Botanic Gardens, 6.7 km from Metropolitan Lisburn
Among the places to visit in and near Metropolitan Lisburn are 4 attractions, 3 museums and 2 gardens. Nothing is mapped inside Metropolitan Lisburn’s settlement, but 14 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The Naughton Gallery at Queen's welcomes about 16K visitors a year. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is SS Nomadic, 9.2 km off.
Just outside Metropolitan Lisburn, the best known
Beyond Botanic Gardens, there are 2 museums, an art gallery and a cathedral.
GardenBotanic Gardens5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumUlster Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryThe Naughton Gallery at Queen's5 km outside town, to the northeast · 16K visitors a year
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral, Lisburn2.8 km outside town, to the southGardenGarden · National TrustTerrace Hill Garden2.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumLinen Centre and Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The farthest of them, Botanic Gardens, is 6.7 km out.
The dashed line is Metropolitan Lisburn’s settlement; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NISRA settlement development limit 2015
By kind
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (4), then other attractions (4).
Green: inside Metropolitan Lisburn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Terrace Hill Garden).
Everything on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 14 places.
The Naughton Gallery at Queen's
Art gallery, art museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn
Church in Lisburn, United Kingdom.
Linen Centre and Museum
Museum in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Metropolitan Lisburn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Metropolitan Lisburn →
Beyond Metropolitan Lisburn
Start with SS Nomadic, 9.2 km off, the best known of 12.
Historic shipSS Nomadic9.2 km northeast
PalaceHillsborough Castle11 km southCathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral7 km northeast
CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast8 km northeast
Historic houseBelfast Castle11 km northeast
Historic houseStormont Castle14 km east
Historic shipHMS Caroline10 km northeast
CastleCarrickfergus Castle22 km northeast
ZooBelfast Zoo12 km northeast
MuseumThe Linen Hall7.5 km northeast
Castle · National TrustCastle Ward35 km southeastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustMount Stewart27 km eastPlaces well known beyond Metropolitan Lisburn (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.
What people ask about Metropolitan Lisburn
What is there to see near Metropolitan Lisburn?
No attraction is mapped inside Metropolitan Lisburn itself. Within 5 km of it are Botanic Gardens, Ulster Museum, The Naughton Gallery at Queen's and Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn.
Does Metropolitan Lisburn have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Metropolitan Lisburn: Ulster Museum, The Naughton Gallery at Queen's, Linen Centre and Museum and Belfast Celtic Museum.
Is there a National Trust property near Metropolitan Lisburn?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Metropolitan Lisburn, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Terrace Hill Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Metropolitan Lisburn?
Within 40 km: SS Nomadic (9.2 km), Hillsborough Castle (11 km), St Peter's Cathedral (7 km), St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (8 km).
Where are Metropolitan Lisburn’s historic buildings listed?
Metropolitan Lisburn has 14 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 Metropolitan Lisburn 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 (13)
- Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linen Centre and Museum: Peter Clarke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hillsborough Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Linen Hall: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ward: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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