What to see from Kinlough: Waterworld Bundoran first
There is no place to visit inside Kinlough’s urban area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a water park, a natural landscape and a theme park. Set 20 km out, Parke's Castle makes a day trip.
The best known around Kinlough
Alongside Waterworld Bundoran you find a natural landscape and a theme park.
Each 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
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the north.
The dashed line is Kinlough’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kinds of place
The biggest group is zoos, theme parks or other days out, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Kinlough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The list runs to 3 places, all 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 Kinlough → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kinlough →
Out of town
Parke's Castle (20 km) leads the 11 big names within reach.
Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle20 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle26 km northeast
CastleClassiebawn Castle12 km west
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo23 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey23 km southwest
MuseumBallyshannon and District Museum8.8 km northeast
GardenLissadell House & Gardens22 km southwest
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo23 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey24 km south
Art galleryModel Arts and Niland Gallery23 km southwest
MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kinlough (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.
Know before you go to Kinlough
What is there to see near Kinlough?
No attraction is mapped inside Kinlough itself. Within 5 km of it are Waterworld Bundoran, Fairy Bridges and Wishing Chair and Bundoran Adventure Park.
Does Kinlough have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Kinlough.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Kinlough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Parke's Castle (Office of Public Works), 20 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Kinlough?
Within 40 km: Parke's Castle (20 km), Donegal Castle (26 km), Classiebawn Castle (12 km), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (23 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 (11)
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Classiebawn Castle: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyshannon and District Museum: Gavigan 01 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lissadell House & Gardens: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Model Arts and Niland Gallery: Val, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Railway Heritage Centre: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).