Iveagh Gardens
Iveagh Gardens is a National park. The neighbourhood of Portobello includes it. It is cared for by the Office of Public Works.
Garden in Portobello
Inside Portobello
Iveagh Gardens is inside Portobello’s neighbourhood. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the Office of Public Works
One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
If warmth matters, go June to September: Portobello reaches 18–20°C.
Iveagh Gardens
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Around it, Saint Stephen's Green (300 m) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- Office of Public Works
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Portobello
The map
Orange shows Iveagh Gardens; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Portobello’s neighbourhood. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns near Iveagh Gardens
By population, Rathmines West leads the 8 with 22,667. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Portobello
- 2St Stephen's Green
- 3Temple Bar
- 4Rathmines East
- 5Rathmines West
- 6Grand Canal Dock
- 7Christchurch
- 8Ballsbridge
Portobello
St Stephen's Green
Temple Bar
Rathmines East
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Iveagh Gardens is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello | It’s in town | 5,732 | 157 |
| St Stephen's Green | 200 m northeast of it | 5,319 | 156 |
| Temple Bar | 300 m northwest of it | 7,276 | 157 |
| Rathmines East | 500 m south of it | 16,923 | 164 |
| Rathmines West | 500 m southwest of it | 22,667 | 161 |
| Grand Canal Dock | 500 m northeast of it | 8,320 | 157 |
| Christchurch | 600 m west of it | 6,778 | 157 |
| Ballsbridge | 600 m east of it | 12,743 | 161 |
Also near Iveagh Gardens
Around it, within 15 km, lie 4 museums, 2 churches and a garden, among others.
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green300 m away2
Art galleryRoyal Hibernian Academy400 m away3
MuseumMuseum of Literature Ireland200 m away4
MuseumThe Little Museum of Dublin500 m away5MuseumMuseumMuseum of Irish Industry400 m away6MuseumMuseumTaylor Galleries500 m away7ChurchChurchNewman University Church, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom200 m away8ChurchChurchAdelaide Road Presbyterian Church300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Iveagh Gardens?
Iveagh Gardens is in Portobello, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.
What is Iveagh Gardens?
National park in Dublin, Ireland.
Who runs Iveagh Gardens?
Office of Public Works.
How well known is Iveagh Gardens?
Iveagh Gardens has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #334 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Iveagh Gardens?
June to September are the warmest months in Portobello, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Iveagh Gardens?
Within 15 km: Saint Stephen's Green (300 m), Royal Hibernian Academy (400 m), Museum of Literature Ireland (200 m) and The Little Museum of Dublin (500 m).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Hibernian Academy: The original uploader was Hohenloh at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Literature Ireland: Dilbert55 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Little Museum of Dublin: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).