Attractions
Discover Attractions in and around Newbridge.
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Curragh Racecourse
Curragh Racecourse – Where Legends and Hooves Meet You know you’re somewhere special when the land beneath you has been hosting horse races for nearly 300 years. That’s the feeling at Curragh Racecourse, set right in the heart of Kildare’s wide, grassy plains. It’s more than a sporting venue—it’s the beating heart of Irish flat […]
Newbridge · Newbridge
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Royal Curragh Golf Club
Royal Curragh Golf Club – Tee Off Where History and Nature Converge Hidden in the sweeping plains of Kildare, the Royal Curragh Golf Club is more than just a golf course — it’s the oldest golf club in Ireland, with roots stretching back to 1858. A Course Born from Plain Beauty This isn’t manicured parkland […]
Newbridge · Curragh
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The Tower on the Hill of Allen
The Tower on the Hill of Allen: Where Myth Meets Stone Drive across the flat plains of Kildare and you can’t miss it — the Hill of Allen rising out of the landscape, crowned with its 19th-century tower. The hill has always carried weight in Irish legend as the stronghold of Fionn mac Cumhaill and […]
Kildare Town · Kildare
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The Curragh Military Museum
The Curragh has been part of Ireland’s story for ages — prehistoric times, medieval high kings, Jacobite armies, British rule — it’s all layered in this stretch of plains. Now there’s a museum here that lets you walk through those layers, and see how land, military, people and nature have all shaped each other. The […]
Newbridge · Curragh
Attractions · Parks & Outdoors · History & Culture
The Curragh Plains
The Curragh Plains are a vast ancient grassland landscape between Kildare Town and Newbridge. Known for walking, horse racing, archaeology, rare grassland habitats and the film Braveheart, the Curragh is one of County Kildare’s most important natural and historic places.
Newbridge · Curragh
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St Conleth’s GAA Park
Cedral St Conleth’s Park – Heartbeat of Kildare GAA in Newbridge Nestled in the heart of Newbridge, Cedral St Conleth’s Park is more than just a stadium. It’s the spiritual home of Gaelic games in County Kildare—the place where history, pride, and passion converge. From Military Ground to GAA Stronghold The ground started life as […]
Newbridge · Newbridge
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Riverbank Arts Centre
Riverbank Arts Centre – Culture at the Heart of Kildare In the centre of Newbridge, the Riverbank Arts Centre has become a cultural hub for County Kildare, bringing theatre, music, cinema, and visual art together under one roof. It’s the kind of place where you never quite know what you’ll find — a live play […]
Newbridge · Newbridge
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Newbridge Town Hall
A Methodist Church built in 1859 on the grounds of the former cavalry barracks. The church was deconsecrated after the closure of the barracks in the 1920s and has been used as a recreation hall, the Town hall, a community training workshop and the parking wardens’ office ever since. Newbridge Town Hall, formerly a Church […]
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