Dublin Airport 56 min
Delta sensory gardens (19 min) Plants, garden furniture & equipment are sold at this garden centre with a casual dining spot. St. Brigid's Cathedral & Round Tower (23 min) Cathedral and history Irish National Stud & Gardens (21 min) Stallion-breeding stud farm, plus formal Eastern- and rugged Irish-style gardens, plus horse museum. Duckett's Grove House (24 min) Remains of landmark estate featuring restored walled gardens with flowers, shrubs & fruit trees. Carlow County Museum (21 min) Museum of county history with items like a gallows trap door & the wooden pipe of an army captain. Stradbally Hall (18 min) Stradbally Woodland Railway (15 min) Castledermot Round Tower and St. James' Church (15 min) Athy Heritage Centre - Shackleton Museum (3 min) Ernest Shackleton Memorial (3 min) Bronze memorial sculpture of the Ernest Shackleton, the famous Antarctic explorer born in Kildare. Emo Court House (30 min) Guided tours offered in a grand, 18th-century house with landscaped grounds, a tearoom & gift shop. Rock of Dunamase (20 min) Sweeping views are offered from these ruins of a historical castle in a serene country setting. Burtown House & Gardens and The Green Barn (8 min) Abundant flower, vegetable & woodland gardens on a historic estate with a rustic cafe & gallery. Brownshill Portal Tomb (Dolmen) (22 min) Granite dolmen, an ancient burial site including a hefty capstone thought to weigh 150 tonnes. |