
Things to do in Ennis
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 36 of them are in Ennis itself and 124 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
96 places
Places to explore in pictures

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C O'Flanagan · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
The Banner · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Ennis Abbey
300 m from the centre · Some of it indoors

Robert French · No restrictions. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Clare Abbey
1.9 km from the centre · Some of it indoors

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jule_berlin · CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Quin Abbey
8.6 km east of Ennis · Some of it indoors

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JohnArmagh · Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Dysert O’Dea
9.3 km north-west of Ennis · Some of it indoors

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JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Inchicronan Abbey
9.8 km north-east of Ennis · Some of it indoors

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More places to explore
- Tourist officesEnnis Tourist Office150 m from the centre
- MonumentsBishop Willie Walsh Plaza170 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MuseumsClare County Museum280 m from the centreIndoors · About 1 hr
- Nature reservesPost Office Field290 m from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksSt Peter and Paul Park400 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksGarden of Rememberance540 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsCoote Park Playground650 m from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksKincora Park1.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksClaureen Community Orchard1.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsDoora Church (ruins)1.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- ShrinesSaint Joseph's Well2.1 km from the centreOutdoors
- PlaygroundsBarneyS Kidz Club2.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesLough Girroga2.3 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksLees Road Park2.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- TowersDrumcliff Round Tower2.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 25 min
- WoodsRockmount Wood3.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- LakesKilbreckan Lough3.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Information boardsRockmount Wood Trails3.2 km from the centre
- MonumentsAlice and Gwendoline Cave3.3 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesEdenvale Lake3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsIrish Famine Memorial3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksPeople's Park3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsG.A.A. Commemorative Stone3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesClare Castle3.4 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsClarecastle Playground3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesBallybeg Lough3.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesBallyallia Lough3.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCloonawee Lough3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesBallyallia Lough3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesPoulacappeen3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Cleggah3.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Cleggah4.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesLissan4.1 km south of EnnisOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsPouladower4.1 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesTooreen Lough4.1 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsSt John's Well4.3 km south of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesDrumdoolaghty Lough4.3 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesBallymacahill Lough4.3 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesKillone Lough4.6 km south of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesKillone Lough4.7 km south of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesStonepark Lough4.8 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsToberinneenboy4.9 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesLicknaun Lough5 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCastletown Lough5 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCloonteen Lough5.2 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- FortsShallee Towerhouse5.3 km west of EnnisOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsArdcarney Wood5.3 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 40 min
- LakesLough Keelaun5.4 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsToberinneenboy5.5 km west of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesLoughnabric5.5 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsCastletown Castle (ruins)5.6 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesPoulgorm5.6 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesHolaun Lough5.7 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesBallygriffy Castle5.8 km north of EnnisSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsArdcarney Wood5.9 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsKilcatherine Graveyard6 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 40 min
- LakesMoyriesk Lough6 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesFinanagh Lough6.2 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesMagowna Castle6.4 km north-west of EnnisSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsToberinneenboy6.6 km north-west of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesRing Enclosoure6.9 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDermot & Grania's Bed7 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsToberlaughteen7 km west of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesLough Namuck7 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsBallygriffy Wood7 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 40 min
- LakesGortaganniv Lough7.6 km west of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCurraderra Lough7.8 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesIslandgar Lough7.9 km west of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesDromoland Lough8 km south-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Reagh8 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsToberbreeda8.1 km south-west of EnnisOutdoors · About 15 min
- Lakesloch na marbh8.2 km west of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesBallymacooda Lough8.3 km south-west of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesClooney Lough8.4 km east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLisborneen Lough8.4 km south-west of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesO'Brien's Little Lough8.5 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLoughaunore8.5 km north of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesO'Briens Big Lough8.6 km north-east of EnnisOutdoors · About 30 min
Showing 96 of 160 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Ennis lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in Ennis: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 5.68 km in total.
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Events during your visit
Checked against the organiser's own pages. Pick a date on the events page and it answers for that day rather than for the month.
- 27 September 2026TicketedHarvest Music Festival 2026Ennis Showgrounds
- 10 October 2026Free entryStraw Connect – Cultural GatheringClare Museum
- 14 to 28 October 2026Free entryTravelling Banner Exhibition | Photo DetectivesDeValera Library
- 8 November 2026Free, booking requiredTraditional Music of Europeglór
While you are there
138 places to eat and 21 places to stay on the map in Ennis, and 19 bus and train lines calling here.
Questions people ask
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Places are OpenStreetMap records and each links to the one it came from. Indoors, outdoors and with kids are worked out from what kind of place a thing is, not from tags on it, because the tags exist on almost none of them. Visit lengths are a default for each kind. Distances are straight lines from the centre of Ennis.