Things to do in Royal Canal Park
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Royal Canal Park, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Royal Canal Park is a town in County Dublin about 2 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list 539 Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, nine national monuments open to visitors within 20 km. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Royal Canal Park
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km (top 12 of 539).
- The Blessington Street Basin is known as Dublin's secret garden, as it remains largely undiscovered in the city. Most of the park is water and it also includes an…
- The Olivier Cornet Gallery, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1, is based in the North Georgian part of Dublin City and is dedicated to promoting Irish based artists.
- Situated in Dublin City on the Tolka River between Glasnevin and Drumcondra and just downstream from the National Botanic Gardens, Griffith Park extends to 7.5 hectares.
- Abbey Presbyterian Church, Parnell Square, in Dublin City, was also known as Findlater's Church. It is an impressive Gothic style church with a 180 foot spire,…
- Hugh Lane Gallery is temporarily closing for refurbishment.
- A place of quiet remembrance and reflection, the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin city centre is dedicated to the memory of ‘all those who gave their lives in the…
- Founded in 1795, the National Botanic Gardens are a botanic haven within the bustling capital city. Set in Glasnevin, County Dublin, the gardens contain more than…
- The Honorable Society of Kings Inns, founded in 1541, is Ireland’s oldest legal institution and oldest School of Law. Kings Inns is also a prime example of Georgian…
- 14 Henrietta Street is a must-see for anyone with an interest in the history of Dublin City. See the house, hear its stories and discover the layers of Dublin history…
- The James Joyce Centre is located in an exquisite 18th century townhouse in the old Georgian quarter of Dublin. The James Joyce Centre is a museum and cultural…
- Croke Park is an iconic stadium that has been at the heart of Irish sporting and cultural life for over 100 years. The guided tour offers visitors an insight into…
- Arboretum Urban Green is an urban oasis upstairs in Chapters Bookstore on Parnell Street in Dublin City. Browse a variety of plants, gifts and outdoor essentials, or…
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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.
- 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 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.
Walks and nature
Waymarked trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register and NPWS parks and nature reserves, starting near Royal Canal Park 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 Royal Canal Park
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- 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.