Get to know
Ballon.
Ballán
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Ballon, with local places and the journey there on one map.
12 mapped places to explore.
3 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Ballon
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Ballon is a village in County Carlow. The map names 12 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 6 streets. 3 bus and train lines call at 2 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Ballon.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Ballon
3 scheduled lines from Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link Wexford and other operators. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 2
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- See and do
Things to see
78 places to explore within 12 km, plus 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Carlow
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
6 named streets to browse. Start with Ballykealy Bridge, with 4 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Ballon
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Ballon
3 lines call at 2 stops in Ballon, run by Bus Éireann, TFI Local Link Wexford and Wexford Bus. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 132
- 369
- 376
Plan a journey to Ballon from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Ballon by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Ballon.
26 of 26 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Attractions, 1 mapped place in and around Ballon
- Castles, 6 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Gardens, 2 mapped places in and around Ballon
- High crosses, 2 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Hills, 11 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Historic churches, 2 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Holy wells, 6 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Lakes, 6 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Monuments, 3 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Museums, 1 mapped place in and around Ballon
- Parks, 1 mapped place in and around Ballon
- Picnic sites, 2 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Playgrounds, 1 mapped place in and around Ballon
- Ringforts and sites, 19 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Ruins, 4 mapped places in and around Ballon
- Woods, 5 mapped places in and around Ballon
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Places to stay
Find a base for your next few days, from hotels and guest houses to camping and self-catering stays.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Ballon and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Ballon Hill440 mHills
- Castlegrace Moat2.2 kmRingforts and sites
- Pollroe3.1 kmLakes
- Picnic Area3.3 kmPicnic sites
- Walled Garden3.4 kmGardens
- Altamont House and Gardens3.7 kmAttractions
- Aghade holed stone3.8 kmRingforts and sites
- Rath Brogue3.8 kmRingforts and sites
- Site of Gilbertstown Church4.9 kmRingforts and sites
- Church5.1 kmRuins
- Ardristan Stone5.4 kmRingforts and sites
- Ballynunnery Catle5.5 kmRingforts and sites
The busiest streets
Of the 6 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- 4 places