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Goresbridge.
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A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Goresbridge, with local places and the journey there on one map.
29 mapped places to explore.
2 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Goresbridge
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Goresbridge is a village in County Kilkenny. The map names 29 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 11 streets. 2 bus and train lines call at 5 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Goresbridge.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Goresbridge
2 scheduled lines from Barrow Bus and TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 2
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- 9 stops on foot
Goresbridge in a day
Explore Goresbridge with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 12.5 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
156 places to explore within 12 km, plus 3 places to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Kilkenny City
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
11 named streets to browse. Start with Main Street, with 7 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Goresbridge
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Goresbridge
2 lines call at 5 stops in Goresbridge, run by Barrow Bus and TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 881
- BRW
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Explore Goresbridge by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Goresbridge.
35 of 35 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Abbeys, 1 mapped place in and around Goresbridge
- Attractions, 1 mapped place in and around Goresbridge
- Castles, 16 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Gardens, 2 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- High crosses, 1 mapped place in and around Goresbridge
- Hills, 8 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Historic churches, 14 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Holy wells, 33 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Information boards, 3 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Lakes, 7 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Monuments, 13 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Museums, 1 mapped place in and around Goresbridge
- Parks, 8 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Playgrounds, 2 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Ringforts and sites, 34 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Ruins, 2 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
- Shrines, 1 mapped place in and around Goresbridge
- Wayside crosses, 1 mapped place in and around Goresbridge
- Woods, 6 mapped places in and around Goresbridge
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Health
Locate pharmacies, dentists and other health services. Check the provider for current hours and appointments.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
More kinds of place
Looking for something more specific? Browse the remaining categories, including specialist shops, facilities and services.
Things to see
A starting point for exploring Goresbridge and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Goodly Barrow Museum310 mMuseums
- 350 m
- Cois Bearbha520 mParks
- Ballyellin Church870 mHistoric churches
- Druid's Altar1.0 kmRingforts and sites
- Lord Galmoy's castle (site)1.5 kmRingforts and sites
- Yellow Church1.8 kmHistoric churches
- Castlekelly Castle (site of)2.3 kmRingforts and sites
- Cloghabrona Druids Altar2.5 kmRingforts and sites
- Drumroe Castle (ruins)2.8 kmCastles
- Powerstown East Church Ruin2.9 kmHistoric churches
- Grangesylva Church3.3 kmHistoric churches
Useful along the way
Find information boards, waymarks and visitor advice in their own categories.
The busiest streets
Of the 11 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Main Street7 placesR702
- Barrack Street4 placesL2639
- Gore's Bridge3 placesR702
- The Barrow Way2 placesservice
- Cluain Mhuire1 placeresidential
- Saint Brigid's Close1 placeresidential
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