
Things to do in New Ross
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 27 of them are in New Ross itself and 131 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
96 places
Places to explore in pictures

Thommcg1980 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
A.-K. D. · CC0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. New Ross Port Company River Barrow Improvement Scheme
4.5 km south-west of New Ross · Outdoors
Usually about 15 min

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Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
Dr Charles Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. 
A.-K. D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Clonamery Church
9.9 km north-west of New Ross · Some of it indoors

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Smirkybec · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Saint James's Cell
10.4 km north of New Ross · Some of it indoors

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James Keppel · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Templenaboe
11.2 km north of New Ross · Some of it indoors

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A.-K. D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Mullennakill Church Ruin
11.4 km west of New Ross · Some of it indoors

kevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Mount Alto
11.5 km north-west of New Ross · Outdoors
More places to explore
- Tourist officesVisit New RossIn the centre
- Information boardsNew Ross Heritage Trail130 m from the centre
- GardensHigh Hill Norman Garden140 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- MonumentsO'Neill170 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksLibrary Park240 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Information boardsThe Norman Way: The South Transept & The 'Curse' of New Ross270 m from the centre
- Information boardsThe Norman Way: Pirates, Pilgrims and a Falling Tower270 m from the centre
- Information boardsThe Norman Way: The Chancel - The Heart of the Church290 m from the centre
- AttractionsDunbrody Famine Ship Visitor Centre340 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsCrutched Friars400 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- AbbeysFriary420 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 40 min
- ParksEmigrant Park420 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Information boardsThree Bullet Gate490 m from the centre
- MonumentsIrishtown Cross500 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Information boardsVisitor Information540 m from the centre
- MonumentsDaubney Fountain600 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksPearse Park750 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsRag Well950 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsBrandon Well1.1 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsToberkeagh1.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsMountgarrett Castle1.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobernacally2.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- CastlesAnnaghs Castle2.8 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- HillsCamlin Hill2.9 km from the centreOutdoors
- Historic churchesSt. Fintan's Church3.0 km from the centreSome of it indoors
- Holy wellsTobar Fhionntain3.3 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Monuments1798 Monument4.1 km east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsHoly Year Cross4.1 km east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsLacken Hill4.1 km east of New RossOutdoors
- RuinsTurret4.5 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksNew Ross Harbour Board Memorial Park4.5 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsBrook Well4.5 km south-east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsTobercarrigeen4.5 km east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- HillsPartridge Hill4.7 km south of New RossOutdoors
- Holy wellsLady Well4.7 km north-east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsThe Grove4.7 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesKennedy's Rath4.8 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsBerkeley Forest4.9 km north-east of New RossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesCarranroe Lower Ringfort (rath)5 km north of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallyreddy Castle (site of)5.1 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsBerkeley Forest5.3 km north-east of New RossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesTeampall Ráth an tSléibhe5.4 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobernabobaunia5.4 km east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsTobar an tsagairt5.5 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsChurch (In Ruins)5.6 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesBallygurrim Church Ruin5.6 km south-west of New RossSome of it indoors
- Holy wellsSt. Nicholas' Well5.6 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesDysartmoon Church5.7 km north-west of New RossSome of it indoors
- Holy wellsTobar caoch5.7 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesFort Garret & Castle (site of)5.9 km north-east of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsKennedy Homestead6 km south-west of New RossSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ViewpointsSlievecoiltia6.3 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsSlieve Coillte 1798 Memorial6.3 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesBrownstown (Listerlin) Ringfort6.4 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCappanroe Upper Ringfort (rath)6.4 km north of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRath Aniska6.4 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsCastle (Site Of)6.5 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsLady Well6.5 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesThe Rower Church Ruin6.6 km north of New RossSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesThe Rower Rath6.6 km north of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesFarrantemple Castle (possible site of)6.7 km north of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesBrownstown Ringfort6.8 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesRickardsland South Ringfort (rath)6.8 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesKilcoan Church (site of)7.1 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobermurry7.2 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsSaint Cuan's Well7.2 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsLady Well7.2 km south-east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsThe Croppy Grove7.6 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsOld Ross Fort7.6 km east of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCarrickcloney Ringfort (rath)7.6 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsGarden of Remembrance7.7 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesMungan Ringfort (rath)7.7 km north of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- GardensRobert Emmet Memorial Garden7.7 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsGardiner's Well7.7 km east of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsSaint James's Holy Well7.7 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesKilivory Church7.8 km south-west of New RossSome of it indoors
- Historic churchesChurch (in ruins)8 km south-east of New RossSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesTullagher Castle (site of)8.2 km north-west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- MuseumsJohn F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum8.3 km south of New RossIndoors · About 1 hr
- Ringforts and sitesClogaralt Castle (site of)8.3 km north of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesMullennahone Castle (site of)8.3 km south-west of New RossOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsCurraghduff Well8.3 km south of New RossOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesLoch an tSagairt8.3 km west of New RossOutdoors · About 30 min
Showing 96 of 158 places, with photographs first. Every kind of place in New Ross lists the rest.
Put a day together
A day on foot in New Ross: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 2.58 km in total.
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While you are there
48 places to eat and 6 places to stay on the map in New Ross, and 10 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 New Ross.