
Things to do in Killarney
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 45 of them are in Killarney itself and 97 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
96 places
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Maria Teresa Satta · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
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Berthold Strucken · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Aghadoe Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
3.8 km from the centre · Some of it indoors
Usually about 40 min

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Berthold Strucken · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Aghadoe Church (ruins)
3.9 km from the centre · Some of it indoors

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mozzercork from Republic of Ireland · CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Purple Mountain NE Top
8.8 km south-west of Killarney · Outdoors

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mozzercork from Republic of Ireland · CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Purple Mountain
9.9 km south-west of Killarney · Outdoors

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10 km south of Killarney · Outdoors

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More places to explore
- MonumentsClover's LaneIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsKillarney First World War Memorial240 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsJaunting Tours250 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsRoyal Munster Fusiliers Memorial250 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- GalleriesKillarney Art Gallery260 m from the centreIndoors · About 1 hr
- Information boardsKillarney Trails310 m from the centre
- AttractionsSt. Mary's Well330 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Tourist officesKillarney House and Gardens380 m from the centre
- Visitor informationVisitor Information430 m from the centreIndoors
- Tourist officesDiscover Ireland Centre450 m from the centre
- MonumentsKerry 2nd Brigade of the Irish Republican Army450 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsMonsignor Hugh O'Flaherty Memorial470 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- PlaygroundsBeech Road Playground510 m from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksKillarney House640 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsSt Margaret's Well680 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsMission Memorial720 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- GardensFern Garden740 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Visitor informationKillarney Day Tour890 m from the centreIndoors
- MonumentsCairn of Peace930 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsFamine Memorial1.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- PlaygroundsDeer Park Play Area1.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- PlaygroundsKillarney Playground1.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksMaurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park1.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesFlesk Castle2.1 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesMcCarthy Mor Castle2.5 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Information boardsRoss Castle2.7 km from the centre
- WoodsBoathouse Island2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Nature reservesSheheree Bog Nature Reserve2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- WoodsCherry Island2.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsLamb Island3.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsHeron Island3.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Information boardsThe Ross Island Cooper Mine3.5 km from the centre
- LakesBlue Hole3.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Information boardsThe Ross Island Copper Mine3.5 km from the centre
- ViewpointsGoverner's rock3.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsRough Island3.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Historic churchesAbbot's Church3.7 km from the centreSome of it indoors
- RuinsRuins3.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- PlaygroundsWoodland Play Area4 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesPool4.2 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- Nature reservesBlue Pool Nature Reserve4.3 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesSmall pool4.4 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesKilbrean Lake4.5 km north-east of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsA.W.B. (Billy) Vincent Memorial4.6 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsRabbit or Brown Island4.6 km west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksStone garden4.7 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensWalled Garden4.8 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 40 min
- LakesDoo Lough4.9 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesDoo Lough4.9 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsSylvan World5 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Nature reservesArboretum5 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 45 min
- WoodsBurnt Island5 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 40 min
- BeachesMcRose Beach5.1 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- WoodsStag Island5.1 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 40 min
- LakesLockagh Lake5.2 km north-east of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesMuckross Lake5.4 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsKilcummin Church5.7 km north of KillarneyOutdoors · About 20 min
- ViewpointsMeeting of the waters6.4 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsDroichead an tseanchora6.5 km south-west of KillarneySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesKillalee Church6.6 km west of KillarneySome of it indoors
- HillsTorc Mountain W Top7.2 km south of KillarneyOutdoors
- LakesDoo Lough7.5 km south-east of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Garagarry8.2 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Garagarry8.2 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsShehy Mountain8.3 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors
- HillsTomies Mountain8.3 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors
- HillsTomies Mountain North Top8.3 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors
- RuinsDunloe Castle8.4 km west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsEagles Nest8.5 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors
- Holy wellsTobermurry8.6 km north-west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesPallis Castle8.7 km west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsChurch ruins8.8 km south-west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsKnockatagglemore8.8 km north-east of KillarneyOutdoors
- LakesLough Doolig8.8 km north-east of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsMangerton North Top9 km south of KillarneyOutdoors
- HillsGlencappul Top9.1 km south of KillarneyOutdoors
- LakesDevil's Punchbowl9.3 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCoosaun Lough9.4 km west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesLissaphuca9.5 km west of KillarneyOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesDevil's Punchbowl9.5 km south of KillarneyOutdoors · About 30 min
Showing 96 of 142 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Killarney lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in Killarney: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 2.87 km in total.
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While you are there
126 places to eat and 121 places to stay on the map in Killarney, and 14 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 Killarney.