Muckross Abbey

Muckross Abbey: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Muckross Abbey

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Muckross Abbey — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.02614, -9.49479. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Muckross Abbey

• Sheheree Bog Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Munster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Torc Waterfall · waterfall · Munster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Flesk Castle · fort · Munster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ross Castle · fort · Munster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Torc Mountain · viewpoint · Munster · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lough Leane · lake · Munster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Innisfallen · river spot · Munster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Castle Falls, Killarney · waterfall · Munster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mangerton · viewpoint · Munster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Parkavonear Castle · fort · Munster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Aghadoe Church (ruins) · fort · Munster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake · lake · Munster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Munster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dunloe Ogham Stones · attraction · Munster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gap of Dunloe · viewpoint · Munster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cruach Mhór · viewpoint · Munster · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Big Gun · viewpoint · Munster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Maolán Buí · viewpoint · Munster · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Muckross Abbey

Other churches near Muckross Abbey

• Annagh Church · church · Munster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Bernard's · church · Munster · ~47 km · Must-see
• St Brendan The Navigator · church · Munster · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ardfert Cathedral · church · Munster · ~49 km · Must-see
• St. James Church · church · Munster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Castletown Kinneigh Church · church · Munster · ~58 km · Must-see
• St. Matthias Church Ballydehob · church · Munster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Garfinny Bridge · church · Munster · ~65 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Cathedral · church · Munster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Leap Church of Ireland · church · Munster · ~69 km · Must-see

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