Santry Demesne

once upon a time this place was known as Santry forest and was a place of wilderness. Now it is a place of beauty and peace with its little walled garden, ornate lake with resident swans and moorhens, walkways and little forest areas. It also has a lovely playground for the wee ones which even has a toilet block which is a great benefit as most parks don’t have facilities anymore.
One thing missing though is the amount of trees as when i used to walk in the forest it was wall to wall trees but now has a very small amount and is a park now rather than a forest which can sometimes be a pity in a build up city but the demesne is a worthy gem for the northside of the city. It does however lack parking and i find having to park in the apartments visitor spaces a bit of a nuisance as i feel im intruding. The park needs to offer proper parking for visitors the same as any park n Dublin does.

This is a very pleasant demesne in old Santry. The revamped Santry Woods. Has a very ornate pond with islands, abounds with wildlife, an arboretum, some unusual mosaics inside the wall of the main entrance, and is a nice haven to get way from the hustle and bustle and noise. The onle thing it lacks is trees — in their attempt to recreate the historical Santry Demesne, the architects cut down too many trees! Still with the swathes of greenery, it’s a pleasant retreat.