Start with Riverbank Arts Centre: the sights of Newbridge
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 3 of 5. 2 places to visit are mapped inside Newbridge’s urban area, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. Go 37 km out for Glendalough.
The headline places in Newbridge
Next to Riverbank Arts Centre, the best known are 2 museums, a fort and a natural landscape.
FortDún Ailinne4.9 km outside town, to the southNatural landscapeNatural landscapePollardstown Fen1.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCurragh Military Museum1.7 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.
Map of the places
The list reaches out to Dún Ailinne, 7.4 km away.
The dashed line is Newbridge’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
3 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Newbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
The 2 inside Newbridge come first, then 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Newbridge come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Newbridge → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newbridge →
A little further out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Glendalough, 37 km off.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough37 km southeast
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral40 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo39 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral40 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol38 km northeast
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park33 km southeast
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands16 km east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art38 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle38 km northeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House25 km northeast
CastleCarlow Castle39 km south
CastleBallyloughan Castle38 km southPlaces well known beyond Newbridge (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.
Seeing Newbridge: questions
What are the main attractions in Newbridge?
The best known inside Newbridge’s urban area are Riverbank Arts Centre and Newbridge Silverware. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Newbridge have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Newbridge: Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge Silverware and Curragh Military Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Newbridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kilmainham Gaol (Office of Public Works), 38 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Newbridge?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (37 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (40 km), Dublin Zoo (39 km), Christ Church Cathedral (40 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)
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).