There is plenty of interest for visitors including the Irish National Stud and Horse Museum, home to top thoroughbred horses, Kildare Town Heritage Centre, where you can discover the fascinating history of the county, and the historic Round Tower and St Brigid's Cathedral. Please see the local attractions of our website for more detailed information. 

Swimming Pools

Naas (+353 (0)45 876119)

Athy (+353 (0)59 8631524)

Cinemas

Naas (+353 (0)45 874653)

Portlaoise (+353 (0)57 8662626)

Indoor play areas

The Playbarn, Johnstown, Naas (+353 (0)45 857700; www.theplaybarn.com)

Tricky Tricksters, Naas (+353 (0)45 409179; www.trickytricksters.ie)

Other Things to Do

Butterfly Farm in Straffan (+353(0)1 6271109; www.straffanbutterflyfarm.com)

Please visit Irish Rail for up-to-date train times and Bus Eireann for bus timetables to and from Kildare.

A direct service operates from Dublin city centre, please check here for times.

There is a free shuttle bus service, leaving approximately every 20 minutes, from Kildare train station to Kildare Village.

Shuttle bus timetable

There are some excellent golf courses close to Kildare Village including:

Dunmurry Springs, Dunmurry, Kildare (+353 (0)45 531400; http://www.dunmurrysprings.ie/). Built to full USPGA specifications with spectacular views

The K Club, Straffan (+353 (0)1 6017399; www.kclub.ie) Designed by Arnold Palmer, The Palmer Course and The Smurfit Course are considered two of Europe's finest championship courses and have hosted 13 European Opens and a Ryder Cup.

Carton House, Maynooth (+353 (0)1 5052000; www.carton.ie) Sweeping fairways, cavernous bunkers and impeccable greens. The Montgomerie Course has hosted Irish Opens.

PGA National Ireland at Palmerstown House, Johnstown (+353 (0)45 906901: www.palmerstownhouse.com). Located in the seclusion and beauty of a once world famous stud farm.

Rathsallagh, Dunlavin (+353 (0)45 403112; www.rathsallagh.com) This parkland course designed by Christy O'Connor Jnr and Peter McEvoy has several lakes and small streams meandering across the fairways.

Check out our list of hotels in the local area.

No, but there are two banks in Kildare town offering this service during banking hours. Alternatively, ATM machines at Kildare Village can dispense local currency and all boutiques accept credit cards.

We offer a Gift Card, which can be used in all boutiques, restaurants and cafés at Kildare Village. It costs €3 from the Kildare Village Tourist Information Centre and can be credited with amounts from €10 to €1,500 (photographic ID is required for purchases of €500 or more). 

The Kildare Village Gift Card can also be purchased online.

Please see the Gift Card section of our website for detailed information.