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National Botanic Gardens
Attractions in Santry

From Santry, 4 km to National Botanic Gardens

Visitors to Santry can choose from 7 museums, 3 art galleries and 3 churches. Nothing on our list is inside Santry’s neighbourhood; the 22 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The list includes 3 places cared for by the Office of Public Works. Beyond the town, Dublin Castle sits 7 km away.

Photo: National Botanic Gardens, William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Santry
0
inside the neighbourhood
Within 5 km
22
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
10
in or near town
Castles & historic places
9
in or near town
Cared for
3
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

The best known around Santry

Next to National Botanic Gardens, the best known are 2 museums, a castle and an art gallery.

Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens3.3 km outside town, to the southwestCastleSwords Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northArt galleryHugh Lane Gallery5 km outside town, to the southMuseumDublin Writers Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumThe James Joyce Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southGardenSaint Anne's Park4.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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 Santry

Of the 22 nearby, most are to the south.

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

By kind

Kind by kind

Museums or galleries number 10, castles or historic places 9.

Museums & galleries 7 museums · 3 art galleries0 in town · 10 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 churches · 2 castles · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 9 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (National Botanic Gardens, Casino Marino and Reconstructed viking house).

Every place

Every place to visit

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 22 places listed.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Santry → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Santry →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Dublin Castle, 7 km away, is the best known of the 12.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle7 km southBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland7.2 km south · 783K visitors a yearCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral7.4 km southMuseumNational Library of Ireland7.1 km southHistoric houseLeinster House7.1 km southBig drawZooDublin Zoo6.7 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)CathedralChrist Church Cathedral7 km southArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland7.1 km southGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green7.5 km southMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty7.1 km southMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol8.2 km southwestMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art7.7 km southwest

Places well known beyond Santry (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 Santry

What is there to see near Santry?

No attraction is mapped inside Santry itself. Within 5 km of it are National Botanic Gardens, Swords Castle, Hugh Lane Gallery and Dublin Writers Museum.

Does Santry have a museum?

10 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Santry: Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin Writers Museum, The James Joyce Centre and Olivier Cornet Gallery.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Santry, 3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (National Botanic Gardens, Casino Marino and Reconstructed viking house).

What are the best-known days out near Santry?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (7 km), National Museum of Ireland (7.2 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (7.4 km), National Library of Ireland (7.1 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 (21)

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).