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Ardgillan Castle and Gardens
Attractions in Skerries

One to see in Skerries: Skerries Mills

Mapped inside Skerries’ urban area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. There are 3 castles, 2 museums and an attraction to choose from. If you have a day, head to Dublin Castle, 28 km away.

Photo: Ardgillan Castle and Gardens, GsmithEIDW at English Wikipedia (Public domain)
In Skerries
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Leading places in Skerries

Beyond Skerries Mills, there are 3 castles, an attraction and a museum.

MuseumMuseumSkerries Millsin townCastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens800 m outside town, to the westCastleBalrothery Tower2.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionSt. Patrick's Footprint100 m outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleBremore Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBalrothery Heritage Centre2.8 km outside town, to the west

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

The lie of the land

Of the 5 nearby, most are to the west.

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

By kind

Kind by kind

Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Place by place

One in town leads, with 5 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

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

Big names nearby

Names further out

Worth the drive, Dublin Castle (28 km) is first of the 12.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle28 km southBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland28 km south · 783K visitors a yearCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral28 km southMuseumNational Library of Ireland28 km southHistoric houseLeinster House28 km southBig drawZooDublin Zoo28 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland28 km southCathedralChrist Church Cathedral28 km southGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green28 km southMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty28 km southMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol29 km southwestCastleMalahide Castle15 km south

Places well known beyond Skerries (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.

Common questions about Skerries

What are the main attractions in Skerries?

The place to visit inside Skerries’ urban area is Skerries Mills. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.

Does Skerries have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Skerries: Skerries Mills and Balrothery Heritage Centre.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 28 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Skerries?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (28 km), National Museum of Ireland (28 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (28 km), National Library of Ireland (28 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 (13)

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).