
Things to do in Athy
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 23 of them are in Athy itself and 81 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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6.8 km south-west of Athy · Some of it indoors

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Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Moone Abbey
10.7 km east of Athy · Some of it indoors
More places to explore
- CastlesWhite CastleIn the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Information boardsRiver Barrow and FishIn the centre
- Monuments1798 memorialIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MuseumsShackleton MuseumIn the centreIndoors · About 1 hr
- MonumentsStephen Cullinane (Macra na Feirme)In the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Information boardsPreston Gate190 m from the centre
- PlaygroundsAthy Children's Playground410 m from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- Information boardsHistory430 m from the centre
- ParksPeople's Park430 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Information boardsHistoric Town Map440 m from the centre
- MonumentsZoltan Zinn-Collis memorial450 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsAthy War Memorial500 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesSaint Michael's Church (ruins)560 m from the centreSome of it indoors
- Information boardsAthy historic sites570 m from the centre
- Information boardsThe Nature of Athy's Waterways1.0 km from the centre
- Information boardsArdreigh History Information1.5 km from the centre
- MonumentsNeil Hannon1.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Information boardsArdreigh Mills history1.6 km from the centre
- Ringforts and sitesShan Rath1.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Information boardsFishing regulations information3.9 km from the centre
- WoodsGlenbawn Wood5.3 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsBarrowhouse Ambush5.4 km south of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsGlenbawn Wood5.4 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- CastlesCastlereedy5.6 km north-west of AthySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsGorden Bennet Race memorial5.8 km north-east of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesMoat of Ardscull5.8 km north-east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsBallylynan Windmill (ruins)6.3 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsSt Thomas' Well6.4 km south of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesKellyville Lake6.4 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesTankardstown Church6.5 km south of AthySome of it indoors
- WoodsIrishtown Wood6.5 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- PlaygroundsBallylynan Community Playground6.8 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesThe Canal6.8 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksWynne Park6.9 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensBallintubbert Gardens and House6.9 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsCecil Day Lewis7 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsToberneeve7 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsTobernasool7 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsBurtown House and Gardens7.5 km east of AthySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsBallykilcavan Wood8 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsHairyhead Wood8 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- HillsDandy's Hill8.1 km north-west of AthyOutdoors
- WoodsBallykilcavan Wood8.2 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- HillsBawn Hill8.3 km north-west of AthyOutdoors
- RuinsKillabban Church (ruins)8.4 km south of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesTullamoy Castle (ruins)8.5 km west of AthySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesChurch ruins8.6 km south-east of AthySome of it indoors
- Historic churchesTecolm Church (ruins)8.6 km south-west of AthySome of it indoors
- WoodsBallyduff Wood8.7 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesMullamast Rath9 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsBlane's Wood9 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsChurch ruins9.1 km north-east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsSite of Rathaspick Church (C of I)9.1 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsOughaval Wood9.2 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallylehane Castle9.3 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCastletown Ringfort9.3 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsFuaran Well9.3 km north of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsCarrig Hill9.3 km west of AthyOutdoors
- Holy wellsTobernataggart9.6 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsLorcán Ó Tuathail9.7 km south-east of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesMullaghreelan Rath9.7 km south-east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDunrally9.7 km north-west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsMullaghreelan9.7 km south-east of AthyOutdoors
- WoodsOughaval Wood9.7 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsCottage ruin9.8 km south-east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsKnockphilip Wood10 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesMoone Moat10.1 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsWhig's Well10.1 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesBoley Fort10.2 km south-west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesThe Dun of Luggacurren10.3 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDun of Clopook10.4 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesChurch (in ruins)10.6 km west of AthySome of it indoors
- PlaygroundsStradbally Playground10.8 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsSt Columbkille's Well10.8 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- MuseumsStradbally Steam Museum10.9 km west of AthyIndoors · About 1 hr
- WoodsNarraghmore Wood10.9 km north-east of AthyOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsCunaburrow Well11 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsO’Higgins Monument11.1 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesSusan's Fort11.1 km north-east of AthyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsThe Waterfall11.1 km north-west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- AbbeysAbbey11.2 km west of AthySome of it indoors · About 40 min
- ParksMoone Park11.3 km east of AthyOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsInaugural Rally11.4 km west of AthyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesMonksgrange Church11.5 km south of AthySome of it indoors
Showing 96 of 104 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Athy lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in Athy: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 3.69 km in total.
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While you are there
43 places to eat and 7 places to stay on the map in Athy, and 9 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 Athy.