Westport to see, Westport House first
Westport and its surroundings hold 2 historic houses, 2 theme parks and an art gallery. There are 5 places to visit inside Westport’s urban area, and 4 more within 5 km of its edge. 3 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Make a day of it at Wild Nephin National Park, 27 km away.
Leading places in Westport
Behind Westport House on the list are 2 theme parks, an art gallery and a natural landscape.
Historic houseWestport Housein townArt galleryArt galleryCustom House Studios and Galleryin townTheme parkTheme parkPirate Adventure Parkin townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeClew Bay Bike Trailin townTheme parkTheme parkPirates Havenin town
Abbey or prioryMurrisk Abbey4.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the west.
The dashed line is Westport’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What kind of places
4 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Westport. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 9 on the list
First the 5 in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The 5 inside Westport 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 Westport → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Westport →
Around the region
The standout of the 12 is Wild Nephin National Park, 27 km from town.
National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWild Nephin National Park27 km northwest
National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceConnemara National Park39 km southwest
CastleRockfleet Castle13 km northwest
Abbey or prioryKylemore Abbey36 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBurrishoole Abbey11 km north
MuseumMuseum of Country Life23 km northeast · 99K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryBallintubber Abbey17 km east
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey33 km southeast
CastleCarrickkildavnet Castle29 km west
CastleCastle Carra20 km southeast
CastleGranuaile's Castle28 km west
CastleAghalard Castle31 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Westport (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 Westport
What are the main attractions in Westport?
The best known inside Westport’s urban area are Westport House, Custom House Studios and Gallery, Pirate Adventure Park and Clew Bay Bike Trail. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Westport have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Westport: Custom House Studios and Gallery and Clew Bay Heritage Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Westport?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wild Nephin National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 27 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Westport?
Within 40 km: Wild Nephin National Park (27 km), Connemara National Park (39 km), Rockfleet Castle (13 km), Kylemore Abbey (36 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)
- Westport House: Michael Deligan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murrisk Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Nephin National Park: Youngbillyhappy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connemara National Park: Dr. Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockfleet Castle: Mikeoem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylemore Abbey: Textman at Dutch Wikipedia ( Original text: Textman ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrishoole Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballintubber Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cong Abbey: Christian1965~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickkildavnet Castle: Michelle Owner of the Squishy from Denver, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Carra: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granuaile's Castle: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aghalard Castle: dougf, 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).