Around Milltown, start with Pollardstown Fen
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Milltown’s urban area. There are a natural landscape, an art gallery and a museum to choose from. Set 39 km out, Kilmainham Gaol makes a day trip.
Leading the list near Milltown
Behind Pollardstown Fen on the list are an art gallery and a museum.
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 places, mapped
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the southeast.
The dashed line is Milltown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Milltown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 3 on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Milltown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Milltown →
Beyond Milltown
The standout of the 12 is Kilmainham Gaol, 39 km from town.
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol39 km northeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park36 km southeast
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art40 km northeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands20 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle39 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle40 km north
FortDún Ailinne11 km southeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House26 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court25 km southwest
CathedralKildare Cathedral6.3 km southwest
CastleMaynooth Castle26 km northeast
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey30 km northPlaces well known beyond Milltown (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.
Practical questions about Milltown
What is there to see near Milltown?
No attraction is mapped inside Milltown itself. Within 5 km of it are Pollardstown Fen, Riverbank Arts Centre and Newbridge Silverware.
Does Milltown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Milltown: Riverbank Arts Centre and Newbridge Silverware.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Milltown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmainham Gaol (Office of Public Works), 39 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Milltown?
Within 40 km: Kilmainham Gaol (39 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (36 km), Irish Museum of Modern Art (40 km), Russborough House and Parklands (20 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)
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kildare Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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