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Castletown House
Attractions in Straffan

Trips from Straffan, starting with Castletown House

Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 5 places on the list. Straffan itself has none of them. The list includes one place cared for by the Office of Public Works. 2 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Travel 23 km and you reach Dublin Castle.

Photo: Castletown House, LoriStrang (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Straffan
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

The names to know near Straffan

Next to Castletown House, the best known are 2 castles, a museum and a historic site.

Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House4.8 km outside town, to the northeastCastleBarberstown Castle400 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden400 m outside town, to the eastCastleRathcoffey Castle2.9 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteOughterard Round Tower4.5 km outside town, to the southeast

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 map

Where things are

The list reaches out to Castletown House, 5.5 km away.

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The dashed line is Straffan’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Sorted by kind

4 of the 5 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house · 1 historic site0 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Straffan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Castletown House).

Every place

All of them, one by one

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Straffan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Straffan →

Big names nearby

A drive away

The pick of the 12 is Dublin Castle, 23 km off.

CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle23 km eastCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral23 km eastBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland24 km east · 783K visitors a yearBig drawZooDublin Zoo21 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)MuseumNational Library of Ireland24 km eastHistoric houseLeinster House24 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol20 km eastCathedralChrist Church Cathedral23 km eastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green24 km eastArt galleryNational Gallery of Ireland24 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty23 km eastMuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art21 km east

Places well known beyond Straffan (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 Straffan: the answers

What is there to see near Straffan?

No attraction is mapped inside Straffan itself. Within 5 km of it are Castletown House, Barberstown Castle, The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden and Rathcoffey Castle.

Does Straffan have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Straffan: The Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Straffan?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Straffan, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Castletown House).

What are the best-known days out near Straffan?

Within 40 km: Dublin Castle (23 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (23 km), National Museum of Ireland (24 km), Dublin Zoo (21 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 (14)

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).