Russborough HouseA long Palladian house above the Blessington lakes, holding the Beit art collection.
Lake
Blessington Lakes
Blessington, County Wicklow
The reservoir west of the mountains has a shore walk and sailing on it, and a village underneath the water.
- Where
- Blessington, County Wicklow
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Russborough HouseA long Palladian house above the Blessington lakes, holding the Beit art collection.
Old Kilcullen Round TowerOn the hill above Kilcullen, inside an old graveyard, the stump of a round tower and two high cross shafts.
The CurraghTwo thousand hectares of unfenced grass between Newbridge and Kildare town, grazed by sheep and worked every morning by racehorses.
GlendaloughGlendalough fills a glacial valley, with a round tower, a gateway and two lakes above it.
Wicklow Mountains National ParkOver 20,000 hectares of blanket bog, heath and upland woodland across the middle of the county.What’s on nearby
Coming up in Blessington.
Friday 13th November
Saturday 28th November
Saturday 19th December
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Bray HeadWalk · BrayThe hill at the south end of the promenade, with a cross on top and a path up from the town. The cliff walk round to Greystones has been closed since 2021 after landslides and stays closed for years yet.
Mount Usher GardensGarden · AshfordTwenty acres along the Vartry river, planted informally in the wild garden style.
Sally GapViewpoint · RoundwoodA crossroads at five hundred metres on the old Military Road, with open bog in every direction from it.
Killruddery House and GardensHouse and gardens · BrayThe house sits under Bray Head with seventeenth century gardens, twin canals and a hedged bowling green.