
Things to do in Bridgend
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 0 of them are in Bridgend itself and 123 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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4.9 km south of Bridgend · Outdoors

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More places to explore
- CastlesGlengaliagh Hall2.1 km east of BridgendSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksMarianus Glen Park3.2 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsGreenan Mountain3.7 km south-west of BridgendOutdoors
- Holy wellsSt. Patrick's Well3.7 km south-west of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsCashel Hill4 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors
- HillsAsdevlin Hill4.3 km north of BridgendOutdoors
- ParksLowrys Lane Park4.5 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsMinky Hill4.6 km south of BridgendOutdoors
- HillsArdnamoyle4.7 km south-west of BridgendOutdoors
- ParksCreggan Burn Park4.8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCreggan Burn Park4.8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsCornamount4.9 km south-west of BridgendOutdoors
- LakesCreggan Reservoirs5 km south of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCreggan Country Park5.1 km south of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCreggan Reservoirs5.1 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCreggan Country Park5.2 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesInch Lake5.2 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksBrooke Park5.3 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesKillea Reservoir5.3 km south of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- Picnic sitesBallynashallog Picnic Area5.5 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors
- HillsScalp Mountain5.5 km north of BridgendOutdoors
- ParksBay Road Park5.6 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsBoom Hall5.7 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksBay Road Park5.8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCreggan Park5.8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsKillea Hill5.8 km south of BridgendOutdoors
- ViewpointsDerry Girls Filming Spot5.9 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsNadaphreaghane5.9 km north-east of BridgendOutdoors
- MuseumsMuseum of Free Derry6 km south-east of BridgendIndoors · About 1 hr
- HillsBogay Hill6 km south-west of BridgendOutdoors
- LakesLough Foyle6.1 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsWalker's Plinth6.2 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsPeace Flame6.2 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsCraft Village6.2 km south-east of BridgendSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MuseumsPeacemakers Museum6.2 km south-east of BridgendIndoors · About 1 hr
- MuseumsApprentice Boys of Derry6.2 km south-east of BridgendIndoors · About 1 hr
- AttractionsEmmery Celtic Cross6.2 km south-west of BridgendSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ViewpointsDouble Bastion6.3 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksGarden of Reflection6.3 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksSaint Columb's Park6.3 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsSiege Heroes Memorial6.4 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsDerry Gaol6.4 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- ViewpointsChurch Bastion6.4 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- ViewpointsDerry Girls Mural6.4 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- FortsHeritage Tower6.4 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsMartin McCrossan Memorial6.5 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsEbrington Parade Grounds6.5 km south-east of BridgendSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksSilent Meadows6.5 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ViewpointsCathedral view6.6 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsGiant's Chair6.6 km north-east of BridgendOutdoors
- MuseumsFoyle Valley Railway Museum6.7 km south-east of BridgendIndoors · About 1 hr
- ParksBonds Hill Park6.8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksClooney Lands6.9 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesGransha Lake6.9 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsSt Mura's Abbey7 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsGransha Woods7 km east of BridgendOutdoors · About 40 min
- Historic churchesChurch of Ireland7.2 km north-west of BridgendSome of it indoors
- Holy wellsFahan Holy Well7.3 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsRuins of Old Enagh Church7.4 km east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- ShrinesGrotto7.4 km west of BridgendOutdoors
- WoodsOld Quarry (disused)7.4 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksWoodburn Urban Park7.5 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksKilfennan Park7.6 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksWoodburn Urban Park7.6 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksIrish Street Park7.6 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksKilfennan Valley Park7.7 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesPort Lough7.7 km south-west of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesBrown Shore7.7 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors · About 1 hr
- ParksTop of the Hill Park7.9 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesKing's Grave8 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksKilfennan Park8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksLisnagelvin Playing Fields8 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesGreen Island8 km east of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesDunfinn Damn8 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesBrown Shore8 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors · About 1 hr
- ParksLisnagelvin Playing Fields8.1 km south-east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesMillybay8.1 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 1 hr
- RuinsO'Doherty's Castle8.2 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksCulmore Country Park8.2 km east of BridgendOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsEskaheen Mountain8.2 km north-east of BridgendOutdoors
- HillsMouldy Hill8.4 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors
- BeachesMillybay8.4 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 1 hr
- HillsLackan Hill8.6 km north-west of BridgendOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesDoonalin8.8 km west of BridgendOutdoors · About 20 min
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2 places to eat and 1 place to stay on the map in Bridgend, and 4 bus and train lines calling here.
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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 Bridgend.