Leaving Avoca for the day
Avoca has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. Head 19 km out for Glendalough. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 4 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
How far each one is
6 places are numbered, in the order below.
Avoca is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What there is to see
Most common are castles or historic places: 9 of 12.
Green: inside Avoca. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh).
Every place, in and near Avoca
These 12 are all 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.
What is in or close to Avoca 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 Avoca → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Avoca →
Trips out
Our picks of the 12 places within 40 km are here, best known first.
1Abbey or prioryGlendalough19 km northwest
2National parkWicklow Mountains National Park22 km northwest
3Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh9.4 km northeast
4CastleBallyloughan Castle38 km west
5Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands40 km northwest
6MuseumArklow Maritime Museum7.6 km southeast
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens35 km southwest
CastleHumewood Castle28 km west
FortRathgall Hillfort31 km west
CastleKindlestown Castle33 km north
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey35 km west
Historic houseKilruddery House37 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Rathdrum →
Before a day out in Avoca
Does Avoca have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Avoca.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Avoca?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (Office of Public Works), 9.4 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Avoca?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (19 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (22 km), National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (9.4 km), Ballyloughan Castle (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 (6)
- 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
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arklow Maritime Museum: Kevweb07, 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).