Visit Stradbally Steam Museum in Stradbally
One place to visit is mapped inside Stradbally’s urban area, with 5 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum, a castle and a heritage railway. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. Allow a day for Emo Court, 11 km off.
Stradbally’s best known
Next to Stradbally Steam Museum, the best known are a castle, a heritage railway and a garden.
CastleRock of Dunamase3.7 km outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayStradbally Woodland Railway100 m outside town, to the westGardenGardenBallintubbert Gardens & House4.4 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseStradbally Hall and Demesne400 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBallykilcavan Brewing Company1.2 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Ballintubbert Gardens & House marks the outer edge, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Stradbally’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
The places here are a museum, a castle and a heritage railway.
Green: inside Stradbally. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
6 places in all: one in town and 5 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Stradbally comes 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 Stradbally → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stradbally →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
The standout of the 12 is Emo Court, 11 km from town.
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court11 km north
CastleCarlow Castle24 km southeast
CastleBallyloughan Castle32 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary24 km southeast
CastleRheban Castle7.3 km east
CastleBallymoon Castle38 km southeast
MuseumDunmore Cave32 km south
CastleWhites Castle11 km east
CastleGardens at Castle Durrow26 km southwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksHeywood House Gardens18 km southwest
CastleCullahill Castle31 km southwest
FortDún Ailinne27 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Stradbally (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.
Questions before you go to Stradbally
What are the main attractions in Stradbally?
The place to visit inside Stradbally’s urban area is Stradbally Steam Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Stradbally have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stradbally: Stradbally Steam Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Stradbally?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Stradbally?
Within 40 km: Emo Court (11 km), Carlow Castle (24 km), Ballyloughan Castle (32 km), Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (24 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)
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stradbally Woodland Railway: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, 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
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rheban Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunmore Cave: Jan-Philipp Litza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whites Castle: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardens at Castle Durrow: GunnerPoulsen~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heywood House Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cullahill Castle: Krigh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dún Ailinne: Frankysandwich, 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).