Close to Rathnew: Black Castle Wicklow and more
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Rathnew’s urban area. Look for 2 gardens, a castle and a museum. A longer outing takes you to Glendalough, 17 km off.
The best known around Rathnew
Close behind Black Castle Wicklow are 2 gardens and a museum.
CastleBlack Castle Wicklow2.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenThe Dower House Gardens1 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenMount Usher Gardens1.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWicklow Gaol2.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Head east for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Rathnew’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What you can see
Between them they are 2 gardens, a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Rathnew. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
These 4 are all 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 Rathnew → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Rathnew →
A drive away
Leading the 12 is Glendalough, 17 km away; they include 4 museums and 3 castles.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough17 km west
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park22 km west
MuseumJames Joyce Museum33 km north · 40K visitors a year
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh8 km southwest
CastleManderley Castle31 km north
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands37 km northwest
CastleKindlestown Castle17 km north
Historic houseKilruddery House22 km north
CastlePuck's Castle27 km north
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland34 km north
MuseumNational Print Museum40 km north
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Rathnew (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.
Rathnew, answered
What is there to see near Rathnew?
No attraction is mapped inside Rathnew itself. Within 5 km of it are Black Castle Wicklow, The Dower House Gardens, Mount Usher Gardens and Wicklow Gaol.
Does Rathnew have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Rathnew: Wicklow Gaol.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Rathnew?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (Office of Public Works), 8 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Rathnew?
Within 40 km: Glendalough (17 km), Wicklow Mountains National Park (22 km), James Joyce Museum (33 km), National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh (8 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 (13)
- Black Castle Wicklow: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Joyce Museum: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh: Darrendirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 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
- Puck's Castle: Suckindiesel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Hohenloh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Print Museum: Miguel Mendez from Malahide, Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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).