
Things to do in Newcastle
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 5 of them are in Newcastle itself and 286 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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9.5 km north-west of Newcastle · Some of it indoors

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More places to explore
- MonumentsNewcastle Glebe210 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Waymarks and guidepostsCocoon210 m from the centre
- ParksTaobh Chnoic Park590 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsSaint Finian's Well740 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsAthgoe Hill1.6 km from the centreOutdoors
- RuinsAthgoe Castle2.2 km south-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsSkeagh House2.4 km west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsLyons Hill2.5 km south-west of NewcastleOutdoors
- WoodsIcehouse Wood2.6 km west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsSt. Bridget's Well2.8 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsOld Canal House3 km north of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsWard's Well3 km south-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- GardensOlympic Garden3.4 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsCullen's Hill Wood3.4 km south-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksRathcoole Park3.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsSlide3.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsSwings3.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsSand Pit3.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- WoodsRathcoole Woodland3.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsSt Catherine's Well3.6 km south of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsRathcoole Woodland3.7 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- CastlesReeves Castle4.2 km west of NewcastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksCommunity Garden4.3 km west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksThe Triangle4.5 km west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic housesTipperstown House4.5 km west of NewcastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsSaggart Playground4.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- AttractionsEarly Stadium Design4.7 km east of NewcastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsAderrig Church4.7 km north of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- PlaygroundsPlay Train4.7 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsAbbey Playground4.8 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesDonacumper Church Ruin4.8 km north of NewcastleSome of it indoors
- MonumentsJohn McLaughlin4.9 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsArthur Guinness Grave4.9 km south-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesOughterard Church4.9 km south-west of NewcastleSome of it indoors
- LakesBoston Quarry4.9 km west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsVirgin Mary5 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsOakley Park5 km north-west of NewcastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsGrange Castle5 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsArthur Guiness5.1 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsSaint Wolstan's5.1 km north of NewcastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksCitywest Business Park5.2 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesOughterard Castle5.2 km south-west of NewcastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksTandy's Park5.3 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsNewbridge Corn Mill (disused)5.3 km north of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- PlaygroundsTandy's Playground5.3 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksOakleigh Park5.4 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksAirlie Park5.4 km north of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesCelbridge Union Workhouse, site of5.5 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksCarrigmore Park5.5 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCitywest Neighbourhood Park5.5 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCarp Lake5.5 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesTrout Lake5.6 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksVillage Green5.7 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsFairy Wood5.7 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- MuseumsBerkeley Costume and Toy Collection5.8 km north of NewcastleIndoors · About 1 hr
- ParksSlade Valley MTB5.8 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksVerschoyle Square5.8 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensRose Garden5.8 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksGriffeen Valley Park6 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCastletown Demesne6 km north of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksSaint Cuthbert's Park6 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ShrinesThe Marian Shrine6.1 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors
- ParksCorbally Park6.1 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsSaint Cuthbert's Church6.1 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksBelfry Meadow6.1 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsSaggart Hill6.1 km south of NewcastleOutdoors
- HillsVerschoyle's Hill6.1 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesSaint Patrick's Bed6.2 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsCorkagh Demesne6.2 km east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksBelfry Greens6.2 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsCelbridge Playground6.2 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- HillsSaint Patrick's Hill6.2 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors
- ParksBelfry Square6.3 km south-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensScoil Mochua Gardens6.3 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- HillsBlack Hill6.3 km south-west of NewcastleOutdoors
- Holy wellsSaint Patrick's Well6.3 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksSaint Cuthbert's Park6.4 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksGriffeen Valley Park6.5 km north-east of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensLodge Park Walled Garden6.6 km west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 40 min
- PlaygroundsWonderful Barn Playground6.6 km north of NewcastleOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksCastletown Demesne6.7 km north-west of NewcastleOutdoors · About 30 min
Showing 96 of 291 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Newcastle lists the rest.
Put a day together
An afternoon on foot in Newcastle: 5 stops the map records, in the shortest order that walks them all, 3.39 km in total.
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While you are there
11 places to eat and 1 place to stay on the map in Newcastle, and 3 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 Newcastle.