From Arklow to Glendalough and beyond
The one place on our list close to Arklow is Arklow Maritime Museum, within 5 km of its edge. Glendalough, 26 km away, is the best-known day out. Look within 40 km and there are 11, among them 4 castles and 2 gardens.
Nearest place to visit
Arklow Maritime Museum, 900 m away, is the closest. Arklow Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Arklow.
1Mapped from Arklow
The map numbers 7 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Arklow is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
7 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Green: inside Arklow. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh).
All the places to visit
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 11 within 40 km.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland.
National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh
Satellite garden and arboretum of the main National Botanic Gardens of Ireland.
Huntington Castle and Gardens
Castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland.
Ferns Cathedral
Church and earl Christian monastic site in County Wexford, Ireland.
What is in or close to Arklow comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Arklow → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Arklow →
Days out from Arklow
Our picks of the 11 places within 40 km are here, best known first.
2Abbey or prioryGlendalough26 km northwest
3National parkWicklow Mountains National Park29 km northwest
4Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh15 km north
5CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens35 km west
6CastleHumewood Castle33 km west
7FortRathgall Hillfort34 km west
CathedralFerns Cathedral32 km southwest
CastleKindlestown Castle39 km north
CastleClonmore Castle28 km west
GardenWells House & Gardens32 km southMuseumMuseumTullow Museum39 km westThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Rathdrum →
Asked about places to visit in Arklow
What are the main attractions in Arklow?
The place to visit inside Arklow’s urban area is Arklow Maritime Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Arklow have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Arklow: Arklow Maritime Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Arklow?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (Office of Public Works), 15 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Arklow?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (26 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (29 km), National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (15 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (35 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 (7)
- Arklow Maritime Museum: Kevweb07, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh: Darrendirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humewood Castle: Book authored by Charles Eastlake - the engraver is not attributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, 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).