Bunratty Castle, near Meelick
For a substantial castle interior followed by a very different village-scale experience.
The story behind Bunratty Castle
The fifteenth-century castle was restored after falling into ruin, with period furniture helping to give its halls a sense of use. The adjoining folk park is a reconstruction of later rural and village life. These are two different historical experiences within one attraction.
What you will see
Explore the castle rooms first if that is your priority, then make time for the cottages, shops and streets outside. The park contains more than thirty buildings, so a quick castle stop can easily become a longer family visit. Evening banquets are separate from ordinary daytime admission.
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Ticketed admission
The operator provides official daytime and banquet booking links. Check the ticket for your date and included areas before paying; no unverified fixed price is quoted here. Free parking is available. Historic castle stairs and the outdoor park have different access requirements.
Check the official visitor information ↗Sources and checks
- Bunratty Castle visitor informationVisitor access and historical context. Checked .
- Fáilte IrelandHistorical context and visitor experience. Checked .
- Kind
- Castles
- From Meelick
- 9.3 km west, in a straight line
- Website
- www.bunrattycastle.ie
- Dated
- 1425
The map does not yet record a phone number for Bunratty Castle. Anyone can add it on OpenStreetMap, and this page picks the change up at the next refresh.
Getting to Bunratty Castle
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Bunratty Castle is in Meelick, County Clare. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.
The nearest scheduled stop is Bunratty (609511), 300 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Bunratty 300 m
buses 343, 300 and 317AScheduled departures from this stop
- Hurlers Cross 2.4 km
buses 343 and 316Scheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Meelick covers the journeys into the town itself.
Other castles in Meelick
Nearest to Bunratty Castle first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Bunratty Castle, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap a36065351, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.