Bona Ventura

Phibsborough · Dublin

Blessington Street Basin

Báisín Shráid Bhaile Coimín

ParkLocal favourite

A walled former city reservoir of 1810, now a quiet park around a 122 m long pool, a Tudor-style gate lodge and a community garden. Neighbours from Phibsborough and Dorset Street use it; few people outside the northside know it exists.

Address
Blessington Street, Dublin 7
Hours
Daily from 10:00; closing time varies by month, from 17:00 in December-January to 22:00 in June-July (Dublin City Council)
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
Price
Free
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Main entrance on Blessington Street; side gates on Primrose Street and the Royal Canal Park
  • Combine with the Hungry Tree at King's Inns and the Phibsborough cafés

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