In Sandyford, Imaginosity: Dublin Children's Museum is the place to visit
Around Sandyford, the places to visit include 4 museums, 4 art galleries and 3 castles. The neighbourhood itself has one place on our list; 17 others are within 5 km of its edge. Our list counts 4 places looked after by the Office of Public Works. Out of town, Dublin Castle is 8 km away.
First stops in Sandyford
After Imaginosity: Dublin Children's Museum come 2 museums, 2 castles and an attraction.
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park2.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland4.9 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle3.6 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksRathfarnham Castle3.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksNature Room2.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Furthest out is MART Gallery, at 6.3 km.
The dashed line is Sandyford’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Museums or galleries lead the count with 8; 4 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Sandyford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Monkstown Castle, Rathfarnham Castle and Nature Room).
The complete list
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 17 more.
Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park
Biographical museum in Dublin, Ireland.
National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Maritime museum in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.
The one inside Sandyford comes 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 Sandyford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sandyford →
Bigger names, a drive away
Dublin Castle, at 8 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland7.5 km north · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral7.8 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland7.5 km north
Historic houseLeinster House7.5 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green7.2 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland7.5 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral8.2 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty8 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo11 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol9.4 km northwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art9.2 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Sandyford (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.
Questions before you go to Sandyford
What are the main attractions in Sandyford?
The place to visit inside Sandyford’s neighbourhood is Imaginosity: Dublin Children's Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 17 more within 5 km.
Does Sandyford have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sandyford: Imaginosity: Dublin Children's Museum, Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, National Maritime Museum of Ireland and MART Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Sandyford?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Sandyford, 4 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park, Monkstown Castle, Rathfarnham Castle and Nature Room).
What are the best-known days out near Sandyford?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (8 km), National Museum of Ireland (7.5 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (7.8 km), National Library of Ireland (7.5 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)
- Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monkstown Castle: Lord Monkstown, Public domain, 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
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).