Things to do in Kilcock
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Kilcock, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Kilcock is a Co. Kildare town about 28 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list twelve Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, two national monuments open to visitors within 20 km, three waymarked walking trails starting nearby. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Kilcock
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km.
- A warm welcome awaits all at Clonfert Farm, County Kildare, a family run visitor destination where nature and animals are a backdrop to a wide range of exciting…
- Maynooth Campus Conference & Accommodation in County Kildare, is a beautiful university campus. It offers a range of accommodation throughout the year in a setting…
- The Kilcock Art Gallery was established in 1978 in Kilcock, County Kildare. Since then the gallery has been dealing in fine paintings, sculpture and prints by all the…
- Found just 40 minutes from Dublin in Kilcock, County Kildare, Larchill Arcadian Gardens is a unique 18th century garden. The only surviving garden of its type in…
- Maynooth Castle in County Kildare is a beautiful stone structure, founded in the early 13th century. As the principal residence of the Kildare branch of the…
- Nina Patterson is an Irish artist providing year round painting courses and workshops in Maynooth, County Kildare. She also provides summer outdoor painting workshops…
- Donadea Forest Park is in a National Heritage Area and covers 243 hectares of mixed woodland in northwest County Kildare. Explore the history of the park through its…
- Guided tour of historic campus, featuring Silken Thomas’s yew (Ireland’s oldest native tree), Stoyte House (where Maynooth College was founded in 1795), the Ghost…
- Whether your trip is for business or pleasure, travelling on any of these coaches is a most enjoyable experience.
- Carton House Spa & Wellness in Maynooth, County Kildare, is a beautifully restored historic mansion with a luxurious spa that has a range of treatments and therapies…
- Two words: “world class”. Paul McGinley’s first visit to the Golfing Union of Ireland’s National Academy at Carton House in Maynooth had him drooling; not with envy,…
- Golf Vacations Ireland arranges great golf tours of Ireland. Clients can choose from a number of set tours or can customise their own tour using the online tour planner.
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km.
- This great stone castle was founded in the early 13th century and became the principal residence of the Kildare branch of the Geraldines.
- Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, was constructed over a thirty-year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter.
Walks and nature
Waymarked trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register and NPWS parks and nature reserves, starting near Kilcock and across Co. Kildare.
- Pollardstown Fen Nature ReserveThe largest remaining spring-fed fen in Ireland, on the edge of the Curragh, with a boardwalk.
More on Kilcock
- Living in Kilcock: schools, commute and what it is like to live there, with the calculators.
- Kilcock house prices: median, year trend and the latest sales recorded on the Property Price Register.
- What's on in Co. Kildare: festivals, markets and gigs, grouped by week and refreshed every Monday.
- Planning applications in Co. Kildare: what has been lodged, granted and refused in the last 12 months.
- Heritage in Co. Kildare: every nationally rated building and monument in the county.
Attraction data from Fáilte Ireland Open Data (CC BY 4.0), last refreshed 12 October 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.