution in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the north Museum to James Joyce.
Open Tue–Sat 10:30–16:30 Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the west Jewish museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 300 m outside town, to the north Local history museum, urban museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the north Irish art gallery.
Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the north Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Castle · 4.3 km outside town, to the west Norman castle.
Museum · 1.7 km outside town, to the north Former house and tenement, now museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Dublin City Council Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the north Irish arts venue.
Church · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Only surviving gate in the Dublin city walls, Ireland.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the north National museum.
Art gallery · 2 km outside town, to the north Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the northwest Whiskey tourist attraction in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Every day 09:00–17:30 Museum · 600 m 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 Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the northeast Contemporary art gallery in Dublin , Ireland.
Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the northeast Archive and museum in Dublin, Ireland.
Open Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00 Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the north Art gallery, art studios in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 1.4 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open 10:00–16:45 Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the north Police museum in Dublin Castle, Dublin Ireland.
Open Mon–Fri 10:00–14:00 Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the north Irish Film Institute body for film culture preservation.
Castle Castle · 3.7 km outside town, to the south Castle.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 100 m outside town, to the north Mining museum in St Stephens Green.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2 km outside town, to the northeast Irish art gallery.
Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the north Contemporary art gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Historic house Historic house · 4.4 km outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Run by Office of Public Works · Open Every day 09:00–20:00 Attraction Attraction · 3.4 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Run by Office of Public Works Art gallery Art gallery · 400 m outside town, to the south Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 300 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Church Church · 400 m outside town, to the north Church.
Museum Museum · 400 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Church Church · 500 m outside town, to the north Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Guided tours Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Museum Museum · 600 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 600 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 700 m outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the north Historic house.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum Museum · 700 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 3.9 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Run by Office of Public Works Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Open Every day 10:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the north 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 · 900 m outside town, to the north Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Historic house Historic house · 800 m outside town, to the north Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the north Free photography museum in Dublin.
Open Tue–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 13:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 800 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 1 km outside town, to the north Historic house.
Guided tours and walks Church Church · 1 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Historic house Historic house · 900 m outside town, to the east Historic house.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Church Church · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Museum Museum · 1.3 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Open Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 Museum Museum · 1.5 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Open Every day 11:00–16:00 Museum Museum · 1.6 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Guided tours Art gallery Art gallery · 1.7 km outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Historic house Historic house · 1.8 km outside town, to the north Historic house.
A shop Abbey or priory Abbey or priory · 1.9 km outside town, to the north Abbey or priory.
Castle Castle · 2.4 km outside town, to the southeast Castle.
Church Church · 2 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Museum Museum · 2.7 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Garden Garden · 3.4 km outside town, to the west Garden.
Guided tours and walks Museum Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the north Museum and tours for Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin.
Historic house Historic house · 4.1 km outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Gardens Garden Garden · 5 km outside town, to the south Garden.
A visitor farm Historic house Historic house · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Historic house.
Garden Garden · 500 m outside town, to the northeast Garden.
Historic house Historic house · 700 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Historic house Historic house · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Historic house.
Church Church · 1.3 km outside town, to the northwest Church.
Church Church · 1.9 km outside town, to the north Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 300 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Open Thu–Sat 13:00–17:00 Attraction Attraction · 400 m outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the southeast Art gallery.
Open Wed, Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sun 12:00–19:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 500 m outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 500 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 600 m outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the southwest Museum.
Run by Religious Sisters of Charity · Open Tue–Sun 10:30–16:00 Attraction Attraction · 800 m outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun closed Museum Museum · 800 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Trinity College, Dublin Attraction Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the north Attraction.
Run by Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin) Museum Museum · 900 m outside town, to the north Museum.
Run by National Library of Ireland Historic site Historic site · 900 m outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1 km outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.3 km outside town, to the southwest Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1.6 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Attraction Attraction · 1.7 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Historic ship Historic ship · 1.8 km outside town, to the northeast Historic ship.
Attraction Attraction · 1.8 km outside town, to the northeast Attraction.
Open Mon–Thu 08:30–17:00 · Fri 08:30–16:30 Church Church · 1.9 km outside town, to the north Church.
Attraction Attraction · 2.3 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.5 km outside town, to the east Art gallery.
Museum · 2.6 km outside town, to the north Museum.
Museum Museum · 3.1 km outside town, to the west Museum.
Run by Dublin City Council Museum · 3.7 km outside town, to the north Museum at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Run by Glasnevin Trust · Open Every day 09:00–18:00 Museum Museum · 1.9 km outside town, to the northwest Museum.
Attraction Attraction · 1.5 km outside town, to the northwest Attraction.
Open closed Attraction Attraction · 1.3 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Open Mon–Sat 08:30–18:00 Art gallery Art gallery · 700 m outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Attraction Attraction · 1 km outside town, to the north Attraction.
Open Open all day, every day Art gallery Art gallery · 1.5 km outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 2.2 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Museum Museum · 2.8 km outside town, to the northeast Museum.
Run by Dublin Port Company Historic site Historic site · 1.4 km outside town, to the north Historic site.
Church Church · 100 m outside town, to the northwest Church.
Art gallery Art gallery · 1.1 km outside town, to the northwest Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 4 km outside town, to the northeast Art gallery.
Art gallery Art gallery · 900 m outside town, to the north Art gallery.
Run by PhotoIreland Foundation Historic site Historic site · 3.8 km outside town, to the north Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 600 m outside town, to the north Historic site.
Historic site Historic site · 2.7 km outside town, to the northwest Historic site.
The 5 inside Portobello 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 Portobello → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Portobello →
Big names nearby Bigger names, a drive away Head 5.9 km out for Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle, the best known of 12.
Places well known beyond Portobello (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.
What visitors ask about Portobello What are the main attractions in Portobello? The best known inside Portobello’s neighbourhood are Museum of Literature Ireland, Iveagh Gardens, Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church and Newman University Church, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 147 more within 5 km.
Does Portobello have a museum? 92 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Portobello: Museum of Literature Ireland, The Copper House Gallery, National Museum of Ireland and National Library of Ireland.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Portobello? Yes. In or within 5 km of Portobello, 14 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Iveagh Gardens, Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green and Chester Beatty).
What are the best-known days out near Portobello? Within 40 km: Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (5.9 km), James Joyce Museum (11 km), Glendalough (36 km), Malahide Castle (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 (51) Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, 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 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 Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Guinness Storehouse: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Science Gallery: Infoeco, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 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 Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons The National Leprechaun Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons The James Joyce Centre: Pointillist at en.wikipedia Original uploader was Pointillist at en.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 Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons 14 Henrietta Street: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Project Arts Centre: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons St Audoen's Church: Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Olivier Cornet Gallery: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Old Jameson Distillery: Nialljpmurphy, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Number Twenty Nine: Georgian House Museum: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Temple Bar Gallery + Studios: MB-one, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Photo Museum Ireland: Arnaud.Serander, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Gaelic Athletic Association museum: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glasnevin Cemetery Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain , Wikimedia Commons Howth Castle: O'Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, 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).
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Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle5.9 km northwest
MuseumJames Joyce Museum11 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryGlendalough36 km south
CastleMalahide Castle14 km northeast
CastleManderley Castle13 km southeast
CastleSwords Castle15 km north
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park36 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park5.6 km south
CastleHowth Castle14 km northeast
GardenSaint Anne's Park7.1 km northeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House18 km west
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland9.8 km southeast