5.2 km from Donaghadee, Drumawhey Junction Railway leads the list
Nothing is mapped inside Donaghadee’s settlement, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 museums and a theme park. Set 19 km out, Carrickfergus Castle makes a day trip.
Where to start near Donaghadee
Close behind Drumawhey Junction Railway are 3 museums.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
To the south is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Donaghadee’s settlement; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
Which kinds
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Donaghadee. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Donaghadee
These 4 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
48 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Donaghadee’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Donaghadee →
Trips out
Top of the 12 day trips: Carrickfergus Castle, at 19 km.
CastleCarrickfergus Castle19 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustMount Stewart10 km south
Historic houseStormont Castle19 km west
Historic shipSS Nomadic24 km west
Abbey or prioryBangor Abbey8.7 km west
Historic houseBelfast Castle26 km west
CastleBangor Castle8.4 km west
GardenBotanic Gardens26 km west
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast25 km westCathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral26 km west
Castle · National TrustCastle Ward30 km south
Historic shipHMS Caroline23 km westPlaces well known beyond Donaghadee (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Donaghadee: your questions
What is there to see near Donaghadee?
No attraction is mapped inside Donaghadee itself. Within 5 km of it are Drumawhey Junction Railway, Kiln House, Miller's House and Store House.
Does Donaghadee have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Donaghadee: Kiln House, Miller's House and Store House.
Is there a National Trust property near Donaghadee?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Mount Stewart (National Trust), 10 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Donaghadee?
Within 40 km: Carrickfergus Castle (19 km), Mount Stewart (10 km), Stormont Castle (19 km), SS Nomadic (24 km).
Where are Donaghadee’s historic buildings listed?
Donaghadee has 48 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade A. They are on its History page, from the Department for Communities’ Historic Environment Division’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Donaghadee when it is inside NISRA’s settlement development limit, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (Open Government Licence v3.0). 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 (10)
- Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Abbey: Andrew Muir from Bangor, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Castle: MartinRobinson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ward: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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