A historic house just outside Johnstown: Jigginstown Castle
The urban area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 historic houses and an art gallery. Further out, Dublin Castle is 27 km away.
The first to see around Johnstown
Jigginstown Castle aside, the next best known are a historic house and an art gallery.
Historic houseJigginstown Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard4.1 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryTuckmill Gallery2.1 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Johnstown, mapped
The 3 outside town cluster to the southwest.
The dashed line is Johnstown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Johnstown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Its 3 places all lie 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 Johnstown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Johnstown →
Big names nearby
Leading the 12 is Dublin Castle, 27 km away; they include 4 museums and 2 cathedrals.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral26 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland27 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland27 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo25 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House27 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol24 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral26 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green27 km northeast
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland27 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty26 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlendalough32 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Johnstown (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.
Questions before you go to Johnstown
What is there to see near Johnstown?
No attraction is mapped inside Johnstown itself. Within 5 km of it are Jigginstown Castle, Bodenstown Graveyard and Tuckmill Gallery.
Does Johnstown have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Johnstown: Tuckmill Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Johnstown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 27 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Johnstown?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (27 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (26 km), National Museum of Ireland (27 km), National Library of Ireland (27 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)
- Jigginstown Castle: Wanfried-Dublin, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 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).