Drogheda’s places to visit, starting with Millmount Fort
Drogheda and its surroundings hold 3 museums, 2 art galleries and 2 historic houses. 7 places to visit are mapped inside Drogheda’s urban area, with 9 more within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 6 of the places on the list. Further afield lies Old Mellifont Abbey, at 8.5 km.
Most famous in Drogheda
The list goes on from Millmount Fort to 2 art galleries, 2 historic houses and a church.
MuseumMillmount Fortin townArt galleryArt galleryHighlanes Galleryin townArt galleryArt galleryDroichead Arts Centrein townHistoric houseHistoric houseMagdalene Towerin townHistoric houseHistoric houseSt Laurence's Gate - Drogheda Wallsin townChurchChurchSt Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Droghedain townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Beyond the town, the 9 nearby are mostly to the west.
The dashed line is Drogheda’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Most are museums or galleries, 5 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (5).
Green: inside Drogheda. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access).
All 16 on the list
16 places in all: 7 in town and 9 within 5 km of its edge.
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9The 7 inside Drogheda come first, best known 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 Drogheda → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Drogheda →
Further afield
The standout of the 12 is Old Mellifont Abbey, 8.5 km from town.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey8.5 km west
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower8.4 km northwest
CastleSlane Castle14 km west
Big drawZooDublin Zoo40 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle34 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle39 km south
Historic houseKells High Crosses35 km west
CastleMalahide Castle32 km southeast
CastleSwords Castle30 km south
CastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens19 km southeast
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey28 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle38 km northPlaces well known beyond Drogheda (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.
Drogheda, answered
What are the main attractions in Drogheda?
The best known inside Drogheda’s urban area are Millmount Fort, Highlanes Gallery, Droichead Arts Centre and Magdalene Tower. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.
Does Drogheda have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Drogheda: Millmount Fort, Highlanes Gallery, Droichead Arts Centre and Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Drogheda?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Drogheda, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access).
What are the best-known days out near Drogheda?
Within 40 km: Old Mellifont Abbey (8.5 km), Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (8.4 km), Slane Castle (14 km), Dublin Zoo (40 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 (15)
- Millmount Fort: Cianwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Termonfeckin Castle: code poet, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dardistown Castle: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardgillan Castle and Gardens: GsmithEIDW at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlingford Castle: jai, 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).