Just outside Newtownmountkennedy: Altidore Castle and more
None of our places to visit is inside Newtownmountkennedy’s urban area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 visitor farms, a museum and a garden. Travel 17 km and you reach Glendalough.
The names to know near Newtownmountkennedy
Along with Altidore Castle, see 2 visitor farms and a garden.
MuseumAltidore Castle2.2 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenWren’s Wood Garden2.3 km outside town, to the southVisitor farmVisitor farmK2alpacas3.4 km outside town, to the southwestVisitor farmVisitor farmGlenroe Open Farm4.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The list reaches out to Glenroe Open Farm, 5 km away.
The dashed line is Newtownmountkennedy’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Which kinds
The places here are 2 visitor farms, a museum and a garden.
Green: inside Newtownmountkennedy. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Here are the 4 places 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 Newtownmountkennedy → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Newtownmountkennedy →
Big names nearby
The 12 days out are led by Glendalough, 17 km away.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough17 km southwestCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle30 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland30 km north · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral30 km north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland30 km north
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park21 km southwest
Historic houseLeinster House30 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green29 km north
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland30 km north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral30 km north
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty30 km north
Big drawZooDublin Zoo33 km northwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Places well known beyond Newtownmountkennedy (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.
Practical questions about Newtownmountkennedy
What is there to see near Newtownmountkennedy?
No attraction is mapped inside Newtownmountkennedy itself. Within 5 km of it are Altidore Castle, Wren’s Wood Garden, K2alpacas and Glenroe Open Farm.
Does Newtownmountkennedy have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Newtownmountkennedy: Altidore Castle.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Newtownmountkennedy?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dublin Castle (Office of Public Works), 30 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Newtownmountkennedy?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (17 km), Dublin Castle (30 km), National Museum of Ireland (30 km), St Patrick's Cathedral (30 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
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, 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).