Ardgillan Castle
Ardgillan Castle is a large castellated country house and gardens on Dublin's east coast. Featured by dayout.ie on the Ireland AM programme as part of Ireland's Top 10 free days out, Ardgillan Castle is located north of Dublin just outside the town of Balbriggan. The grounds include rose gardens and large open areas providing beautiful outdoor walks for familes and couples. Many of the walks are through sheltered forest paths providing great adventure for kids. Ardgillan castle stands on elevated coastline commanding magnificent views of the Irish Sea and a large outdoor children's playground is available on the site with great views over Dublin Bay.
we went to Ardgillen on Easter Tuesday 2011 and had a fabulous day, the castle is fabulous and the playground is one of the best I have ever seen.. fun for all ages and lots of benches for adults to rest!!! the kids had the best day.. the landscapes are amazing!! we had a lovely walk through the forest and the sea view was spectacular.. highly recommended to any family..
Ardgillan is a fantastic day out for the whole family with a big play ground and beautiful garden's. I have heard their is a chirstmas treasure hunt from the 4th of December til 22nd of december and restart's on the 2nd of January the 9th of January. with chocolate santa's for every entry.
Fantastic day out,huge playground with swing's,slide's,rope tower and many more.There is a halloween hunt on from sunday 24th to sunday 31st of October, for only three euro per child or ten euro per family. Ideal place to bring your kids this halloween with exellent staff and gardens for those who like the beauty of nature.
Ardgillan Castle is the perfect day out for anyone. Children especially love the playground. The Rose Garden and tea rooms and the view from the top of the hill looking down to the house are the most beautiful. A great day out I'd highly recommend it. Will definetely be going back.
We have voted as a family that this playground has got to be one of the best playgrounds we have visited. It's very colorful, safe and exciting for all ages. There are plenty of places to sit for a picnic and the playground looks out onto the sea. You can wander around the grounds of the castle, spot an array of flowers make it a game and wander through the forest. A great place to spend the day. Even if the weather isn't great, they playground always is bright and sunny and the toilets are beside the playground.