At first glance, Iveagh gardens look private: they're ringed by high stone walls and their entrances are hidden. One door lurks behind the National Concert Hall on Earlsfort...
Entrances to park: Hatch Street Upper; Clonmel StreetHoused in the old coach house of the former Papal Nunciature, this centre explains the history of Phoenix Park. Regular free tours of nearby Ashtown Castle, a 17th-century...
Phoenix ParkFormerly the graveyard to the ivystrangled relic of a church at its centre, this beguiling little park is almost always empty. Rumour has it that the area is haunted by the...
Camden RowA pleasant (and surprisingly large) green expanse adjoining the cathedral of the same name, this park is a popular place for local workers to come to eat their sarnies and for...
St Patrick's CloseLocated within the vast grounds of Malahide Castle, these gardens enjoy relative tranquillity even when the castle is rammed with summertime visitors. The Walled Garden (guided...
Malahide Castle DemesneDesigned by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens as a tribute to the 49,400 Irish soldiers who died in World War I (each end of the grounds is guarded by a granite bookroom...
Entrances: Con Colbert Road and South Circular Road