Clara Lara FunPark, 5.4 km from Rathdrum
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Rathdrum are zoos, theme parks or other days out. All of them lie outside Rathdrum. The big name further out is Glendalough, 11 km from the centre.
The best known around Rathdrum
Behind Clara Lara FunPark on the list are a museum, a visitor farm 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.
Around Rathdrum, mapped
At the edge of the map sits Clara Lara FunPark, 5.4 km out.
The dashed line is Rathdrum’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
A breakdown by kind
Zoos, theme parks or other days out lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Rathdrum. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
5 places make the list, every one 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 Rathdrum → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathdrum →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Glendalough, 11 km off.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough11 km northwest
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park15 km northwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh5.9 km east
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands32 km northwest
CastleBallyloughan Castle38 km west
CastleManderley Castle38 km north
CastleHumewood Castle25 km west
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens39 km southwest
CastleKindlestown Castle25 km north
Historic houseKilruddery House29 km north
FortRathgall Hillfort32 km southwest
CastlePuck's Castle34 km northPlaces well known beyond Rathdrum (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 Rathdrum: questions
What is there to see near Rathdrum?
No attraction is mapped inside Rathdrum itself. Within 5 km of it are Clara Lara FunPark, Avondale House and Forest Park, Greenan Maze and Splash Valley Aqua Park.
Does Rathdrum have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rathdrum: Avondale House and Forest Park.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathdrum?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (Office of Public Works), 5.9 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Rathdrum?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (11 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (15 km), National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (5.9 km), Russborough House and Parklands (32 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
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 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
- Kindlestown Castle: Aoifer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilruddery House: User: (WT-shared) Spircle at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathgall Hillfort: Simon Dowling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, 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).