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
November - Mid March: Open Wed - Sun. 9.30am - 17.30pm
Mid March - October: Open daily 10am - 17.45pm
Average Length of Visit: 1 hour. Last admission 20 mins before closing
The Victorian Kitchen Walled Garden, beside the Visitor Centre, is under restoration and is open to the public daily from 10.00 - 17.00.
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
