Among the things we absolutely love about Dublin is the number of fantastic parks and playgrounds there are everywhere inside the city, close to the city and also further away but still within the limits of Co. Dublin.
The park I’m going to talk about is in Cabinteely, in Dublin South; in fact its name is Cabinteely Park (easy to remember!) and it’s located just outside the city (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown City Council)
This public park was created in the 1970′s and it’s a portion of the lands that immediately surrounded Cabinteely House. It has a surface of approx 45 ha.
I really think it’s worth paying a visit to the park. It is huge, fantastically well maintained, with nice walks, a superb playground and it even has a dog area where your dog can run freely (unleashed) and socialize with other dogs, while you socialize with the dog owners 
We do not have a dog but, as you know, we have two kids so we know the playground very well. And it’s one of the best ones we know of in Dublin.
There are lots of attractions, specifically marked/recommended for different age groups (under 5, 6-12 and teens)
Very original “devices” I hadn’t seen in any other playground, like the diggers in the sand pit. Of course, you can also find the army-style circuit, that is quite common in big playgrounds and also the zip-line and the multi-person swing, that we’ve already seen in other Dublin playground areas. The areas for the younger ones are also very good.
The whole park is fantastic. We couldn’t recommend it more! We go there many Saturdays and Sundays in the morning, after having a great breakfast in one of the cafés in the area (I’ll talk about them in a future post!)
If you know the place, please tell us if you like it. If you don’t know it, do visit it with your kids: you’ll all love it!
