Altidore Castle and more near Newcastle
Nothing is mapped inside Newcastle’s urban area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 visitor farms, a museum and a garden, among others. Glendalough is worth a day, 19 km from the centre.
Where to start near Newcastle
The list goes on from Altidore Castle to 2 visitor farms and a garden.
MuseumAltidore Castle4.9 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenWren’s Wood Garden2.1 km outside town, to the southwestVisitor farmVisitor farmGlenroe Open Farm3.9 km outside town, to the northVisitor farmVisitor farmK2alpacas4.2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest out is Altidore Castle, at 6.4 km.
The dashed line is Newcastle’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
The list holds 2 visitor farms, a museum and a garden.
Green: inside Newcastle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Each of the 4 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Newcastle → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newcastle →
A drive away
Head 19 km out for Glendalough, the best known of 12.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough19 km southwestCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle33 km northwest
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland32 km northwest · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral33 km northwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland32 km northwest
Historic houseLeinster House32 km northwest
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park23 km west
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green32 km northwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland32 km northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral33 km northwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty33 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo35 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Places well known beyond Newcastle (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.
Visiting Newcastle: the answers
What is there to see near Newcastle?
No attraction is mapped inside Newcastle itself. Within 5 km of it are Altidore Castle, Wren’s Wood Garden, Glenroe Open Farm and K2alpacas.
Does Newcastle have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Newcastle: Altidore Castle.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Newcastle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 33 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Newcastle?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (19 km), Dublin Castle (33 km), National Museum of Ireland (32 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (33 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)
- Altidore Castle: Karen Duell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 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
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).