Avondale House and Forest Park, 2.7 km from Ballinaclash
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Ballinaclash’s urban area. The commonest are a museum, a visitor farm and an attraction. If you have a day, head to Glendalough, 12 km away.
Around Ballinaclash: where to begin
Close behind Avondale House and Forest Park are a visitor farm, an attraction and a water park.
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 to go
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the east.
The dashed line is Ballinaclash’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 places here are a museum, a visitor farm and an attraction.
Green: inside Ballinaclash. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Ballinaclash
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Ballinaclash → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballinaclash →
Day trips from Ballinaclash
Allow a day for Glendalough, 12 km away, the pick of 12.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough12 km north
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park15 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh8.1 km east
CastleBallyloughan Castle35 km west
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands33 km northwest
CastleHumewood Castle24 km west
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens36 km southwest
FortRathgall Hillfort29 km southwest
CastleKindlestown Castle29 km north
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey30 km west
MuseumArklow Maritime Museum14 km southeast
Historic houseKilruddery House32 km northPlaces well known beyond Ballinaclash (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.
Common questions about Ballinaclash
What is there to see near Ballinaclash?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballinaclash itself. Within 5 km of it are Avondale House and Forest Park, Greenan Maze, Viewing Tower and Splash Valley Aqua Park.
Does Ballinaclash have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ballinaclash: Avondale House and Forest Park.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballinaclash?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (Office of Public Works), 8.1 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Ballinaclash?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (12 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (15 km), National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (8.1 km), Ballyloughan Castle (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 (12)
- 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
- Humewood Castle: Book authored by Charles Eastlake - the engraver is not attributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kindlestown Castle: Aoifer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baltinglass Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arklow Maritime Museum: Kevweb07, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilruddery House: User: (WT-shared) Spircle at wts wikivoyage, 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).