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Museum · Downpatrick · Newry, Mourne and Down

St. Patricks Visitor Centre

Among the sights of Downpatrick is St. Patricks Visitor Centre, a museum. 10 more places to visit are within 5 km. Further out, Down Cathedral is 200 m away.

Where
In Downpatrick
inside the settlement
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 17–20°C
In brief

Museum in Downpatrick

Inside Downpatrick

St. Patricks Visitor Centre is inside Downpatrick’s settlement, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Downpatrick

Afternoons in Downpatrick reach 17–20°C from June to September.

Jan8° / 3°90 mm
Feb9° / 3°55 mm
Mar10° / 4°76 mm
Apr13° / 5°63 mm
May15° / 8°60 mm
Jun18° / 10°63 mm
Jul20° / 12°67 mm
Aug19° / 12°80 mm
Sep17° / 10°67 mm
Oct14° / 8°103 mm
Nov11° / 5°91 mm
Dec9° / 3°88 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Downpatrick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Downpatrick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Downpatrick’s full climate →
About

St. Patricks Visitor Centre

Museum.

In Downpatrick, inside the town’s settlement.

Type
Museum
Town
in Downpatrick
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Its place on the map

Orange shows St. Patricks Visitor Centre; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Downpatrick’s settlement. · NISRA settlement development limit 2015

Towns near it

Towns that list St. Patricks Visitor Centre

Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Downpatrick

11,545 people · 13 places to visit

Make a day of it

Pair St. Patricks Visitor Centre with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more, including 5 castles, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.

1CathedralDown Cathedral200 m away2Abbey or prioryInch Abbey1.2 km away3Castle · National TrustCastle Ward10 km away4Heritage railwayDownpatrick and County Down Railway300 m away5CastleDundrum Castle13 km away6CastleCastle Bright6.6 km away7CastleKillyleagh Castle9.3 km away8CastleCastleKilclief Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

St. Patricks Visitor Centre in questions

Where is St. Patricks Visitor Centre?

St. Patricks Visitor Centre is in Downpatrick, Newry, Mourne and Down, inside the town’s settlement.

What is St. Patricks Visitor Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit St. Patricks Visitor Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Downpatrick, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near St. Patricks Visitor Centre?

Within 15 km: Down Cathedral (200 m), Inch Abbey (1.2 km), Castle Ward (10 km) and Downpatrick and County Down Railway (300 m).

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 (7)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.