Phoenix Park | Where Dublin goes to breathe
Visit the the largest enclosed public park in any capital city in Europe. Open seven days a week. Originally formed as a royal hunting Park in the 1660s and opened to the public in 1747, a large herd of fallow deer still remain to this day. The Park is also home to the Zoological Gardens, Áras an Uachtaráin, and Victorian flower gardens.
What to See - Phoenix Park
These include Ashtown Castle, a two and half acre Victorian Kitchen Walled Garden, the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, the Phoenix Café, toilets, car and coach parking, woodland walks, picnic areas and a universal access playground.
Opening Hours - Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, all year round. Admission is free into the Park. The main gates at Parkgate Street and Castleknock Gate are open twenty-four hours.
What To Do - Phoenix Park
Opening hours for the universal playground at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre: 9.30 am to one hour before sunset all year round, weather conditions permitting. The Office of Public Works has installed a new free water filling station in the courtyard of the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre.
History - Phoenix Park
The history and landscape management of the Phoenix Park in the twentieth century is characterised primarily by the replanting of trees and shrubs that took place in the first decade, due to the great storm in 1903 which was responsible for the demise of nearly 3,000 trees.
Directions - Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. The main gates at Parkgate Street and Castleknock Gate are open twenty-four hours. The side gates to the Park are open from approximately 7am until approximately 10.45pm. Average Length of Visit: 3 – 4 hours
Tours - Phoenix Park
We (the Office of Public Works) offer regular guided tours of key historic sites within and near the Phoenix Park. Scroll down for details on guided tours of the Visitor Centre, Ashtown Castle, The Magazine Fort, Áras an Uachtaráin, Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Arbour Hill Cemetery and The Irish National War Memorial Gardens Islandbridge.
Archaeology - Phoenix Park
From the Neolithic period onwards, from about 5,500 years ago, signs of human activity are notable on the narrow, high strip of land which forms the southern edge to the Phoenix Park between Knockmaroon and Islandbridge.
Nature and Biodiversity - Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park is the most important site for birds in Dublin City. The expanses of semi-natural habitat offer cover, abundant food supplies, and nesting sites. Recent surveys recorded seventy-two species in the Park throughout the year, of which forty-seven are breeding.
Licences and Permits - Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park, as the largest urban park in Dublin, is recognised as a green lung for the city and recent research highlights the major benefits to public health and well being arising from the wealth of opportunities that such a place as the Phoenix Park has to offer.