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Ardee Castle
Attractions in Ardee

The one place to visit in Ardee is Ardee Castle

We list one place to visit inside Ardee’s urban area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles, a church and a visitor farm. Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower, 11 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Ardee Castle, Nuala Furley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Ardee
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Where to start in Ardee

Next to Ardee Castle, the best known are a castle, a church and a visitor farm.

CastleArdee Castlein townCastleRoodstown Castle2.6 km outside town, to the northeastChurchChurchKildemock Jumping Church1.7 km outside town, to the southeastVisitor farmVisitor farmLong Acre Alpacas2.9 km outside town, to the northwest

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

The layout

The map stretches to Long Acre Alpacas, 5 km away.

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

By kind

The mix

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

Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 church1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 visitor farm0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

In Ardee first, then nearby

In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Ardee 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 Ardee → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ardee →

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.

Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower11 km southeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey13 km southCastleSlane Castle16 km southHistoric houseKells High Crosses27 km southwestCastle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle37 km southwestCastle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle31 km northeastAbbey or prioryBective Abbey32 km southCastleCabra Castle17 km westCastleBarmeath Castle13 km eastCastleCastle Roche22 km northCastleAthclare Castle10 km southeastCastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens39 km southeast

Places well known beyond Ardee (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.

Planning a visit to Ardee

What are the main attractions in Ardee?

The place to visit inside Ardee’s urban area is Ardee Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Ardee have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ardee.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Old Mellifont Abbey (Office of Public Works), 13 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Ardee?

Within 40 km: Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (11 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (13 km), Slane Castle (16 km), Kells High Crosses (27 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).