Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0Worth the drive from Kilmeage
Nothing on our list is in Kilmeage or within 5 km of its edge. The best-known place within reach is Dublin Castle, at 40 km. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 3 castles and 3 museums.
Map view
The 6 numbers match the tiles below.
Kilmeage is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (7), then museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Kilmeage. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
6 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Chester Beatty and Trim Castle, and 2 more).
The complete list
These 12 are all within 40 km.
Christ Church Cathedral
Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland.
Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle
Tower house in Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Castletown House
18th century Palladian country home in Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
What is in or close to Kilmeage comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Kilmeage → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilmeage →
Trips out
Shown here are the best known of 12 places within 40 km.
2CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral39 km east
Big draw3ZooDublin Zoo37 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
4CathedralChrist Church Cathedral39 km east
5Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol37 km east
6Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty40 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art37 km east
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park40 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle34 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle36 km east
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands22 km southeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House22 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Allenwood →
What people ask about Kilmeage
Does Kilmeage have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kilmeage.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kilmeage?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 40 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Kilmeage?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (40 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (39 km), Dublin Zoo (37 km), Christ Church Cathedral (39 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 (5)
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 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).