Places to visit near Donore: Duleek Abbey & more
Donore and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 attractions and 2 art galleries. What there is to see lies just outside: 18 places within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for by the Office of Public Works. For a longer trip, Old Mellifont Abbey lies 6.5 km away.
Leading the list near Donore
Duleek Abbey aside, the next best known are a museum, a national park and an attraction.
Abbey or prioryDuleek Abbey3.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMillmount Fort4.4 km outside town, to the northeastNational parkNational parkBrú na Bóinne national park1.4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksBrú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access1.2 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryHighlanes Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksNewgrange3.2 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.
The layout
The map stretches to St Laurence's Gate - Drogheda Walls, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Donore’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The kinds on offer
6 museums or galleries and 5 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Donore. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access and Newgrange).
Each place in turn
Here are the 18 places 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 Donore → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Donore →
Names further out
The pick of the 12 is Old Mellifont Abbey, 6.5 km off.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey6.5 km northwest
CastleSlane Castle9.6 km west
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower9.7 km north
Big drawZooDublin Zoo38 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral40 km south
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol40 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle29 km southwest
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art40 km south
Historic houseKells High Crosses31 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle37 km south
CastleMalahide Castle32 km southeast
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral39 km southPlaces well known beyond Donore (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.
Places to visit in Donore: questions
What is there to see near Donore?
No attraction is mapped inside Donore itself. Within 5 km of it are Duleek Abbey, Millmount Fort, Brú na Bóinne national park and Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access.
Does Donore have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Donore: Millmount Fort, Highlanes Gallery, Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre - Newgrange and Knowth and Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Donore?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Donore, 2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access and Newgrange).
What are the best-known days out near Donore?
Within 40 km: Old Mellifont Abbey (6.5 km), Slane Castle (9.6 km), Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower (9.7 km), Dublin Zoo (38 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)
- Duleek Abbey: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millmount Fort: Cianwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monasterboice High Cross and Round Tower: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: MOs810, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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