Nature spot · County Dublin
Fairview Park
Fairview Park is situated in the heart of Fairview near Clontarf, just North of Dublin City. This 20 hectare park, refurbished in 2012, features playing fields, a children's playground, skatepark, flowers, a band pavilion, a live willow zen garden and tree lined walks.
Fairview Park is situated in the heart of Fairview near Clontarf, just North of Dublin City. An additional amenity at the park includes a pavilion where bands sometimes perform. Originally a tidal mud flat which was used for land fill in the early 1900s, the park was developed in the late 1920s.
Across the railway line is the Traffic School, all-weather 400 metre athletic track and five-a-side football pitches. Across the Fairview Road is Bram Stoker Park at Marino Crescent named in memory of the writer who was born at No 15. This house was acquired by the Corporation in the mid 1980s but not open to the public.
Take the DART to the Clontarf Road stop, it is also served by a number of buses.
Outdoors in County Dublin this week
Best day outdoors: Sun, 11 Oct — dry by day, light winds, up to 13°C
- Fri, 9 Oct14° / 8°Drizzle
- Sat, 10 Oct12° / 7°Scattered clouds
- Sun, 11 Oct13° / 13°Scattered clouds
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