Our March walk was through Kilbogget and Cabinteely Parks finishing in a delightful café in Cabinteely village. This is a beautiful walk alongside a babbling stream with stunning views of the Dublin Mountains – a completely new vista for all as none of us had walked here before. Some of…
For our February walk we ventured as far as the Broombridge terminus on the new cross-city LUAS line to explore that area. Having crossed the railway line and the Royal Canal we continued to Tolka Valley Park and walked westwards along the river. The park is beautifully maintained with dedicated…
Our last walk for 2017 will be along the Great South Wall from the carpark at the Shelley Banks. As usual we depart from St Philip’s Church at 1.30 pm on Tuesday 5 December. We have been remarkably lucky with the weather all year and completed the walks dry and…
During the summer months we continued with our monthly walks – the numbers might have been smaller but we had some wonderful walks, great chats and usually a welcome ice-cream or coffee to refresh us at the end. We checked out the continued health of the little tern colony on…
We have maintained our custom of meeting on the first Tuesday of every month at 13.30 outside St Philip’s Church, Temple Road (one of the few places in this area where there is free parking in the afternoons). If you need a reason to come out walking then join the…
In February we walked the Grand Canal from Charlemont LUAS stop to the Basin and the confluence of the canal with the River Liffey. Those lock gates, which proclaim the endurance of Victorian engineering works, are impressive. En route we visited the Design Tower and were delighted to visit two…
The Strollers continued walking during the summer months and even though the numbers were smaller than in previous months we enjoyed each of our walks. In July we visited St Anne’s Park in Clontarf, walking through the grounds of the property, which previously was owned by one of the Guinness…
The Strollers meet on first Tuesday of every month at St Philip’s Church and enjoy friendship, moderate exercise and hopefully refreshments afterwards. I can recommend all of the walks mentioned below and urge you to explore the attractions available on our doorstep. In March we braved blustery and rainy weather…
We began the year with a walk along the River Dodder starting at Clonskeagh and continuing as far the Grand Canal Basin. We then retraced our steps to finish (as the rain came pouring down) in Ashton’s Pub for a well earned warm drink. There have been remarkable works on…
Sandmill Strollers meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 1.30 pm on Temple Road and we usually walk for about two hours and plan to return to Temple Road by 4.30 pm. Everyone is welcome to join us. In January our walk will be along the Dodder heading…