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Castletown House
Attractions in Ballyoulster

Places to visit around Ballyoulster, from Castletown House

This is a list led by castles or historic places, 5 of its 6. Ballyoulster itself has none of them. One of them is cared for by the Office of Public Works. Travel 17 km and you reach Dublin Castle.

Photo: Castletown House, LoriStrang (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Ballyoulster
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Leading the list near Ballyoulster

Once you have seen Castletown House, try 2 historic sites, a castle and a church.

Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House800 m outside town, to the westCastleCastleLeixlip Castle1.6 km outside town, to the northeastChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Leixlip1.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBerkeley Costume and Toy Collection900 m outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteConolly's Folly3.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Wonderful Barn1.2 km outside town, to the north

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

Where each one is

Conolly's Folly, 4.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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

By kind

The list by type

Most common are castles or historic places: 5 of 6.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic sites · 1 historic house · 1 castle · 1 church0 in town · 5 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Castletown House).

Every place

Place by place

Nothing is inside Ballyoulster itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Around the region

Head 17 km out for Dublin Castle, the best known of 12.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle17 km eastCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral16 km eastBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland17 km east · 783K visitors a yearBig drawZooDublin Zoo14 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol14 km eastMuseumNational Library of Ireland17 km eastHistoric houseLeinster House17 km eastCathedralChrist Church Cathedral16 km eastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green17 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty17 km eastArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland17 km eastMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art14 km east

Places well known beyond Ballyoulster (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.

Know before you go to Ballyoulster

What is there to see near Ballyoulster?

No attraction is mapped inside Ballyoulster itself. Within 5 km of it are Castletown House, Leixlip Castle, St Mary's Church Leixlip and Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection.

Does Ballyoulster have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballyoulster: Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Ballyoulster, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Castletown House).

What are the best-known days out near Ballyoulster?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (17 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (16 km), National Museum of Ireland (17 km), Dublin Zoo (14 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)

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).