Glendalough heads the day trips from Carnew
Nothing on our list is in Carnew or within 5 km of its edge. Glendalough lies 35 km out, worth a day. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 6 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
On the map
Each of the 6 places has its number on the map, as below.
Carnew is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
Castles or historic places lead the count with 11 of 12.
Green: inside Carnew. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
Every entry
12 places make the list, every one within 40 km.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
220-square-kilometre (54,000-acre) protected area in 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 Carnew 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 Carnew → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carnew →
For a longer trip
Below, the best known of 12 places within 40 km come first.
1Abbey or prioryGlendalough35 km north
2National parkWicklow Mountains National Park35 km north
3CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens10 km west
4CastleBallyloughan Castle23 km northwest
5CastleBallymoon Castle28 km west
6CastleCarlow Castle33 km northwest
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral24 km south
FortRathgall Hillfort15 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary32 km northwest
CastleEnniscorthy Castle24 km south
CathedralFerns Cathedral14 km south
CastleHumewood Castle23 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Bunclody →
Questions about Carnew’s attractions
Does Carnew have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Carnew.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Carnew?
None is recorded within 5 km of Carnew.
What are the best-known days out near Carnew?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (35 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (35 km), Huntington Castle and Gardens (10 km), Ballyloughan Castle (23 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
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, 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).