
Things to do in Ongar
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 7 of them are in Ongar itself and 381 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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10.1 km north-east of Ongar · Some of it indoors

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More places to explore
- PlaygroundsOngar Children's PlaygroundIn the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- GardensMrs Behan's Garden290 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksCherryfield Park1.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksThe Shackleton Garden1.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksLittlepace Park1.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ShrinesSaint Mary1.6 km from the centreOutdoors
- ParksBeech Park1.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksHartstown Park2.1 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksMillennium Park2.7 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsFort Lucan2.7 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsMillenium Play Ground2.7 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 45 min
- AttractionsThe Raging River2.7 km south of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- AttractionsHelter Skelter2.7 km south of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsProclamation memorial monument2.8 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsThe Pirate Ship2.8 km south of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksThe Green2.8 km north-west of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksMillennium Park2.8 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- AttractionsThe Summit Plummit2.8 km south of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksCastle Curragh Park3.1 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensAvondale Garden3.1 km north-east of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksSaint Catherine's Park3.2 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCastle Curragh Park3.3 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsConfey Castle (in ruins)3.4 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksLady's Well Park / Mick Walsh Park3.5 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksLady's Well Park / Mick Walsh Park3.5 km north-east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsRabbit Warren3.5 km south-east of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- ShrinesJesus Christus3.6 km north-west of OngarOutdoors
- Historic churchesConfey Church3.6 km south-west of OngarSome of it indoors
- ParksCorduff Park3.7 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksPorterstown Park3.7 km south-east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesChurch of Mary (ruins)3.7 km north-east of OngarSome of it indoors
- WoodsTyrrelstown3.7 km north-east of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksSaint Catherine's Park3.8 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsRabbit Warren3.8 km south-east of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- GardensTUD Blanchardstown Horticulture Garden3.9 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsSt. Catherine's Well3.9 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsChurch in Saint Catherine's4.1 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsLucan Demense4.2 km south-west of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- GardensThe Walled Garden4.2 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- PlaygroundsWaterville Park Playground4.3 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksTyrrelstown Park4.3 km north-east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksWaterville Park4.3 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksRiverforest Bowl4.4 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsKnockmulrooney Tower4.5 km west of OngarOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksHermitage Park4.6 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsGuinness' Brewery4.7 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsPrimrose Hill House & Garden4.7 km south of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksWillsbrook Park4.7 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksVesey Park4.7 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsSquirrel Wood4.8 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 40 min
- ShrinesMarian Grotto4.9 km south-west of OngarOutdoors
- MonumentsLeixlip Monument4.9 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksHermitage Park4.9 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesRoyal Canal4.9 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- AttractionsLeixlip Spa Waterfall5 km south-west of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsEsker Church (ruin)5.1 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsRag Well5.1 km south-east of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsLeixlip Spa - Bath5.2 km south-west of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- AttractionsHanwood Gardens5.3 km west of OngarSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ShrinesThe Marian Shrine5.3 km south of OngarOutdoors
- ParksHollywoodrath Monuments5.3 km north-east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsLeixlip Spa - Spring5.3 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsJohn Bennett5.4 km east of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsNatalie Murray5.6 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksGriffeen Valley Park5.6 km south of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
- PlaygroundsLeixlip Playground5.6 km south-west of OngarOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksWaterstown5.7 km south-east of OngarOutdoors · About 30 min
Showing 96 of 388 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Ongar lists the rest.
Put a day together
An afternoon on foot in Ongar: 5 stops the map records, in the shortest order that walks them all, 9.5 km in total.
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While you are there
12 places to eat and 0 places to stay on the map in Ongar, and 17 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 Ongar.