Get to know
Gowran.
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A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Gowran, with local places and the journey there on one map.
25 mapped places to explore.
2 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore Gowran
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Gowran is a village in County Kilkenny. The map names 25 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 16 streets. 2 bus and train lines call at 4 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Gowran.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Gowran
2 scheduled lines from Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 9
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- 4 stops on foot
Gowran in an afternoon
Explore Gowran with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 2.1 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
159 places to explore within 12 km, plus 5 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
16 named streets to browse. Start with Saint John's Place, with 4 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Gowran
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Gowran
2 lines call at 4 stops in Gowran, run by Bus Éireann 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.
- 365
- 881
Plan a journey to Gowran from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Gowran 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 Gowran.
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 Gowran
- Attractions, 2 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Castles, 14 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Gardens, 2 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Hills, 7 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Historic churches, 16 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Historic houses, 1 mapped place in and around Gowran
- Holy wells, 33 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Lakes, 8 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Monuments, 6 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Museums, 1 mapped place in and around Gowran
- Nature reserves, 1 mapped place in and around Gowran
- Parks, 9 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Playgrounds, 4 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Ringforts and sites, 44 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Ruins, 3 mapped places in and around Gowran
- Shrines, 1 mapped place in and around Gowran
- Woods, 5 mapped places in and around Gowran
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.
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Things to see
A starting point for exploring Gowran and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Kealy-Hackett260 mMonuments
- Gowran Abbey260 mAbbeys
- Ballyshanemore Castle410 mCastles
- Bastionfort Well410 mHoly wells
- Tobar baiste1.7 kmHoly wells
- Rathneska2.4 kmRingforts and sites
- Neigham Castle2.6 kmCastles
- Grangesylva Church2.6 kmHistoric churches
- Clashwilliam Henge3.4 kmRingforts and sites
- Lord Galmoy's castle (site)3.6 kmRingforts and sites
- Blanchvilletown Church Ruin3.8 kmHistoric churches
- Castlekelly Castle (site of)3.8 kmRingforts and sites
The busiest streets
Of the 16 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Saint John's Place4 placesresidential
- Church Road3 placesL2637
- The Steeples2 placesL6719
- Saint Mary's Court2 placesresidential
- High Street2 placesR448
- Bradóg Way1 placeresidential
- Ogenty1 placeresidential
- Gowran Abbey1 placeresidential
Questions people ask
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Where does this page come from?
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