A cathedral just outside Castlegar: Galway Cathedral
Visitors to Galway City Museum numbered 162K in 2011. All of it lies outside: 26 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Castlegar’s neighbourhood. The mix takes in 8 museums, 5 art galleries and 4 castles. Burren National Park lies 32 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Top of the list around Castlegar
Once you have seen Galway Cathedral, try 2 castles, a museum and a garden.
CathedralGalway Cathedral1.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumGalway City Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
GardenEyre Square1.1 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleMerlinpark Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleLynch's Castle1.4 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooGalway Atlantaquaria3.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
To the southwest lie most of the 26 nearby.
The dashed line is Castlegar’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
There are more museums or galleries (13) than anything else, then castles or historic places (8).
Green: inside Castlegar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Castlegar
26 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
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9Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland
Museum at the University of Galway.
11Hall of the Red Earl
Accessible archaeological site of a former banqueting hall in Druid Lane, Galway.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Castlegar → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castlegar →
Names further out
Burren National Park (32 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
National parkBurren National Park32 km south
CastleOranmore Castle7.1 km southeast
CastleDunguaire Castle18 km south
CastleAughnanure Castle21 km northwest
CastleAthenry Castle19 km east
AttractionAillwee Cave24 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary27 km northeast
Abbey or prioryClaregalway Friary8.2 km northeast
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey19 km south
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey22 km north
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilmacduagh monastery29 km south
MuseumThoor Ballylee27 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Castlegar (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.
Planning a visit to Castlegar
What is there to see near Castlegar?
No attraction is mapped inside Castlegar itself. Within 5 km of it are Galway Cathedral, Galway City Museum, Eyre Square and Merlinpark Castle.
Does Castlegar have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Castlegar: Galway City Museum, James Mitchell Museum, Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland and Hall of the Red Earl.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Castlegar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmacduagh monastery (Office of Public Works), 29 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Castlegar?
Within 40 km: Burren National Park (32 km), Oranmore Castle (7.1 km), Dunguaire Castle (18 km), Aughnanure Castle (21 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 (22)
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlinpark Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Atlantaquaria: GalwayAquarium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killeen Castle, Castlegar: Irimurz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mitchell Museum: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake's Castle: Gillfoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall of the Red Earl: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oranmore Castle: KevinSchnippkoweit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunguaire Castle: Boomur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aughnanure Castle: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aillwee Cave: MarvinVells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claregalway Friary: Charles Mount/ Cmount, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corcomroe Cistercian Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Errilly Abbey: The original uploader was Dppowell at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmacduagh monastery: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thoor Ballylee: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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