The Formal Garden

The Formal Garden is a park in County Kildare, Leinster. The Formal Garden is situated nearby to the hotel Carton House, as well as near Carton Spa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carton House and Maynooth Castle.

Carton House

Hotel

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Carton House is a country house and surrounding demesne that was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years. Located 23 km west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton Demesne is a 1,100-acre estate, from an original estate of 70,000 acres.

Maynooth Castle

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed in the early 13th century, it became the primary residence of the Kildare Fitzmaurice and Fitzgerald family. Maynooth Castle is situated 2 km southwest of The Formal Garden.

Maynooth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mihal Orela, CC BY 3.0.

Maynooth railway station serves the town of Maynooth in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is a key exchange station on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter services, Dublin to Mullingar/Longford long-distance commuter service and Dublin to Sligo InterCity service. Maynooth railway station is situated 2 km southwest of The Formal Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maynooth and Leixlip.

Maynooth

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Maynooth is a town in County Kildare, 30 km west of Dublin. Maigh Nuad means the plain of Nuadha, the mythical king who lost his arm in battle, was fitted with a silver one, then grew back his own.

Leixlip

Town

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Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated about 16 km west of Dublin city centre, and parts of the town's outskirts are in County Dublin. Leixlip is situated 6 km southeast of The Formal Garden.

Celbridge

Town

Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 23 km west of Dublin. Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads. Celbridge is situated 6 km south of The Formal Garden.

The Formal Garden

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.39072° or 53° 23′ 27″ north

Longitude

-6.56549° or 6° 33′ 56″ west

Open location code

9C5M9CRM+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 51977856

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include Carton Spa and Golf Union of Ireland.

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