Things to do in Shankill
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Shankill, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Shankill is a town in County Dublin about 16 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list 86 Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, eight national monuments open to visitors within 20 km, one nationally rated heritage building in the town. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Shankill
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km (top 12 of 86).
- Killiney is a sheltered, stony beach located in County Dublin, suitable for bathing and swimming.
- Festina Lente Gardens are a hidden gem. Hidden in Old Connaught Avenue behind the walls lays a historic Victorian Walled Garden.The gardens are perfectly mantained,…
- Bray South Promenade is located approx. 19km south of Dublin and is reached by DART, Train, Bus or the N11 road. Bray beach has sand and shingle and a lovely long…
- Killiney Hill and Dalkey Hill form part of Killiney Hill Park, a small public park overlooking both Dalkey and Killiney villages. The views of Dublin in all…
- Mornington Garden is situated beside Killiney Hill, just above the beautiful heritage village of Dalkey, County Dublin. It has been in the Bowring family for well…
- Since their launch over 20 years ago, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, has made an impact in the artistic and cultural life of County Wicklow. They present an ambitious…
- Dalkey Castle, dating from 1390, is located in South County Dublin in the lovely heritage town of Dalkey. The Castle has living history actors ready to welcome…
- The James Joyce Tower, in Sandycove Dublin, holds a museum devoted to the life and works of James Joyce, who made the tower the setting for the first chapter of his…
- The National Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire is a unique hands-on museum housed in the impressive 180 year old Mariners’ Church, only a few minutes’ walk from the DART…
- Avoca Kilmacanoge is a beautiful place to visit while exploring Wicklow, the garden of Ireland. Here, you will find a wonderful retail store and food market, a garden…
- Seapoint Beach is located just outside Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin. The beach is shallow and flat. It is a very popular swimming destination with locals and has…
- Avoca at Powerscourt House is set in one of Ireland’s greatest houses, with a breath taking panorama over one of Europe’s finest gardens.
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km, plus nationally rated buildings in Shankill from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
- The old church of Tully near Cabinteely is situated on a low hill overlooking much of south county Dublin and has fine views of the Dublin Mountains.
- Today Monkstown Castle is situated in the suburbs of Dublin. In medieval times the castle here was the centre of a large farm owned by the Cistercian monks of St.
- Today the wedge tomb at Kilmashogue is located in forestry, but originally it would have been situated on an open mountain side overlooking the lowlands now occupied by Dublin city.
- The original castle at Rathfarnham dates back to the Elizabethan period and was built for Archbishop Adam Loftus, an ambitious Yorkshire clergyman, who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and quickly rose to…
- Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St Audoen's Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in Dublin. It is dedicated to St Ouen the 7th century bishop of Rouen and patron saint of Normandy.
- St. Mary's Abbey is one of Dublin's best kept secrets. It was once the wealthiest Cistercian Abbey in Ireland. Today only two rooms remain - the Chapter House and the Slype.
- The Casino was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.
- 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 and NPWS parks and nature reserves, starting near Shankill and across Co. Dublin.
- Ireland's largest national park and the only one in the east, almost 23,000 hectares of blanket bog, heath, oak woodland and upland lakes south of Dublin.
- North Bull Island Nature ReserveA UNESCO biosphere on a sandy island in Dublin Bay, internationally important for wintering wildfowl and waders.
- Rogerstown Estuary Nature ReserveA tidal estuary near Rush that is a key roost for Brent geese and other wintering birds.
- Baldoyle Estuary Nature ReserveA sheltered north Dublin estuary and saltmarsh, important for wintering waterfowl.
Plan around Shankill
- What's on across Leinster this week, refreshed every Monday.
- Thinking of moving here? Living in Shankill covers prices, rents and schools. Median sale price €541,265.
- See every nationally rated heritage building and monument in our heritage guide to Co. Dublin.
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.