The People’s Gardens

This is a nice and somewhat secluded area of the park thanks to all the trees and tall hedges. The small pond/​lake is especially pretty during the morning. There is also a children’s playground in this part of the lake.
The hilly terrain of this area is also good if you want a more challenging walk/​jog through the park than the rest of Phoenix Park offers.

These are lovely gardens full of very nice shrubbery, trees and flower beds. It’s unusual in that it’s part of a huge green belt of nature’s wonder, the Phoenix Park — largest enclosed park in Europe. The Gardens are a very pleasing outlet to take a leisurely walk or stroll in. But the name of them, say’s it all — Gardens for the people — and that is their calling card! They also have the notable distinction, of being the place where Ireland’s fine balladeer and poet, Thomas Davis, sat under an Elm tree for inspiration; and where he helped co found the famous Nationalist newspaper ‘The Nation’. If you go to the Phoenix Park, make sure and pay the gardens, a visit.