Emo Court heads the day trips from Bracknagh
The list has nothing in Bracknagh itself or within 5 km of its edge. Emo Court lies 13 km out, worth a day. 12 places lie within 40 km, 5 castles and 2 cathedrals among them.
The lie of the land
Each of the 6 places has its number on the map, as below.
Bracknagh is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What kind of places
Castles or historic places lead the count with 11 of 12.
Green: inside Bracknagh. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Emo Court and Castletown House).
Near Bracknagh
Its 12 places all lie within 40 km.
Castletown House
18th century Palladian country home in Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
Kildare Cathedral
Church of Ireland Cathedral of the Diocese of Meath and Kildare.
What is in or close to Bracknagh comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Bracknagh → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bracknagh →
Out of town
12 places within 40 km make our list, best known first.
1Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court13 km southwest
2CastleRock of Dunamase21 km south
3CathedralCathedral of Christ the King39 km northwest
4CastleLea Castle6.9 km southwest
5Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey27 km north
6Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands36 km east
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House40 km eastCastleCastleCarbury Castle19 km northeast
CastleMaynooth Castle39 km northeast
FortDún Ailinne24 km southeast
CathedralKildare Cathedral14 km southeast
CastleGrange Castle18 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Portarlington →
Places to visit in Bracknagh: questions
Does Bracknagh have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bracknagh.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Bracknagh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Emo Court (Office of Public Works), 13 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bracknagh?
Within 40 km: Emo Court (13 km), Rock of Dunamase (21 km), Cathedral of Christ the King (39 km), Lea Castle (6.9 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 (6)
- Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lea Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, 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).