Irish National Heritage Park leads what is near Barntown
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 9 of 14. None of them is inside Barntown itself. St Aidan's Cathedral is worth a day, 19 km from the centre.
The first to see around Barntown
Following Irish National Heritage Park are 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
MuseumIrish National Heritage Park1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleJohnstown Castle4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or priorySelskar Abbey3.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumIrish Agricultural Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleThe Norman Way - Heritage and Cycling trail3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumWest Gate Heritage Tower3.7 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
To the east lie most of the 14 nearby.
The dashed line is Barntown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (9) and castles or historic places (4).
Green: inside Barntown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 14 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Barntown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barntown →
Day trips
Head 19 km out for St Aidan's Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral19 km north
CastleRathmacknee Castle7.8 km southeast
CastleBargy Castle13 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey24 km southwest
CastleEnniscorthy Castle19 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum27 km west
MuseumReginald's Tower40 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle31 km west
CastleCoolhull Castle16 km southwest
Abbey or prioryDuiske Abbey37 km northwest
Historic houseLoftus Hall33 km southwest
Abbey or prioryDunbrody Abbey30 km westPlaces well known beyond Barntown (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.
Visiting Barntown: questions
What is there to see near Barntown?
No attraction is mapped inside Barntown itself. Within 5 km of it are Irish National Heritage Park, Johnstown Castle, Selskar Abbey and Irish Agricultural Museum.
Does Barntown have a museum?
9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Barntown: Irish National Heritage Park, Irish Agricultural Museum, West Gate Heritage Tower and Wexford Arts Centre.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Barntown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Office of Public Works), 24 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Barntown?
Within 40 km: St Aidan's Cathedral (19 km), Rathmacknee Castle (7.8 km), Bargy Castle (13 km), Tintern Abbey (24 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)
- Irish National Heritage Park: Albolandwex, 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 Agricultural Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Aidan's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathmacknee Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enniscorthy Castle: MikeWest Wexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The John F. Kennedy Arboretum: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald's Tower: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coolhull Castle: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duiske Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loftus Hall: irpix.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunbrody Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).