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Places near Kilrush by type
All 210 places by distance →One day from Kilrush
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:15 pm
120 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kilrush
- Scattery Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Knockanoreviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Glin Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Doo Loughlake · 45 min
- Mutton Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Back in Kilrush
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kilrush?
Scattery Island (island, about 5 km), Glin Castle (heritage site, about 19 km), Knockanore (viewpoint, about 19 km), The Manchester Martyrs' Monument (monument, about 1 km), Saint Sennan's (church, about 1 km), Kilrush Marina (lake, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kilrush?
34 places on Spotwander: 14 forts & heritage, 2 hill stations & viewpoints, 7 rivers, islands & mangroves, 3 churches, 3 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Kilrush?
The Manchester Martyrs' Monument, about 1 km by road; Teampail Na Marbh (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Kilrush?
Knockanore, about 19 km by road; Slievecallan (33 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kilrush?
Start in Kilrush, visit Scattery Island, then Knockanore, then Glin Castle, then Doo Lough, then Mutton Island, and drive back — about 120 km by road in all.