Visit Ballymote Castle in Ballymote
The best-known day out from Ballymote is Boyle Abbey, 19 km away. There is one place to visit inside Ballymote’s urban area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and a zoo.
The first to see in Ballymote
Once you have seen Ballymote Castle, try a zoo.
CastleBallymote Castlein townZooZooEagles Flying - Irish Raptor Research Centre3.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The list reaches out to Eagles Flying - Irish Raptor Research Centre, 3.9 km away.
The dashed line is Ballymote’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Sorted by kind
The places here are a castle and a zoo.
Green: inside Ballymote. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Ballymote first, then nearby
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Ballymote 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 Ballymote → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballymote →
Beyond the town
The 12 days out are led by Boyle Abbey, 19 km away.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey19 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo20 km north
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey21 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle23 km northeast
CastleBallinafad Castle14 km southeast
Abbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey13 km east
GardenLissadell House & Gardens29 km north
CathedralSaint Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry9 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo21 km north
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey21 km northeast
CastleMcDermott's Castle22 km southeast
Art galleryModel Arts and Niland Gallery21 km northPlaces well known beyond Ballymote (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 Ballymote
What are the main attractions in Ballymote?
The place to visit inside Ballymote’s urban area is Ballymote Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Ballymote have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballymote.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballymote?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Boyle Abbey (Office of Public Works), 19 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballymote?
Within 40 km: Boyle Abbey (19 km), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (20 km), Sligo Abbey (21 km), Parke's 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 (13)
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballindoon Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lissadell House & Gardens: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Crumnathy's Cathedral, Achonry: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McDermott's Castle: Carlo Cretaro from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Model Arts and Niland Gallery: Val, CC BY 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).