Kenmare Lace and Design Centre heads what Kenmare has to see
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 5 of 7. The urban area itself has 5 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. Walking distance covers 6 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Out of town, Killarney National Park is 16 km away.
What Kenmare is known for
After Kenmare Lace and Design Centre come 3 art galleries, a museum and a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Dunkerron Castle, 2.7 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Kenmare’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
How the list breaks down
Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 7.
Green: inside Kenmare. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
It starts in town with 5 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The 5 inside Kenmare come first, best known 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 Kenmare → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kenmare →
Worth the drive
Best known of the 12 within reach is Killarney National Park, at 16 km.
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney20 km north
CastleRoss Castle18 km north
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms16 km north
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary17 km northeast
AttractionLadies View9 km north
CastleDromore Castle9.7 km west
CastleBallymalis Castle23 km north
MuseumBonane Heritage Park7.7 km southeast
FortCaherdaniel38 km west
CastleCarriganass Castle20 km southeast
FortCaherconree40 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Kenmare (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.
Visiting Kenmare: the answers
What are the main attractions in Kenmare?
The best known inside Kenmare’s urban area are Kenmare Lace and Design Centre, Tom Crean Brewery Kenmare, Mill Cove Gallery / John Brennan Studio and Cleo Gallery. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Kenmare have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kenmare: Kenmare Lace and Design Centre, Tom Crean Brewery Kenmare, Mill Cove Gallery / John Brennan Studio and Cleo Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kenmare?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 16 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Kenmare?
Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (16 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (20 km), Ross Castle (18 km), Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms (16 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 (11)
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ladies View: Tony Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromore Castle: Robotforaday at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymalis Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonane Heritage Park: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherdaniel: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carriganass Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caherconree: Stephen Murphy, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).