Things to do in Blackrock
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Blackrock, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Blackrock is a town in County Dublin about 8 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list 517 Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, eight national monuments open to visitors within 20 km. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Blackrock
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km (top 12 of 517).
- The Blackrock Walking Trail will treat you to a beautiful seafront, a wonderful Victorian park and lake, a quirky market, and a range of shops, cafés and restaurants.…
- The Dublin Garden Trail (formerly the Dublin Garden Group) is an organisation which includes some of Dublin's most distinguished private gardens which are not…
- Blackrock Park is a pleasant green area overlooking Dublin Bay, in Blackrock, County Dublin, and boasts a well equipped children's playground, cycle path, sports…
- Seapoint Beach is located just outside Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin. The beach is shallow and flat. It is a very popular swimming destination with locals and has…
- The National Maritime Museum, Dún Laoghaire is a unique hands-on museum housed in the impressive 180 year old Mariners’ Church, only a few minutes’ walk from the DART…
- Airfield Estate, Dundrum, is Dublin's only urban working farm open to the public all year round. It is a perfect family day out. On the estate you will find many…
- The James Joyce Tower, in Sandycove Dublin, holds a museum devoted to the life and works of James Joyce, who made the tower the setting for the first chapter of his…
- The National Print Museum, in Dublin City, is thought to be the only museum of its kind in Ireland and the British Isles. The vision is to champion print and its…
- Mornington Garden is situated beside Killiney Hill, just above the beautiful heritage village of Dalkey, County Dublin. It has been in the Bowring family for well…
- Gerard Byrne Studio, Art Gallery & Artist Studio is dedicated to showcasing the work of Gerard Byrne, one of Ireland’s leading visual artists renowned for his command…
- Dalkey Castle, dating from 1390, is located in South County Dublin in the lovely heritage town of Dalkey. The Castle has living history actors ready to welcome…
- Killiney Hill and Dalkey Hill form part of Killiney Hill Park, a small public park overlooking both Dalkey and Killiney villages. The views of Dublin in all…
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km.
- Today Monkstown Castle is situated in the suburbs of Dublin. In medieval times the castle here was the centre of a large farm owned by the Cistercian monks of St.
- The old church of Tully near Cabinteely is situated on a low hill overlooking much of south county Dublin and has fine views of the Dublin Mountains.
- The original castle at Rathfarnham dates back to the Elizabethan period and was built for Archbishop Adam Loftus, an ambitious Yorkshire clergyman, who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and quickly rose to…
- Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St Audoen's Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in Dublin. It is dedicated to St Ouen the 7th century bishop of Rouen and patron saint of Normandy.
- St. Mary's Abbey is one of Dublin's best kept secrets. It was once the wealthiest Cistercian Abbey in Ireland. Today only two rooms remain - the Chapter House and the Slype.
- Today the wedge tomb at Kilmashogue is located in forestry, but originally it would have been situated on an open mountain side overlooking the lowlands now occupied by Dublin city.
- The Casino was designed by Sir William Chambers as a pleasure house for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont.
- One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s.
Walks and nature
Waymarked trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register and NPWS parks and nature reserves, starting near Blackrock and across Co. Dublin.
- Ireland's largest national park and the only one in the east, almost 23,000 hectares of blanket bog, heath, oak woodland and upland lakes south of Dublin.
- North Bull Island Nature ReserveA UNESCO biosphere on a sandy island in Dublin Bay, internationally important for wintering wildfowl and waders.
- Rogerstown Estuary Nature ReserveA tidal estuary near Rush that is a key roost for Brent geese and other wintering birds.
- Baldoyle Estuary Nature ReserveA sheltered north Dublin estuary and saltmarsh, important for wintering waterfowl.
Plan around Blackrock
- What's on across Leinster this week, refreshed every Monday.
- Thinking of moving here? Living in Blackrock covers prices, rents and schools. Median sale price €950,000.
- See every nationally rated heritage building and monument in our heritage guide to Co. Dublin.
Attraction data from Fáilte Ireland Open Data (CC BY 4.0), last refreshed 13 July 2026. Monuments from the National Monuments Service and heritage buildings from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (both data.gov.ie, CC BY 4.0). Trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. Parks and reserves from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Opening hours and admission can change; check the linked site before travelling.