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Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle

Contact Details

Address: Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Telephone No: +353 1 6770095
Fax No: +353 1 6726454
Email: phoenixparkvisitorcentre@opw.ie

Opening Hours

Mid March - End October: Daily 10.00 - 18.00    

October: Daily 10.00 - 17.30

Nov - Mid March: Sat-Wed 10.00 - 18.00

Average Length of Visit: 1 hour. Last admission 45 mins before closing


Admission Fees

Free

Facilities

Audio Visual, Exhibitions, toilets, car/coach park

Restaurant/Tearooms: Coffee Shop and Restaurant

A lively and entertaining exhibition on the history and the wildlife of the Phoenix Park is on display in the Visitor Centre. Here the visitor can enjoy a historical interpretation of the park from 3500 B.C. to the present day and can also view an audio-visual presentation on the Phoenix Park through the ages. Adjoining the Visitor Centre is the fully restored Ashtown Castle, a medieval tower house that probably dates from the 17th century. There is also a restaurant in the grounds of the Visitor Centre. The Centre is sign-posted from the Phoenix Monument.

Áras an Uachtaráin is open Saturdays only. Free admission tickets are issued at The Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on the day. Group and/or advance booking is not possible. Closed 24-26 December. Guided Tours: 10.15 - 16.00 Summer: 10.30 - 15.30 Winter. (one hour). For confirmation phone 00353 1 6777129

Bus Route(s):  Bus 37, 38, 39 and 70 from Hawkins Street to the Halfway House Roundabout on Navan Road. Enter the park by the Ashtown Gate, walk approx. 190 metres to the T-junction and turn left, walk for about 10 mins until you reach the building on your left, the pathway on the right-hand side leads you towards the trees and the back gate of Ashtown Castle.  Bus No. 10 from O’Connell Street to NCR Gate (30 min walk from Gate).

Location: 4km from centre of Dublin in the Phoenix Park, signposted from the Phoenix Monument.
    
Guided Tours:
Maximum number: 30 - 40
Duration: 1 hour

Leaflet/Guide book: English.

Seasonal Events: Please check at site using contact details listed above

Photography / Video allowed: Yes - At Visitor Centre and Ashtown Castle. Permission required for commercial purposes

Additional Information: Access for people with disabilities. Lift available

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