Things to do in Ashbourne
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Ashbourne, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Ashbourne is a Co. Meath town about 20 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list eleven Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, six national monuments open to visitors within 20 km. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Ashbourne
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km.
- Escape to the nation's only theme park and zoo located in the heart of Ireland's Ancient East, County Meath. Emerald Park is home to Ireland’s only water flume ride,…
- Tattersalls Ireland is renowned for selling top class National Hunt horses both nationally and internationally. It is located in Ratoath, County Meath.
- Balheary Shooting is a Clay Target Shooting grounds in North County Dublin, 10 minutes from Dublin Airport and 25 minutes from Dublin City centre.
- Discover Ireland with Goeasy Transfers, based at Ashbourne, County Meath. They offer airport transfers, day trips and group bookings with their chauffeur driven cars…
- Motability Ireland Ltd is an award winning company offering wheelchair accessible vehicles and cars fitted with hand controls. Available for long, or short term hire.…
- Corrstown Golf Club is located close to Dublin Airport and boasts a superb parkland 27 holes. Each hole has its own unique blend of beauty and difficulty.
- Roganstown Golf & Country Club is located in Swords, County Dublin. The course was designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr and offers the golfer an exciting challenge with…
- Roganstown Hotel and Country Club boasts two Championship golf courses, at Roganstown Golf Course and Swords Open Golf Course. Swords Open Golf Course is an 18-hole…
- St Margaret's Golf & Country Club is a challenging parkland layout in County Dublin and has hosted many high profile golfing tournaments including, The Irish PGA…
- Hollywood Lakes Golf Club is one of the best parkland golf clubs in Dublin. Measuring more than 6,600 yds, it boasts some of the most spectacular scenery overlooking…
- Explore the world of native Irish plants and trees at The Herb Garden, a rewilded organic garden, situated just outside the village of Naul in north County Dublin, in…
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km.
- Standing tall and proud on the summit of Skreen Hill, overlooking the more famous Hill of Tara, is the site of an ancient church associated with St Columba.
- Lusk Heritage Centre comprises of a 9th century round tower, a medieval belfry and a 19th century church. They form a unit, although they were built over a period of almost a thousand years.
- Though best known as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the Hill of Tara has been an important site since the late Stone Age when a passage-tomb was constructed there.
- The Casino was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.
- This great stone castle was founded in the early 13th century and became the principal residence of the Kildare branch of the Geraldines.
- One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s.
Walks and nature
Waymarked trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, starting near Ashbourne and across Co. Meath.
Plan around Ashbourne
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- See every nationally rated heritage building and monument in our heritage guide to Co. Meath.
Attraction data from Fáilte Ireland Open Data (CC BY 4.0), last refreshed 13 July 2026. Monuments from the National Monuments Service and heritage buildings from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (both data.gov.ie, CC BY 4.0). Trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. Parks and reserves from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Opening hours and admission can change; check the linked site before travelling.