
Things to do in Kildare
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 27 of them are in Kildare itself and 74 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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A.-K. D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
Eflmd · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Black Abbey
1.4 km from the centre · Some of it indoors

Clemensfranz · CC BY 2.5. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens
1.5 km from the centre · Some of it indoors
Usually about 45 min

Eoghan888 at English Wikipedia · Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Hill of Allen
8.7 km north of Kildare · Outdoors

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More places to explore
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail marker 2 of 12In the centre
- MuseumsMarket HouseIn the centreIndoors · About 1 hr
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail Marker 3 of 12170 m from the centre
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail marker 8 of 12200 m from the centre
- PlaygroundsKildare Town Playground220 m from the centreOutdoors · About 45 min
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail Marker 4 of 12360 m from the centre
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail marker 7 of 12420 m from the centre
- Tourist officesKildare Village Tourist and Information440 m from the centre
- Historic churchesGrey Abbey460 m from the centreSome of it indoors
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail marker 9 of 12700 m from the centre
- Ringforts and sitesKildare Barracks730 m from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksCherry Avenue Park810 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail marker 10 of 12990 m from the centre
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail maker 11 of 121.2 km from the centre
- Waymarks and guidepostsKildare Derby Legends Trail marker 12 of 121.3 km from the centre
- AttractionsSaint Fiachra's Garden1.4 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MuseumsHorse Museum1.4 km from the centreIndoors · About 1 hr
- AttractionsJapanese Gardens1.5 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Holy wellsSt. Bridget's Well1.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksIrish National Stud & Japanese Gardens1.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsSaint Brigid1.6 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesRatheenanairy2.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsRed Hill3.7 km from the centreOutdoors
- LakesDunmurry Pond3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsFather Moore's Well4.7 km north-east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsDunmurry Hill4.8 km north of KildareOutdoors
- CastlesLackagh Castle (ruins)5.2 km west of KildareSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsChurch (ruins)5.3 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsThorpe's Well5.4 km north-east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsGrange Hill5.5 km north of KildareOutdoors
- Nature reservesPollardstown Fen Nature Reserve5.6 km north-east of KildareOutdoors · About 45 min
- Nature reservesPollardstown Fen Nature Reserve5.7 km north-east of KildareOutdoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesThe Moat6 km north-east of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksATM Cash Point6.8 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsSemaphore Hill6.8 km east of KildareOutdoors
- Historic housesMorristownballer House6.9 km north-east of KildareSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsPigeon House Ruin7.1 km south of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- PlaygroundsNurney Playground7.1 km south of KildareOutdoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsDonnelly's Hollow7.3 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsBoston Hill7.6 km north of KildareOutdoors
- WoodsBrookfield Wood7.7 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesSusan's Fort8.2 km south of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksNewbridge Town Park8.3 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsFlagstaff Hill8.3 km east of KildareOutdoors
- Picnic sitesNewbridge Town Park8.4 km east of KildareOutdoors
- ParksNewbridge Town Park8.4 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesOffaly Castle (ruins)8.6 km north-west of KildareSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- TowersAylmer’s Folly8.7 km north of KildareOutdoors · About 25 min
- ParksTannery Park8.8 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic churchesGreat Connell Church (C of I)9.2 km east of KildareSome of it indoors
- RuinsDean Preston's Former Residence9.3 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsBrooklawn9.3 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesAn Rath Ring Fort9.3 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksRathview Grove9.4 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksGlebe Court9.5 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- Picnic sitesMoore Abbey Wood9.6 km west of KildareOutdoors
- Nature reservesCommunity Orchard9.6 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 45 min
- WoodsLodge Grove9.6 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsFuaran Well9.8 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsCastle ruins9.9 km south-east of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsMoore Abbey Wood9.9 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsMoore Abbey Wood9.9 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsLodge Grove10 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- ShrinesAltar10.4 km north-east of KildareOutdoors
- Playgroundsmonasterevin playground10.6 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 45 min
- WoodsThe Clump10.6 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsOak Wood10.9 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksKilcullen Playground11.1 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsOak Wood11.1 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsKillinthomas Wood (Rathangan)11.1 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsBallydermot Turf Cutters Camp (ruin)11.2 km north-west of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsSt. Bridget's Well11.2 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsKilmeague Castle11.3 km north-east of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksNicholastown11.4 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsDangan's Wood11.5 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- Monuments1798 memorial stone11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsThe Valley water feature11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsThe Magician11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsThe Valley rock11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsLime Kiln (ruin)11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksCamphill nature trail11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksRiverside11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- GardensCamphill11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsHarbour Masters House? (ruin)11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesCorbally Harbour11.6 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsDangan's Wood11.6 km south-west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsChurch ruins11.7 km south of KildareOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsMitchell's Wood11.7 km west of KildareOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsSt Brigid's Well11.8 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsFlower Bed11.8 km east of KildareOutdoors · About 15 min
Showing 96 of 101 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in Kildare lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in Kildare: 8 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 5.48 km in total.
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While you are there
32 places to eat and 2 places to stay on the map in Kildare, and 16 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 Kildare.