Phoenix Park Racecourse, Dublin

#580 among attractions in Dublin

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Phoenix Park Racecourse is a former horse racing venue in Ireland. It was located in the townlands of Ashtown and Castleknock in the civil parish of Castleknock on the northern edge of the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The course was founded by JHH Peard, and racing began there in 1902. ()

Coordinates: 53°22'21"N, 6°20'15"W

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Phoenix Park Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Phoenix Park, Áras an Uachtaráin, Farmleigh, Ashtown Castle.

1.1 miSE
Enormous green space housing Dublin Zoo
Phoenix Park, Dublin
28 min walk • Phoenix Park, located in the heart of Dublin, Ireland, is one of the largest enclosed public parks in any European capital city. With its vast expanse covering 1,750 acres, it is a verdant oasis offering Dubliners and visitors alike a peaceful retreat from the hustle...
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Residence of the President of Ireland
Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin
31 min walk • Áras an Uachtaráin, formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland. It is located off Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
1 miSW
18th-century estate with gardens and tours
Farmleigh, Dublin
26 min walk • Farmleigh is the official Irish state guest house. It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family. It is situated on an elevated position above the River Liffey to the north-west of the Phoenix Park, in Castleknock.
0.5 miSE
Museum, History museum, Visitor center
Ashtown Castle, Dublin
14 min walk • Ashtown Castle is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent Georgian building, the Under Secretary's Lodge also known as Ashtown Lodge, that was being used by the Papal Nuncio until 1978.
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Observatories and planetariums
Dunsink Observatory, Dublin
27 min walk • The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical observatory established in 1785 in the townland of Dunsink near the city of Dublin, Ireland.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Castleknock, Dublin
26 min walk • Castleknock is a civil parish and a townland located in the south-western corner of the modern county of Fingal, Ireland. The civil parish is part of the ancient barony of Castleknock. It is centred on the suburban village of Castleknock.
1.4 miSW
Bridge
Farmleigh Bridge, Dublin
35 min walk • The Farmleigh Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge, Guinness Bridge or Strawberry Beds Bridge, is a disused bridge spanning the River Liffey and the Lower Lucan Road in Dublin, Ireland. Farmleigh Bridge is a single-span cast iron box truss bridge.
1 miN
Neighbourhood
Dunsink, Dublin
27 min walk • Dunsink is a townland in the civil parish of Castleknock, Dublin, in Ireland. It is most famous for Dunsink Observatory where William Rowan Hamilton and Hermann Brück were directors. It is the oldest scientific institution in Ireland.