Out from Clane: Barberstown Castle and more
None of our places to visit is inside Clane’s urban area; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house. Drive 29 km to reach Dublin Castle.
Around Clane: where to begin
Behind Barberstown Castle on the list are 2 museums, a castle and a historic house.
CastleBarberstown Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleRathcoffey Castle3.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden4.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMondello Park Racing Circuit3.7 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard2.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionThe Kildare Maze2.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden, 6.2 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Clane’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 3 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Clane. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
These 7 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Clane → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clane →
Big names nearby
Best known of the 12 within reach is Dublin Castle, at 29 km.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral28 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland29 km east · 783K visitors a year
Big drawZooDublin Zoo26 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland29 km east
Historic houseLeinster House29 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol26 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral28 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green29 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland29 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty29 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Clane (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.
Your questions on Clane
What is there to see near Clane?
No attraction is mapped inside Clane itself. Within 5 km of it are Barberstown Castle, Rathcoffey Castle, The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden and Mondello Park Racing Circuit.
Does Clane have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clane: The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden, Mondello Park Racing Circuit and Museum of Motorsport.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Clane?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 29 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Clane?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (29 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (28 km), National Museum of Ireland (29 km), Dublin Zoo (26 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 (13)
- Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, 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).