A 5 km sand island that grew up behind the Bull Wall in the 1800s, now a national nature reserve and UNESCO biosphere with dunes, salt marsh and seals. Northsiders walk the full length of Dollymount Strand ('Dollyer') with the dog; kitesurfers fill the beach on windy days.
- Address
- North Bull Island, Dollymount, Dublin 3
- Hours
- Open 24 hours (Dublin City Council)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Walk the length of the island and back: Howth on the way out, the Poolbeg chimneys on the way back
- Keep to paths in the dunes: a visitor access plan protects nesting birds and rare plants
- Café by the beach entrance; the causeway from Raheny lets you drive onto the island