Cluster · Dublin
St Stephen's Green and Merrion Square
Quiet cluster of parks, Georgian doors and the National Gallery; ideal for a slower afternoon or the day's rain break.
28″ bags
ok
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
99% ≤7′
max p90 7′
Places
1
2 sleep areas in reach
Rules in force · 5Cobbled Temple Bar and steep Georgian hotel steps are har…
- Ireland ↗Ireland is in the EU but not in the Schengen area; it sets its own entry rules and a Schengen visa is not valid for Ireland. Check Irish immigration for your passport.
- Ireland ↗Ireland and the UK form the Common Travel Area, with no routine checks on the land border. Visitors who are not Irish or British must still meet UK rules (including the UK ETA where it applies) to enter Northern Ireland.
- Ireland ↗Driving is on the left; rural roads are narrow with hedges and few passing places.
- Dublin ↗The Book of Kells, the Guinness Storehouse and Kilmainham Gaol sell timed tickets that run out days ahead in summer: buy on the official site before you fix the day plan.
- Dublin ↗Cobbled Temple Bar and steep Georgian hotel steps are hard with big cases: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
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Bound and physics
St Stephen's Green east to Merrion Square, the National Gallery and Kildare Street.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None outside
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- paved, park paths
- Sleep here or visit
- both
A walking route that works
St Stephen's Green
Public park; benches and a pond.
Kildare Street to Merrion Square
Georgian terraces with coloured doors.
National Gallery of Ireland
Free entry; a good rain break.
Rescue anchors
A — Harcourt Street end of the Green, café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — Merrion Square west, gallery side (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
C — St Stephen's Green, west path benches (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Baggot Street, café seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
E — St Stephen's Green, park centre (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
always: 99% covered, max p90 7′, worst cell 7.4′ · heat: 99%
Nodes in this cluster
- Free entry and a dry, quiet hour or two for the rain: go in the afternoon after Trinity, and check for a temporary exhibition that may charge.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity and Grafton Street | Walk north | ~8 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- St Stephen's Green and Grafton Street — 4–8 min
- Temple Bar and Dame Street — 14–20 min
Red lines here
- The Georgian doors are private homes and offices: photograph from the pavement.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.