
Things to do in Donabate
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 37 of them are in Donabate itself and 182 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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6.7 km west of Donabate · Some of it indoors

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9.8 km south of Donabate · Some of it indoors

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11.7 km south-west of Donabate · Some of it indoors

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More places to explore
- MonumentsThe Red HouseIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsOld Post Office170 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsThe Paddocks730 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsDonabate Distributor Road1.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Information boardsTourist Information1.4 km from the centre
- LakesDuck Pond1.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsNewbridge House Playground1.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksNew Ballymastone Pitches1.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsReilly's Hill1.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Information boardsThe Birds of Rogerstown Estuary1.8 km from the centre
- WoodsReilly's Hill2.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsThe Farmhouse 17222.3 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- BeachesDonabate Beach2.3 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- ParksRogerstown Park2.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Nature reservesTurvey Allotments and Nature Reserve2.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksRogerstown Park2.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesSt Catherine's Church2.6 km from the centreSome of it indoors
- MonumentsThe Anchor2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- BeachesDonabate Beach2.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- BeachesPortrane Beach2.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- BeachesCorballis Nudist Beach2.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Information boardsRedleaf Business Park3.0 km from the centre
- Information boardsShannon Valley Centre3.1 km from the centre
- Information boardsRoseville Business Park3.1 km from the centre
- BeachesCorballis Nudist Beach3.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- BeachesTower Bay Beach3.3 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- MonumentsAnchor3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsSt. Catherine's Well3.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksThe Green3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksRacecourse Commons3.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesRush South Beach4.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- GardensMalahide Heritage Garden4.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksChalfont Park4 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksOrlynn Park Green4 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCasino4 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsChapel Farm4.1 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsOrlynn Park4.2 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 15 min
- BeachesMalahide Beach4.2 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 1 hr
- MonumentsLusk Tidy Towns4.3 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsMeudon House4.3 km south-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksTyrellstown Park4.5 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- TowersSaint MacCulin's Tower4.6 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 25 min
- ParksThe Back Yard Park4.6 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksMcGuinness Park4.6 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksPark Rodge4.6 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesD Pond4.6 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksBalheary Park4.7 km west of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensTalbot Botanic Garden4.7 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsMalahide Castle Demesne Church (Ruin)4.7 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 20 min
- MuseumsMalahide Historical Society Museum4.7 km south of DonabateIndoors · About 1 hr
- GardensEmmaus Retreat and Conference Centre4.8 km west of DonabateOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsThomas Ashe4.9 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksBalheary Park4.9 km south-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksThe Mill Bank4.9 km north-east of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksGainsborough Green4.9 km south-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksHayestown Soccer Pitch4.9 km north-east of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsDun Emer Playground4.9 km north-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesRush Windmill Tower (ruin)4.9 km north-east of DonabateOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksRobswall Park5 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsLusk5.1 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 15 min
- PlaygroundsRobswall Playground5.1 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsJoe’s Bridge5.2 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksLusk Recreational Hub5.2 km north of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksRobswall Park5.2 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- ViewpointsHigh Rock5.3 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsChurch5.3 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 20 min
- PlaygroundsYard5.3 km south of DonabateOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksKenure Woods5.4 km north-east of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsCastle Playground5.4 km south-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 45 min
- RuinsGracedieu Nunnery5.5 km north-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksCastle Park5.5 km south-west of DonabateOutdoors · About 30 min
Showing 96 of 219 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Donabate lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in Donabate: 7 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 4.82 km in total.
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Events during your visit
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- 2 to 31 October 2026TicketedPumpkins After DarkNewbridge House & Farm
- 28 to 31 October 2026Free entryEllora McGee Halloween Drawalong with Úna Woods2 venues
- 28 November to 22 December 2026TicketedSanta PawsNewbridge House & Farm
- 28 November to 22 December 2026TicketedA Christmas to RememberNewbridge House & Farm
While you are there
17 places to eat and 2 places to stay on the map in Donabate, and 18 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 Donabate.