Dublin Airport 56 min
OakPark Forest Park Carlow (12 min) Delta sensory gardens (18 min) Plants, garden furniture & equipment are sold at this garden centre with a casual dining spot. Ernest Shackleton Memorial (15 min) Bronze memorial sculpture of the Ernest Shackleton, the famous Antarctic explorer born in Kildare. Castledermot Round Tower and St. James' Church (6 min) Brownshill Portal Tomb (Dolmen) (14 min) Granite dolmen, an ancient burial site including a hefty capstone thought to weigh 150 tonnes. Duckett's Grove House (15 min) Remains of landmark estate featuring restored walled gardens with flowers, shrubs & fruit trees. Burtown House & Gardens and The Green Barn (9 min) Abundant flower, vegetable & woodland gardens on a historic estate with a rustic cafe & gallery. Mullaghreelan Wood (5 min) Baltinglass Abbey (16 min) History and abbey Carlow Castle (19 min) The ruins of a medieval castle & military stronghold featuring 2 towers, a wall & gardens. Carlow County Museum (18 min) Museum of county history with items like a gallows trap door & the wooden pipe of an army captain. Athy Heritage Centre - Shackleton Museum (15 min) Mullaghmast (9 min) County Carlow Military Museum (17 min) Military, wartime & army memorabilia & uniforms on display in a 19th century church. |