Visit Foxford Woollen Mills in Foxford
The best-known day out from Foxford is Wild Nephin National Park, 39 km away. One place to visit is mapped inside Foxford’s urban area, and one more within 5 km of its edge. Look for an attraction and a castle.
Start here in Foxford
Next to Foxford Woollen Mills, the best known is a castle.
CastleBallylahan Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Foxford, mapped
Furthest out is Ballylahan Castle, at 5.6 km.
The dashed line is Foxford’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
The list holds an attraction and a castle.
Green: inside Foxford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Foxford 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 Foxford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Foxford →
Big names nearby
Wild Nephin National Park, 39 km away, is the best known of the 12.
National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWild Nephin National Park39 km west
MuseumMuseum of Country Life13 km southwest · 99K visitors a year
CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen14 km north
CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral14 km north
CastleRockfleet Castle35 km west
Historic houseWestport House35 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBallintubber Abbey28 km southwest
Abbey or prioryRosserk Abbey21 km north
CastleRappa Castle20 km northwest
Abbey or prioryBurrishoole Abbey32 km west
Abbey or prioryMoyne Abbey25 km north
Abbey or prioryRathfran Abbey30 km northPlaces well known beyond Foxford (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 about Foxford’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Foxford?
The place to visit inside Foxford’s urban area is Foxford Woollen Mills. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Foxford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Foxford.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Foxford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wild Nephin National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 39 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Foxford?
Within 40 km: Wild Nephin National Park (39 km), Museum of Country Life (13 km), Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen (14 km), St. Muredack's Cathedral (14 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 (13)
- Ballylahan Castle: Pamela Norrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Nephin National Park: Youngbillyhappy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Muredack's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockfleet Castle: Mikeoem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westport House: Michael Deligan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballintubber Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosserk Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rappa Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrishoole Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moyne Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathfran Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).