
2.1 km from Ballycanew, Springmount Garden Centre leads the list
For a trip from Ballycanew, St Aidan's Cathedral is 22 km away. Nothing is mapped inside Ballycanew’s urban area, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a garden and a museum.
Leading the list near Ballycanew
A museum follows Springmount Garden Centre.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Ballycanew
The map ends at Ballymore Historic Features, 4.8 km out.
The dashed line is Ballycanew’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Grouped by kind
Between them they are a garden and a museum.
Green: inside Ballycanew. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Ballymore Historic Features
Country house in County Wexford, Ireland.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballycanew → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballycanew →
Further out, the best known
Start with St Aidan's Cathedral, 22 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral22 km southwest
CastleEnniscorthy Castle21 km southwest
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens25 km west
CathedralFerns Cathedral13 km west
GardenWells House & Gardens9.5 km south
FortRathgall Hillfort32 km northwest
CastleHumewood Castle39 km northwest
CastleRathmacknee Castle40 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh37 km north
CastleJohnstown Castle38 km south
Abbey or priorySelskar Abbey32 km south
MuseumIrish National Heritage Park32 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Ballycanew (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 Ballycanew: questions
What is there to see near Ballycanew?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballycanew itself. Within 5 km of it are Springmount Garden Centre and Ballymore Historic Features.
Does Ballycanew have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballycanew: Ballymore Historic Features.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballycanew?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (Office of Public Works), 37 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Ballycanew?
Within 40 km: St Aidan's Cathedral (22 km), Enniscorthy Castle (21 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (25 km), Ferns Cathedral (13 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 (12)
- St Aidan's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enniscorthy Castle: MikeWest Wexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferns Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells House & Gardens: Wikidee123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humewood Castle: Book authored by Charles Eastlake - the engraver is not attributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathmacknee Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh: Darrendirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnstown Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Selskar Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish National Heritage Park: Albolandwex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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