Near Bridgetown: Bargy Castle and other places to visit
The best-known day out from Bridgetown is Rathmacknee Castle, 6.1 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Around Bridgetown: where to begin
A castle follows Bargy Castle.
CastleBargy Castle3.8 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleBallyhealy Castle3.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The farthest of them, Ballyhealy Castle, is 3.9 km out.
The dashed line is Bridgetown’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Bridgetown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Bridgetown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bridgetown →
Big names nearby
Most famous of the 12 is Rathmacknee Castle, 6.1 km from the centre.
CastleRathmacknee Castle6.1 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey20 km west
CastleJohnstown Castle8 km north
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral31 km north
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford39 km west
MuseumIrish Agricultural Museum7.8 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum28 km west
MuseumReginald's Tower38 km west
CastleCoolhull Castle11 km west
MuseumIrish National Heritage Park14 km north
Abbey or priorySelskar Abbey14 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle29 km westPlaces well known beyond Bridgetown (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.
Bridgetown, answered
What is there to see near Bridgetown?
No attraction is mapped inside Bridgetown itself. Within 5 km of it are Bargy Castle and Ballyhealy Castle.
Does Bridgetown have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bridgetown.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Bridgetown?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Office of Public Works), 20 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Bridgetown?
Within 40 km: Rathmacknee Castle (6.1 km), Tintern Abbey (20 km), Johnstown Castle (8 km), St Aidan's Cathedral (31 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)
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathmacknee Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnstown Castle: 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
- Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Agricultural Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Coolhull Castle: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish National Heritage Park: Albolandwex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Selskar Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, 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).