Phoenix Park

The Phoenix Park at 707 hectares (1752 acres), is a historic landscape of international importance and one of the largest designed landscapes in any European city.  It was originally established as a Royal deer park in the 17th century.

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Opening hours

The Phoenix Park is open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, all year round.  The main gates of the Park at Parkgate Street and Castleknock Gate are open 24 hours.  The side gates to the Park are open from 7am until 11pm.​

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Things to do

Visitor Centre, Café, Tea Rooms, Zoo, Bicycle Hire

St Stephens Green Park

The park provides an oasis of green calm in the middle of a bustling city. Its four centuries of history are eventful and complex, involving such important figures as Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, and Countess Constance Markievicz. The park itself hosts a large number of important sculptural monuments to Irish history. Many species of birds and plants also call the park their home. Public facilities at St Stephen’s Green Park include a playground and a garden for the visually impaired.