Located at the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, Dublin 18 has a handful of attractions to offer visitors to the area.
The area is home to Leopardstown Racecourse (353 1 289 3607), one of Dublin’s top race tracks, which offers high quality racing and excellent facilities.
Golfers can take advantage of the Stepaside gold centre (353 1 295 7204), which includes a 40 bay floodlit driving range and an 18 hole par 3 course, near the picturesque village of Stepaside.
Those who are interested in horticulture are well catered for by the Dublin Garden Group (353 1 295 5884), located at Knockcree, whose members include some of the best private gardens in the greater Dublin area.
Imaginosity (353 1 217 6130), Dublin’s first interactive children’s museum offers a fun family day out and includes colourful, expertly designed displays.
The venerable garden at Killruddery, beautifully situated on the flank of the Little Sugar Loaf, is a unique survivor of history. Edward de Brabazon commissioned a Monsieur Bonet, trained at Versailles, to create the formal gardens there in 1682. ...
Renowned as one of Ireland’s legendary golfers and now one of the world’s most established golf course designers, Christy O’Connor Jnr, has created a masterpiece of skill and tactical design at Roganstown Golf & Country Club ...
For centuries, the hill where Avon Rí is now located looked out over a valley created by the Liffey and King's River. Avon Rí has taken its name from the latter and now looks out of the Blessington Lakes – a reservoir created ...
St. Mary's Abbey was once the wealthiest Cistercian Abbey in Ireland, founded in 1139 it played a large role in the affairs of the state until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1539.
It was here in St Mary's Abbey that Silken Thomas Fitzgerald ...
Up on a hill overlooking Leixlip village, just eight miles from Dublin city centre, this fine Georgian house was built in 1722 and is furnished and decorated to a high standard in period style and, with gleaming antique furniture and gilt-framed ...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...
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