Punchestown Racecourse
Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland. It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays host to the annual Punchestown Irish National Hunt Festival.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Punchestown Longstone and Gowran Grange Airfield.
Punchestown Longstone
Archaeological site
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Punchestown Longstone is a menhir and national monument near Naas in Ireland. Punchestown Longstone is situated 700 metres north of Punchestown Racecourse.
Gowran Grange Airfield
Aerodrome
Gowran Grange Airfield is an airfield located 2.65 nautical miles south-southeast of the town of Naas, County Kildare in Ireland. The airfield is one of two in County Kildare, with the other one being Kilrush Aerodrome.
Naas General Hospital
Hospital
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Naas General Hospital is a general hospital located on the Craddockstown Road at Naas in County Kildare in Ireland. It was founded in 1841 and is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Naas General Hospital is situated 3½ km northwest of Punchestown Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naas and Rathmore.
Naas
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Naas is the county town of County Kildare. It's within 30 min travel of Dublin and has become a commuter suburb for the city. The main reason to visit is for Punchestown Racecourse.
Rathmore
Hamlet
Rathmore, a village, civil parish and District electoral division in County Kildare, Ireland, is located at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in the barony of Naas North. Rathmore is situated 6 km northeast of Punchestown Racecourse.
Johnstown
Village
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Johnstown is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located 2 km north of Naas just off the N7 at junction 8. It is approximately 25 km from Dublin city centre, and is a home for commuters working in Dublin and Naas. Johnstown is situated 6 km north of Punchestown Racecourse.
Punchestown Racecourse
- Type: Race track
- Description: horse racing venue in the Republic of Ireland
- Categories: horse racing venue and sports location
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Punchestown Racecourse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Punchestown Racecourse”
- Irish: “Baile Phúinse”
- Japanese: “パンチェスタウン競馬場”
- Japanese: “パンチズタウン競馬場”
- Portuguese: “Punchestown Racecourse”
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