Things to do in Tullow
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Tullow, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Tullow is a Co. Carlow town about 69 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list ten Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, three national monuments open to visitors within 20 km, three waymarked walking trails starting nearby. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Tullow
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km.
- The Tullow Museum is housed in an attractive, small stone, former church at the Slaney River Bridge, in County Carlow. It displays a splendid collection of material…
- Hardymount Gardens comprise of 1 hectare of lawns and shrubs surrounded by magnificent beech and oak trees. Located near Tullow, County Carlow, the colourful, lively…
- Rathwood Home and Garden World near Tullow in County Carlow, is a multi award winning facility with restaurants, shops, a garden centre, woodland walks and a…
- Rathwood is home to wonderful, carefully planned forest walks that extend more than 4km. The walks include a short, wheelchair-accessible route and a longer looped…
- The Lace Gallery of Carrigslaney, Kilbride, Tullow is located close to the famous Altamount Gardens in County Carlow. Here Mary O’Neill makes Irish Carrickmacross…
- The Altamont Gardens, regarded as the jewel in Ireland’s gardening crown, lie in County Carlow. The romantic 16-hectare estate, not far from Tullow, features a mix of…
- Duckett’s Grove Walled Gardens and Pleasure Grounds have been a jewel in the landscape of County Carlow for hundreds of years. The gardens surround the ruins of…
- Cloch an Phoill can be located South of Tullow in Ardristan, County Carlow, lies a large holed stone of great antiquity, which may once have been part of a megalithic…
- The Wolseley Spa at the Mount Wolseley Hotel in Tullow, County Carlow has an extensive list of specialist services to help guests unwind and relax in a calming,…
- Mountain Adventures 74 are based at Tullow, County Carlow. As approved course directors of the Mountain Training Board Ireland, they run Mountain Skills 1 and 2 which…
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km.
- The ancient church at Aghowle is associated with St Finnian (who died in 549), and he is supposed to have established a church at Aghowle before founding his more famous site at Clonard, Co.
- Known as the ‘Browneshill dolmen’, because it is sited on a hill on which sits the former estate house of the Browne family, the remains of this megalithic tomb are well-preserved and the chamber faces down slope to…
- Baltinglass Abbey stands on the banks of the River Slaney on the outskirts of the small town of Baltinglass.
Walks and nature
Waymarked trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, starting near Tullow and across Co. Carlow.
Plan around Tullow
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- See every nationally rated heritage building and monument in our heritage guide to Co. Carlow.
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.