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Iveagh Gardens

Experience a sense of wonder in Dublin’s ‘secret garden’

08:00 – 16:00

See all opening times

Iveagh Gardens

Experience a sense of wonder in Dublin’s ‘secret garden’

08:00 – 16:00

See all opening times

Admission

Free admission

Getting here

Clonmel Street
Dublin 2
D02 YD96

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Iveagh Gardens

Tucked away behind the National Concert Hall, the Iveagh Gardens are among the finest, but least known, of Dublin’s parks and gardens.

They were designed by Ninian Niven in 1865 as the grounds for the Dublin Exhibition Palace – a space ‘where the citizens might meet for the purposes of rational amusement blended with instruction’.

The gardens contain a unique collection of features, which include rustic grottos, sunken formal panels of lawn with fountain centrepieces, woodlands, a maze, a rosarium, the American garden, rockeries and archery grounds.

This oasis of tranquillity and beauty, just a stone’s throw from the city centre, can justly claim to be the capital’s best-kept secret.

Opening Times

Open all year

Closing times are approximate

Please contact 01 4757816 or  parkmanager@opw.ie to confirm closing times.

Average duration of visit: 1 hour

Notice

Closing times can vary due to weather conditions, events therein or State business. Please contact parkmanager@opw.ie  or call 01 4757816 for updates.

Seasonal Opening Times

January

08:00-15:30

February

08:00-16:00

March

08:00-18:00

April

08:00-18:00

May

08:00-18:00

June

08:00-18:00

July

08:00- 18:00

August

08:00- 18:00

September

08:oo- 18:00

October

08:00- 18:00

November

08:00- 16:00

December

08:00- 15:30

Contact

Clonmel Street
Dublin 2
D02 YD96

01 475 7816

Getting Here

Access now from Hatch Street. Disabled access Clonmel Street and Hatch Street

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Facilities

  • Brochure

Restrictions

  • Dogs on lead

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