Out from Ballymore Eustace: Russborough House and Parklands and more
What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 historic houses, a visitor farm and an attraction. If you have a day, head to Glendalough, 23 km away.
The best known around Ballymore Eustace
A historic house, a visitor farm and an attraction follow Russborough House and Parklands.
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands2.7 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseHarristown House4.6 km outside town, to the westVisitor farmVisitor farmIrish Working Sheepdogs2.1 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionNational Bird of Prey Centre2.5 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Head to the east for most of the 4 on the list.
The dashed line is Ballymore Eustace’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
The places here are 2 historic houses, a visitor farm and an attraction.
Green: inside Ballymore Eustace. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballymore Eustace → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballymore Eustace →
A little further out
Glendalough, at 23 km, heads the 12.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough23 km southeastCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle33 km northeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park19 km southeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland33 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral32 km northeast
MuseumNational Library of Ireland33 km northeast
Historic houseLeinster House33 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo32 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral33 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green33 km northeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland33 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol31 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Ballymore Eustace (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.
Seeing Ballymore Eustace: questions
What is there to see near Ballymore Eustace?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballymore Eustace itself. Within 5 km of it are Russborough House and Parklands, Harristown House, Irish Working Sheepdogs and National Bird of Prey Centre.
Does Ballymore Eustace have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballymore Eustace.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballymore Eustace?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 33 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballymore Eustace?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (23 km), Dublin Castle (33 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (19 km), National Museum of Ireland (33 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 (12)
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).