
Ballycastle, County Mayo
Things to do in Ballycastle
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 4 of them are in Ballycastle itself and 66 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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More places to explore
- LakesKilleena Lough1.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesBallycastle Beach2.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- HillsAghaleague2.8 km from the centreOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesLisheen Grave Yard3.7 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- ViewpointsBlowhole5.2 km north of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobercarney5.2 km north-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- ViewpointsBlowhole Viewing Stand5.4 km north of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathbeg5.4 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsWW2 Éire Marker5.5 km north of BallycastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsSt Patrick5.5 km north of BallycastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsRathlacken Court Cairn5.9 km east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsThe Gazbo6.4 km east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathgrania6.5 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsCreevagh Signal Tower6.6 km north-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsCeide Fields6.6 km north-west of BallycastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesCéide Fields6.6 km north-west of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsCastlelacken6.8 km east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathconry6.8 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathmoyle7.2 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsMaumakeogh7.2 km west of BallycastleOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesRatheenroe7.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRaheennaboll7.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesLoughawaun7.4 km west of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesRaheennafreeghoge7.5 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathcartron7.6 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCloontafinna Fort7.8 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathnegeevan7.8 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesLacken Strand7.8 km east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Ringforts and sitesRathvagowla8.2 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCarbad More Ringfort8.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsBride's Well8.3 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathreagh8.6 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathbeg8.6 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesLoch Log na Leitean8.6 km west of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathfran9.1 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathfran Mound9.2 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesRathfran Abbey9.3 km south-east of BallycastleSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesCourthill Fort9.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathfran Stone Circle9.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesRathroe Castle9.8 km south of BallycastleSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesCloonaspick Fort9.9 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathfran Ringfort9.9 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRaheenargit9.9 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathnadiff10 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesCartoon Lough10.1 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesTrabaun10.2 km east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Historic churchesKilcummin Church10.3 km east of BallycastleSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesKnockmore Fort10.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathmeel10.3 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesKnockbeg10.3 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsFrench Landing 179810.4 km east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesKnockmore10.4 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesKnockbeg Fort10.5 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathlowagh10.6 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathmeelaghmore10.8 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCrockbullock Fort10.8 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesElgans Fort10.9 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesIllan Lough11.1 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Nambrackkeagh11.4 km west of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesLough Beg11.4 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- HillsRáithín11.5 km west of BallycastleOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesRathmore11.6 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathbeg11.6 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRathcran11.6 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesLough Duff11.6 km south of BallycastleOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesCrockawaddy Fort11.7 km south-east of BallycastleOutdoors · About 20 min
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in Ballycastle
66
within 12 km
70
outdoors
7
indoors
4
for children
By kind
While you are there
4 places to eat and 5 places to stay on the map in Ballycastle, and 3 bus and train lines calling here.
Questions people ask
What is there to do in Ballycastle?
4 places inside Ballycastle and 66 more within twelve kilometres, mostly ringforts and sites, lakes and attractions.
How is indoors or outdoors decided?
By what kind of place each one is: a museum is indoors, a park is not, a castle is some of each. OpenStreetMap carries an indoor tag on about one visitor place in three hundred, so a filter built on the tag would hide almost everything. This is a rule about kinds of place, not a claim about any one of them.
Does with kids mean it is suitable for my child?
No. It means the kind of place children generally do: playgrounds, beaches, parks, zoos, museums. The map records an age limit on a handful of places in the country, so nothing here claims a place suits a particular age.
What does it cost, and when is it open?
This page does not say. OpenStreetMap records a fee on about one visitor place in sixty and opening hours on one in fifty, so stating either would mean guessing for almost everything. Each place's own page shows what the map does hold and links to the operator.
How do you get to Ballycastle?
3 bus and train lines call at a stop in Ballycastle in the published timetable, run by Bus Éireann and McGrath Coaches. Which of them runs on the day you are going, and how long it takes from where you are starting, is worked out on the Getting to Ballycastle page.
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 Ballycastle.