Maynooth Castle heads the list around Kilcock
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Kilcock’s urban area, but 6 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 gardens, a castle and a museum. Go 28 km out for Dublin Castle.
The names to know near Kilcock
After Maynooth Castle, look out for 2 gardens, a museum and a visitor farm.
CastleMaynooth Castle4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth3.9 km outside town, to the southeastVisitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm3.1 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenLarchill Arcadian Gardens3.8 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenKilgar Gardens3.1 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionRussell Library3.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
At the edge of the map sits Maynooth Castle, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Kilcock’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
The list holds 2 gardens, a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Kilcock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Nothing is inside Kilcock 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 Kilcock → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilcock →
Day trips
The standout of the 12 is Dublin Castle, 28 km from town.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral27 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland28 km east · 783K visitors a year
Big drawZooDublin Zoo25 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland28 km east
Historic houseLeinster House28 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol25 km east
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral27 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green28 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland28 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty27 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art25 km eastPlaces well known beyond Kilcock (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.
Visiting Kilcock: the answers
What is there to see near Kilcock?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilcock itself. Within 5 km of it are Maynooth Castle, National Science Museum at Maynooth, Clonfert Farm and Larchill Arcadian Gardens.
Does Kilcock have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kilcock: National Science Museum at Maynooth.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilcock?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 28 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Kilcock?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (28 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (27 km), National Museum of Ireland (28 km), Dublin Zoo (25 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)
- Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science Museum at Maynooth: AugusteBlanqui, 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
- 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).