
Things to do in Clane
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 41 of them are in Clane itself and 125 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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8.4 km north-east of Clane · Some of it indoors

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More places to explore
- Information boardsClane InformationIn the centre
- Visitor informationFr. John SullivanIn the centreIndoors
- MonumentsVenerable Fr John Sullivan MemorialIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsSite of St. Ailbe's MonasteryIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsCelebrating CommunityIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ShrinesMarian ShrineIn the centreOutdoors
- Waymarks and guidepostsClane Heritage150 m from the centre
- MonumentsICA150 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- PlaygroundsClane Playground200 m from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- Visitor informationFranciscan Friary 1258280 m from the centreIndoors
- Information boardsClane Friary300 m from the centre
- GardensPark View Memorial Garden330 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Monuments1798 Rebellion Memorial340 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsCoiseanna Hill 1798350 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Waymarks and guidepostsClane Heritage350 m from the centre
- MonumentsMillennium Cross380 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsAnother Season420 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsAbbeylands430 m from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsSunday's Well470 m from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsKing Mesgegra’s Mound & later Norman Motte470 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesClane Motte490 m from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Information boardsWild About Clane - Plants and Insects500 m from the centre
- Information boardsWild About Clane - Animals and Birds510 m from the centre
- Information boardsBiodiversity Garden Trail790 m from the centre
- LakesClane Quarry Lake800 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsDunne's Island940 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesTumulus1.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesKavanagh's Rath1.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsLoughanure Moat1.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsBurial Ground2.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesMainham Forge2.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesLongtown Moat2.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesMainham Village2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesMainham Motte2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRichardstown Castle2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesLittle Rath2.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsWogan-Browne Mausoleum2.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsWolfe Tone Memorial3.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic housesKillybegs House3.6 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsScrawtown Fort3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsEldons Fort3.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsBarrettstown Hill4.1 km south of ClaneOutdoors
- ParksProsperous Park & Playground4.5 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsOld LockKeepers Cottage (ruin)5.2 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesLock 145.2 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLock 155.2 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsUnknown5.3 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- MuseumsMuseum of Motorsport5.4 km south-west of ClaneIndoors · About 1 hr
- RuinsSaint Patrick's Church5.5 km north-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsLady's Well5.5 km east of ClaneOutdoors · About 15 min
- AttractionsThe Kildare Maze5.6 km west of ClaneSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsLoughtown Covert5.6 km north of ClaneOutdoors · About 40 min
- GardensLodge Park Walled Garden6.2 km east of ClaneOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsBallinafgh Church ruins (C of I)6.3 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- Nature reservesBallynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation6.4 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 45 min
- WoodsMcCullagh's Wood6.4 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesSite of Carragh Parish Church (C of I)6.5 km south-west of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsMcCullagh's Wood6.5 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksKerdiffstown Park6.6 km south-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksDonadea Forest Park6.6 km north-west of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesBalraheen Church6.8 km north of ClaneSome of it indoors
- Holy wellsMoods Well6.8 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsLady's Well6.8 km north of ClaneOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesBallynafagh lake6.8 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsNaas Park6.9 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksMonread District Park7 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- RuinsLynch's Lock House7 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksBig Green7 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksLittle Green7 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Nature reservesBallynafagh Bog Special Area of Conservation7 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesOctagon Pond7 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksMonread District Park Woods7.1 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Monuments9/11 Memorial7.2 km north-west of ClaneOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksMonread District Park7.4 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesSt. John's Church7.4 km south-east of ClaneSome of it indoors
- LakesBoston Quarry7.5 km east of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesSaint Patrick's Bed7.7 km north-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsSaint Patrick's Hill7.7 km north-east of ClaneOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesMullhall's Fort7.8 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksThe Triangle7.8 km east of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic housesTipperstown House7.8 km east of ClaneSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsSaint Patrick's Well7.8 km north-east of ClaneOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsSt. Peter's Hill7.9 km north-west of ClaneOutdoors
- ParksThe Dip8 km south of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksCommunity Garden8 km east of ClaneOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsSaint Peters Well8 km north-west of ClaneOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsRussell's Well8.1 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsBlackwood Castle8.1 km west of ClaneOutdoors · About 20 min
Showing 96 of 166 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Clane lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in Clane: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 4.08 km in total.
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While you are there
26 places to eat and 2 places to stay on the map in Clane, and 10 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 Clane.