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Saint Stephen's Green

Saint Stephen's Green is a public park in central Dublin. It stands inside St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood. Its care is managed by the Office of Public Works.

Photo: Saint Stephen's Green, Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In St Stephen's Green

inside the neighbourhood

Run by

Office of Public Works

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 1%

#11 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Garden in St Stephen's Green

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#11 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside St Stephen's Green

Saint Stephen's Green is inside St Stephen's Green’s neighbourhood, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Aim for June to September, when St Stephen's Green reaches 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 4°61 mm

Feb9° / 3°51 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr13° / 6°50 mm

May16° / 8°54 mm

Jun18° / 11°62 mm

Jul20° / 13°58 mm

Aug20° / 13°66 mm

Sep18° / 11°61 mm

Oct14° / 8°75 mm

Nov11° / 6°83 mm

Dec9° / 4°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in St Stephen's Green, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for St Stephen's Green (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. St Stephen's Green’s full climate →

About

Saint Stephen's Green

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 28 languages. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is National Museum of Ireland, 400 m off.

Saint Stephen's Green on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Garden
Run by: Office of Public Works
Wikipedias: Covered in 28 languages
Town: in St Stephen's Green
Official site: ststephensgreenpark.ie

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Saint Stephen's Green

The orange dot is Saint Stephen's Green; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Saint Stephen's Green, by distance

Rathmines West tops the 8 for size, at 22,667 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

St Stephen's Green

5,319 people · 156 places to visit

2 · 100 m southwest of it

Portobello

5,732 people · 157 places to visit

3 · 300 m northwest of it

Temple Bar

7,276 people · 157 places to visit

4 · 500 m northeast of it

Grand Canal Dock

8,320 people · 157 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Saint Stephen's Green is	People	Places to visit
St Stephen's Green	It’s in town	5,319	156
Portobello	100 m southwest of it	5,732	157
Temple Bar	300 m northwest of it	7,276	157
Grand Canal Dock	500 m northeast of it	8,320	157
Rathmines East	700 m south of it	16,923	164
Ballsbridge	700 m east of it	12,743	161
Christchurch	800 m west of it	6,778	157
Rathmines West	800 m southwest of it	22,667	161

Make a day of it

Beyond Saint Stephen's Green

Among the 11 within 15 km are 5 museums, an art gallery and a garden.

Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland400 m away · 783K visitors a year 2

Art galleryRoyal Hibernian Academy200 m away 3

MuseumMuseum of Literature Ireland200 m away 4

MuseumThe Little Museum of Dublin200 m away 5GardenGarden · Office of Public WorksIveagh Gardens300 m away 6MuseumMuseumTaylor Galleries200 m away 7MuseumMuseumMuseum of Irish Industry300 m away 8ChurchChurchNewman University Church, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Saint Stephen's Green in questions

Where is Saint Stephen's Green?

Saint Stephen's Green is in St Stephen's Green, Dublin, inside the town’s neighbourhood.

What is Saint Stephen's Green?

Public park in central Dublin, Ireland.

Who runs Saint Stephen's Green?

Office of Public Works.

How well known is Saint Stephen's Green?

Saint Stephen's Green has 28 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #11 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Saint Stephen's Green?

June to September are the warmest months in St Stephen's Green, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Saint Stephen's Green?

Within 15 km: National Museum of Ireland (400 m), Royal Hibernian Academy (200 m), Museum of Literature Ireland (200 m) and The Little Museum of Dublin (200 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 (5)

Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).