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Trim Castle
Attractions in Trim

Trim Castle and more: what to see in Trim

Every one of the 5 places on the list is among the castles or historic places. There are 3 places to visit inside Trim’s urban area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the Office of Public Works. A short walk covers 3, all within 1 km. Make a day of it at Dublin Zoo, 39 km away.

Photo: Trim Castle, Billy Irwin (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Trim
3
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

The headline places in Trim

Then come a cathedral, a historic house and an abbey or priory, behind Trim Castle.

Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castlein townCathedralTrim Cathedralin townHistoric houseHistoric houseWellington Memorialin townAbbey or prioryBective Abbey4.5 km outside town, to the northeastCastleDangan Castle4.8 km outside town, to the south

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

Plotted on the map

Out at 6.2 km is Bective Abbey, the farthest.

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

By kind

Sorted by kind

Every one of them is among castles or historic places.

Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 historic house · 1 abbey or priory3 in town · 2 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Trim Castle).

Every place

All of it

It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.

The 3 inside Trim 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 Trim → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Trim →

Big names nearby

For a day out

Dublin Zoo (39 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

Big drawZooDublin Zoo39 km southeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Historic houseKells High Crosses20 km northMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol40 km southeastCastleSlane Castle23 km northeastCastle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle37 km southeastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey30 km northeastAbbey or prioryClonard Abbey19 km southwestCastleDunsany Castle and Demesne11 km eastHistoric houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower35 km northeastCathedralCathedral of Christ the King37 km westCastleMaynooth Castle23 km southeastHistoric house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House29 km southeast

Places well known beyond Trim (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.

Good to know in Trim

What are the main attractions in Trim?

The best known inside Trim’s urban area are Trim Castle, Trim Cathedral and Wellington Memorial. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Trim have a museum?

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

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Trim, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Trim Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Trim?

Within 40 km: Dublin Zoo (39 km), Kells High Crosses (20 km), Kilmainham Gaol (40 km), Slane Castle (23 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 (16)

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).