Marlay Park

Marlay Park is a 300 acres suburban public park in Rathfarnham, Dublin, about nine kilometres from Dublin city centre.

The parkland comprises woodlands, ponds and walks. Recreational spaces include a nine hole par three golf course (redesigned and rebuilt in 2010), tennis courts, 14 football pitches, a cricket pitch, 2 children’s playgrounds and a miniature railway run by the Dublin Society of Model and Experimental Engineers. There is also a craft courtyard with home craft shops and coffee shops.

Since 2000 Marlay Park has become a popular music venue with a capacity of 32,000, featuring both renowned national and international performers.

You can also visit Marlay House while you are in the park.

Marlay Park is the starting point for The Wicklow Way.