Filming locations near Galway

54 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot: every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Bearna, 8 km west; the most filmed is Aran Islands with 3 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Galway itself (rather than at a named spot near it) is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 54 30 towns & cities · 11 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 7 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 6 castles, palaces & great houses Closest · Bearna · 8 km Most famous · Ireland

Within 25 km of Galway

1. Bearna · 8 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Guard. Seaside village in County Galway, Ireland

2. Oranmore · 8 km east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Mackintosh Man. Town in County Galway, Ireland

3. Ross Lake · 15 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alfred the Great. Lake in County Galway, Ireland

4. Kinvarra · 17 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production: North Sea Hijack. Sea port village in County Galway, Ireland

5. Dunguaire Castle · 17 km south-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia: North Sea Hijack. Tower house in County Galway, Ireland

6. An Spidéal · 17 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Ros na Rún. Village in County Galway, Ireland

7. Aillwee Cave · 21 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Cave system in County Clare, Ireland

8. Cnoc Meadha · 24 km north · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alfred the Great. Hill west of Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.

9. Ballyglunin railway station · 24 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production: The Quiet Man. Former railway station in County Galway, Ireland

10. Oughterard · 25 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production: The Quiet Man. Small town in County Galway

11. The Burren · 25 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Glaciated karst landscape region or alvar in northwest County Clare, Ireland

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Castle Hackett · 25 km north · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alfred the Great. Castle in Ireland

2. Thoor Ballylee · 26 km south-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production: The Quiet Man. Building in County Galway, Ireland

3. Tuam · 30 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Alfred the Great. Town in County Galway, Ireland

4. Kilfenora · 33 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Village in County Clare, Ireland

5. Ashford Castle, County Mayo · 33 km north-west · Castles & palaces

   2 productions: The Quiet Man, Reign. Fortification

6. Kilnaboy · 34 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Place in Munster, Ireland

7. Cong · 34 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: The Quiet Man. Village in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland

8. Corofin · 36 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Human settlement

9. Corr na Móna · 38 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production: Foscadh. Village in Connacht, Ireland

10. MV Plassy · 39 km south-west · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Ship built in 1941

11. Inis Oírr · 40 km south-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Island on the west coast of Ireland

12. Ennistymon · 40 km south-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Father Ted. Town in County Clare, Ireland

+ 11 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Mount Ievers Court · 62 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Serpent's Kiss. Georgian house in County Clare, Ireland

2. Sixmilebridge · 62 km south · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Serpent's Kiss. Town in Munster, Ireland

3. Castlerea · 66 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Cellar. Human settlement

4. Westport · 67 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Irish Wish. Town in County Mayo, Ireland

5. Croagh Patrick · 68 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser. Mountain in County Mayo, Ireland

6. Clifden · 69 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production: The Quiet Man. Town in County Galway, Ireland

7. Roscommon · 70 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Cellar. Town in County Roscommon, Ireland

8. Ireland West Airport Knock · 73 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Irish Wish. Airport in Ireland

9. King John's Castle · 73 km south-east · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Braveheart. Castle in Limerick, Ireland

10. Limerick · 73 km south-east · Towns & cities

    1 production: The Pope's Exorcist. City in Ireland in the province of Munster

11. University of Limerick · 74 km south-east · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia: Woken. University in Ireland

12. Athlone · 75 km east · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia: The First Great Train Robbery. Town in County Westmeath, Ireland

+ 8 more in this range: every one is on the interactive map.

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