
Things to do in Drogheda
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 18 of them are in Drogheda itself and 56 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
74 places
Places to explore in pictures

Cianwal · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
Cianwal · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
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Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. St Mary's Abbey
8 km south-west of Drogheda · Some of it indoors

Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. St. Patrick's Church
8 km south-west of Drogheda · Some of it indoors

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Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Sarsfieldstown Cross
9.2 km south-east of Drogheda

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Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Athcarne Cross
11.7 km south-west of Drogheda

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More places to explore
- Information boardsWest StreetIn the centre
- MonumentsSt. Peter's ChurchIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Information boardsBoyne Valley CaminoIn the centre
- Information boardsThe TholselIn the centre
- MonumentsThe Thosel130 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Tourist officesTourist Office130 m from the centre
- Ringforts and sitesOld Drogheda Gaol380 m from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- GardensThe Princess Grace Rose Garden480 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- ParksSaint Dominicks Park750 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- ParksThe Ring1.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Information boardsEolas1.1 km from the centre
- ParksBrookville Park1.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Theme parksFuntasia1.3 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 3.5 hr
- MonumentsNewgrange Business Park2.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsSt Patrick's Well2.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesBeaubec2.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsSt John's Well4.1 km east of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- MuseumsBattle of the Boyne Visitor Centre4.8 km west of DroghedaIndoors · About 1 hr
- Holy wellsTober na Solais4.8 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesDonacarney Castle (ruin)4.9 km east of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- WoodsGlenmore Forest5.1 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 40 min
- WoodsGlenmore Forest5.1 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesDowth Henge5.4 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesBarnattin Reservoir5.4 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 30 min
- Historic housesCarstown House5.5 km north-east of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesDowth Hall Passage Tomb5.9 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsBrú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Access6.6 km west of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesBallygarth Castle7.2 km south-east of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesMonastery (site of)7.3 km north-east of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsSandpit7.5 km north-east of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesStone Cross7.6 km south-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsBoyne Currach Centre7.6 km west of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesKilslaughtery Church Ruin7.7 km north-east of DroghedaSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesNinch Barrow7.8 km south-east of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesDrummond Tower7.9 km north-west of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- AttractionsElizabeth Drummond Tower7.9 km north-west of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsElizabeth Drummond Gate8 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- AbbeysMellifont Abbey8.1 km west of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 40 min
- LakesDrumshallon Lough8.2 km north of DroghedaOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesCartanstown Lough8.5 km north of DroghedaOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesCalliagh Virra's House8.8 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDronehenge8.8 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsBarabona8.8 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors
- HillsHurcle Hill8.9 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors
- ViewpointsBoyne9.1 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsKnowth Timber Circle9.2 km west of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MuseumsIrish Military Museum And Park9.5 km north-west of DroghedaIndoors · About 1 hr
- WoodsKnowth Fox Covert9.5 km west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsButter Well9.6 km north of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsTober Maura9.9 km north of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsSt Kienan's Well10 km south-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsAndrews Corn Mill10.3 km south of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsBlack Hill10.8 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors
- RuinsGlebe East Church Ruin11.1 km north-east of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsToberdillen11.1 km north-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesGormanston Castle11.8 km south-east of DroghedaSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesGaulstown Barrow11.8 km south-west of DroghedaOutdoors · About 20 min
Put a day together
A day on foot in Drogheda: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 3.28 km in total.
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Events during your visit
Checked against the organiser's own pages. Pick a date on the events page and it answers for that day rather than for the month.
- 26 to 27 September 2026TicketedDrogheda Songwriting Festival 2026The Barbican, St. Peter's Parish Centre
- 17 to 31 October 2026TicketedFuntasia Pumpkin Patch FestivalFuntasia
- 23 October 2026Free entrySpooks Parade (in partnership with Drogheda Credit Union and Droichead Arts Centre)Drogheda
- 23 to 24 October 2026TicketedLegends in Clay II - Lú Festival of LightDrogheda
While you are there
78 places to eat and 10 places to stay on the map in Drogheda, and 22 bus and train lines calling here.
Questions people ask
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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 Drogheda.