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  • "The castle is steeped in history and the gardens are beautiful beyond words."

MALAHIDE CASTLE

The magnificent medieval castle with a dramatic 800 year heritage

Generations of the Talbot family have called Malahide Castle home. Hear their stories, explore the private rooms and collections, and discover the central part this castle played in Irish political and social life on a guided tour. 

Guided tours of Malahide Castle run daily from 9.30am. Last tour is at 4:30pm in summer (April-October) and 3.30pm in winter (November-March). Tour tickets include entry to Malahide Gardens, the Fairy Trail and Butterfly House. 

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Gardens & Butterfly House

Discover exotic plants, green space and natural beauty Set on 260 acres of parkland, the gardens and Butterfly House at Malahide Castle are a tranquil retreat just minutes away from Dublin city centre and airport. Discover 5,000 plant varieties, perfect picnic spots and much more during your visit. Malahide Gardens are open from 9.30am, with last entry at 4.30pm year round. FIND OUT MORE
Butterfly House
West Lawn
Gardens & Butterfly House
Walled Garden

Full of magic and fun, our interactive Fairy Trail is perfect for kids of all ages

Family friendly in every sense of the word, the Fairy Trail is an enchanting experience in the wooded West Lawn. With fun sculptures, fairy houses and lots of other hidden gems to find, little visitors are invited to use the interactive booklet to solve clues and answer questions on their way around the trail.

Entry to the Fairy Trail is included in castle and garden tickets. Fairy Trail Only tickets also available. Open from 9.30am, with last entry at 4.30pm in summer (April-October) and 3.00pm in winter (November-March). 


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FAIRY TRAIL

Education and Corporate

The perfect venue for memorable school tours and corporate events

Discover our range of primary school tour packages, secondary school educational experiences, meeting rooms spaces and corporate and private event options. With a host of memorable locations available, our bespoke events are unlike any other.

Located just minutes from Dublin city centre and airport, and just off the M1 motorway, we are easy to find and to reach by car, coach and public transport.


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GETTING HERE

Just 10 minutes from Dublin Airport and 25 minutes from Dublin city centre

Open daily from 9.30am, there are lots of public transport options available to get you to Malahide Castle from Dublin city centre and plenty of free parking on-site if you bring the car. Take the bus or train from Dublin city to Malahide village. The castle is only a ten minute walk away.


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Every Saturday April-September Castle Tour and Whiskey Tasting Experience Tour and Taste! Enjoy a fun and informative tour of Malahide Castle followed by a very unique whiskey tasting experience! Full Story
27May Winner - TripAdvisor Hall of Fame We've been awarded a TripAdvisor 2019 Certificate of Excellence! Full Story
Now Available New Annual Membership Pass Now Available We're delighted to launch our new membership pass, offering visitors unlimited access to Malahide Castle and Gardens Full Story
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ℹ️COVID-19 UPDATEℹ️ Malahide Castle & Gardens will remain closed for tours until further notice. The park grounds remain open for locals with access for over 70’s & vulnerable in place between 1:30pm to 3:30pm daily ✅ There is a designated car park open which can be accessed via the ‘Back Road’ entrance and will be open during this time, manned by our Park Rangers ✅ From May the 18th all gates will be open along with Avoca Foodhall for takeaway, ordering and collections ✅There will be strict social distancing measures in place, we ask all those entering the grounds and visitor centre to respect these measures for the health and safety of all and for the site to remain open for all to enjoy.🙂 For further updates and information please visit www.fingal.ie 🙌 #socialdistancing #inthistogether #staysafe #washhands #malahidecastle #fingalcountycouncil #shannonheritage #avoca
🦋💖BRING THE OUTSIDE IN😍🧚‍♀️ LET'S GET ACTIVE: TIGHTROPE COURSE Make a tight rope course game. Use masking tape or a skipping rope or even sellotape a line with paper on the ground. Make it harder by picking up objects along the way to put in a bucket or bag.🤩 #bringtheoutsidein #wereinthistogether
In line with Government guidelines and in the interest of public safety, Malahide Castle & Gardens will be closed until April 20th. Please continue to check out our social media channels for regular updates. We look forward to welcoming visitors again once restrictions are lifted.
😍💖BRING THE OUTSIDE IN 🦋🦋 MAKE YOUR OWN BUTTERFLY HOUSE We're challenging the kids to draw alternative butterfly houses today 😁. Gather together your toy houses, plastic boxes and even cereal boxes and draw as many colourful butterflies as you can to fit inside. Make small and big butterflies, depending on the size of your boxes. We'll allow anything that flies to come in too so if you have any toy birds or ducks they're welcome🦉🦅🕊 #bringtheoutsidein #wereinthistogether
👑👑BRING THE OUTSIDE IN💕💕 MAKE YOUR OWN FAIRY CROWN Let the kids get creative in the garden sunshine. 🌞All you need is old grocery bags, tape, and flowers, grass or sticks from the garden. 🌼🌱 Great idea from https://www.diyncrafts.com/ #BringTheOutsideIn #weareallinthistogether
🦋🌳Bring The Outside In🐞🌲 with our 50 WORD FICTION CHALLENGE 🤓Can you write a story in just 50 words? Let your imagination go with today's challenge...we'll prompt you to get your imagination kick started but where the story goes is entirely up to you! Your title is..... "An Unexpected Visitor"....🤔 You can either pop your stories in the comments below or send them to us by private message- either typed up or hand written ( don't forget to attach the image) . We'll display all the wonderful work at Malahide Castle when we re-open 🤗 #BringTheOutsideIn #weareallinthistogether
🏰CASTLE STORIES 🏰 As Malahide Castle & Gardens will be closed for tours for the moment we would like to share with you some fun facts and stories about life in the castle over the 800 years it was owned by the Talbot Family First up, and very topical, is a photograph taken outside the front door of the castle and believed to date back to 1902 when Lord Talbot used to hold an annual garden fete for the district nurses, the photo also includes the castle staff and their families- if you look closely you will see Lord Talbot standing tall in the middle at the back with his top hat on! This photo now hangs on the wall in the castle reception area. We think our wonderful nurses and doctors working around the clock at the moment deserve to have a day out too! What do you think?😇#malahide #wereallinthistogether #malahidecastle #irishhistory #irishcastles #travel #ireland #oldphoto #irishnurses
Winner announced at 4pm in our Build a Castle Competition. Get building. #bringtheoutsidein #wereinthistogether

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Membership

Enjoy a gift of magic and adventure with our Annual Membership Pass

Offering cardholders unlimited access to Malahide Castle and Gardens (including the Butterfly House and Fairy Trail) and Newbridge House and Farm, our new Annual Membership Pass makes light work of great days out for all the family!

Members can also enjoy a 10% discount on entry to other Shannon Heritage properties, 10% off in the Malahide and Newbridge gift shops, and much more...


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