10 of the best · Dublin, Ireland
Parks, Gardens and the Bay in Dublin
St Stephen’s Green and Merrion Square, the Iveagh Gardens, Phoenix Park and its deer, the National Botanic Gardens, Lutyens’ memorial gardens and the hills above the bay.
Our 10 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Insiders' picks
Three places from this list we would send a friend to first, chosen by people who know Dublin well.
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Victorian layout
St Stephen’s Green
Nine hectares in the heart of the city, in their original Victorian layout.
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A royal hunting park
Phoenix Park
Europe’s largest enclosed park in a capital city, with a herd of wild fallow deer.
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Opened in 1795
National Botanic Gardens
The national botanic gardens, opened in 1795, with the restored Turner Curvilinear Range.
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Green space by the squares and the sea.
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By Sir Edwin Lutyens
Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Lutyens’ gardens by the Liffey, in memory of the Irish soldiers who died in the First World War.
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A walled garden
Iveagh Gardens
A quiet walled garden behind Harcourt Street and the National Concert Hall.
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Opened in 1795
National Botanic Gardens
The national botanic gardens, opened in 1795, with the restored Turner Curvilinear Range.
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A royal hunting park
Phoenix Park
Europe’s largest enclosed park in a capital city, with a herd of wild fallow deer.
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Victorian layout
St Stephen’s Green
Nine hectares in the heart of the city, in their original Victorian layout.
