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Castletown House
Attractions in Celbridge

Celbridge’s draw is Castletown House

8 of the 13 places to visit in and around Celbridge are castles or historic places. We list one place to visit inside Celbridge’s urban area and 12 within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Dublin Castle is worth a day, 19 km from the centre.

Photo: Castletown House, LoriStrang (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Celbridge
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Most famous in Celbridge

3 castles and 2 museums follow Castletown House.

Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown Housein townCastleMaynooth Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northwestCastleBarberstown Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth3.8 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleLeixlip Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northeast

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 layout

The list reaches out to Oughterard Round Tower, 7.2 km away.

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

By kind

Kinds of place

Ahead are castles or historic places (8); next, museums or galleries (3).

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles · 3 historic sites · 1 historic house · 1 church1 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

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

Every place

The places, one by one

13 places in all: one in town and 12 within 5 km of its edge.

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

Big names nearby

Day trips from Celbridge

Dublin Castle, at 19 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle19 km eastCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral18 km eastBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland19 km east · 783K visitors a yearBig drawZooDublin Zoo16 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)MuseumNational Library of Ireland19 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol16 km eastHistoric houseLeinster House19 km eastCathedralChrist Church Cathedral18 km eastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green19 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty18 km eastArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland19 km eastMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art16 km east

Places well known beyond Celbridge (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.

Quick answers on Celbridge

What are the main attractions in Celbridge?

The place to visit inside Celbridge’s urban area is Castletown House. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 12 more within 5 km.

Does Celbridge have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Celbridge: The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden, National Science Museum at Maynooth and Berkeley Costume and Toy Collection.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Celbridge?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (19 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (18 km), National Museum of Ireland (19 km), Dublin Zoo (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 (15)

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).