Near Sallins: Jigginstown Castle and other places to visit
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 3 of 5. All of them lie outside Sallins. The trip to Dublin Castle is 29 km.
Around Sallins: where to begin
Along with Jigginstown Castle, see 2 museums, a historic house and an art gallery.
Historic houseJigginstown Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumMondello Park Racing Circuit4.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard700 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMuseum of Motorsport4.6 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryTuckmill Gallery2.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
At 5.2 km, Mondello Park Racing Circuit is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Sallins’ urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
Ahead are museums or galleries (3); next, castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Sallins. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Each of the 5 is 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 Sallins → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sallins →
Further out, the best known
The pick of the 12 is Dublin Castle, 29 km off.
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral28 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland29 km east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland29 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo27 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House29 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol26 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral28 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green29 km east
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland29 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty29 km east
Abbey or prioryGlendalough35 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Sallins (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.
Your questions on Sallins
What is there to see near Sallins?
No attraction is mapped inside Sallins itself. Within 5 km of it are Jigginstown Castle, Mondello Park Racing Circuit, Bodenstown Graveyard and Museum of Motorsport.
Does Sallins have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sallins: Mondello Park Racing Circuit, Museum of Motorsport and Tuckmill Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Sallins?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 29 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Sallins?
Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (29 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (28 km), National Museum of Ireland (29 km), National Library of Ireland (29 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).