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Attractions in Sandymount

Gallery 4 is the place to visit in Sandymount

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 95 of its 159. Mapped inside Sandymount’s neighbourhood is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 158. National Museum of Ireland welcomes about 783K visitors a year. Our list counts 15 places looked after by the Office of Public Works. The best-known trip out is to Dublin Zoo, 6.6 km away.

Photo: National Museum of Ireland, Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Sandymount
1
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
158
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
95
in or near town
Castles & historic places
41
in or near town
Cared for
15
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

What Sandymount is known for

Behind Gallery 4 on the list are 2 museums, a castle 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

Places on the map

Most of the 158 out of town lie to the northwest.

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

By kind

What sort of places

Count 95 museums or galleries and 41 castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 58 museums · 37 art galleries1 in town · 94 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 historic houses · 12 churches · 5 historic sites · 4 castles · 3 cathedrals · 1 abbey or priory · 1 fort · 1 historic ship0 in town · 41 nearby
Gardens & estates 8 gardens0 in town · 8 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 14 attractions0 in town · 14 nearby

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

15 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green, Chester Beatty and National Botanic Gardens, and 11 more).

Every place

Each place in turn

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 158 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Sandymount 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 Sandymount → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sandymount →

Big names nearby

Trips out

Most famous of the 12 is Dublin Zoo, 6.6 km from the centre.

Places well known beyond Sandymount (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 Sandymount

What are the main attractions in Sandymount?

The place to visit inside Sandymount’s neighbourhood is Gallery 4. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 158 more within 5 km.

Does Sandymount have a museum?

95 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sandymount: Gallery 4, National Museum of Ireland, National Library of Ireland and National Gallery of Ireland.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Sandymount, 15 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Saint Stephen's Green, Chester Beatty and National Botanic Gardens).

What are the best-known days out near Sandymount?

Within 40 km: Dublin Zoo (6.6 km), Kilmainham Gaol (6.1 km), James Joyce Museum (8.3 km), Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle (8.5 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 (51)

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).