The Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre opens Poleberry’s list
Around Poleberry, the places to visit include 8 museums, 5 castles and 5 art galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 24 beyond the 4 inside Poleberry’s neighbourhood. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 7 of them. A drive of 22 km brings you to Ormond Castle.
Leading places in Poleberry
After The Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre, look out for 3 castles, a cathedral and a museum.
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford300 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumReginald's Tower500 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Beyond the town, the 24 nearby are mostly to the northeast.
The dashed line is Poleberry’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What is on offer
Most are museums or galleries, 13 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (12).
Green: inside Poleberry. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
In town there are 4, and the list adds 24 more within 5 km of its edge.
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford
Church in Waterford, Ireland.
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12Waterford Treasures: Irish Wake Museum – Rituals of Death
Museum tracing the customs, traditions and superstitions associated with death.
13The 4 inside Poleberry 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 Poleberry → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Poleberry →
Bigger names, a drive away
The standout of the 12 is Ormond Castle, 22 km from town.
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle22 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle10 km east
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum15 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey19 km eastCastleCastleCorluddy Castle6.2 km west
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey29 km north
Abbey or prioryDunbrody Abbey11 km east
Historic houseMount Congreve6.7 km west
MuseumDuncannon Fort Tour13 km east
Historic houseLoftus Hall18 km southeast
Abbey or prioryDuiske Abbey34 km north
CastleTellarought Castle18 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Poleberry (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.
Seeing Poleberry: your questions
What are the main attractions in Poleberry?
The best known inside Poleberry’s neighbourhood are The Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre, Double Tower, French Tower and Watch Tower. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 24 more within 5 km.
Does Poleberry have a museum?
13 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Poleberry: The Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre, Reginald's Tower, Waterford Treasures: Irish Museum of Time and Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Poleberry?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Ormond Castle (Office of Public Works), 22 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Poleberry?
Within 40 km: Ormond Castle (22 km), Ballyhack Castle (10 km), The John F. Kennedy Arboretum (15 km), Tintern Abbey (19 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 (18)
- Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald's Tower: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Medieval Museum: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Splendour & Scandal at the Bishop's Palace: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Irish Wake Museum – Rituals of Death: さえぼー, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum: Luistxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The John F. Kennedy Arboretum: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerpoint Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunbrody Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Congreve: Russ Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncannon Fort Tour: Brian Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loftus Hall: irpix.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duiske Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tellarought Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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