Visit Mount Usher Gardens in Ashford
One place to visit is mapped inside Ashford’s urban area, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 3 gardens and a visitor farm. Day-trippers head 14 km out to Glendalough.
Leading places in Ashford
Then come 2 gardens and a visitor farm, behind Mount Usher Gardens.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Ashford’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
3 of the 4 are gardens or estates, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Ashford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
4 places in all: one in town and 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Ashford comes 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 Ashford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ashford →
Big names nearby
The pick of the 12 is Glendalough, 14 km off.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough14 km west
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park19 km westCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle38 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland38 km north · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral38 km north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland38 km north
Historic houseLeinster House38 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green38 km north
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland38 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral39 km north
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty38 km north
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol39 km northPlaces well known beyond Ashford (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.
Before a day out in Ashford
What are the main attractions in Ashford?
The place to visit inside Ashford’s urban area is Mount Usher Gardens. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Ashford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ashford.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ashford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 38 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Ashford?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (14 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (19 km), Dublin Castle (38 km), National Museum of Ireland (38 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 (11)
- 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 Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Ireland: Copyright © 2006 Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).