Near Ballyknockan: Glendalough and other days out
Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking is the only place we list in Ballyknockan or within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Glendalough is 16 km. 12 places lie within 40 km, 2 historic houses and 2 museums among them.
Closest in
At 5.6 km from the centre, Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking is the closest.
Around Ballyknockan, mapped
The 7 numbers match the tiles below.
Ballyknockan is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
Most are castles or historic places, 6 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Ballyknockan. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
2 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Dublin Castle and Saint Stephen's Green).
All of them, one by one
These 13 are within 40 km, none in town.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in Ireland.
National Museum of Ireland
National museum in Dublin and Castlebar, Ireland.
Christ Church Cathedral
Diocesan cathedral of Dublin and Glendalough, Church of Ireland.
What is in or close to Ballyknockan 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 Ballyknockan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballyknockan →
For a longer trip
Shown here are the best known of 12 places within 40 km.
2Abbey or prioryGlendalough16 km southeast
3National parkWicklow Mountains National Park12 km southeastCastle4Castle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle31 km northeast
5Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands6.3 km northwest
Big draw6MuseumNational Museum of Ireland31 km northeast · 783K visitors a year
7CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral30 km northeast
MuseumNational Library of Ireland31 km northeast
Historic houseLeinster House31 km northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green30 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral31 km northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo31 km northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland31 km northeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Blessington →
Questions before you go to Ballyknockan
What is there to see near Ballyknockan?
No attraction is mapped inside Ballyknockan itself. Within 5 km of it are Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking.
Does Ballyknockan have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballyknockan.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballyknockan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 31 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ballyknockan?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (16 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (12 km), Dublin Castle (31 km), Russborough House and Parklands (6.3 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 (5)
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
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).