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Trinity Retirement Association – Meet and walk in Fernhill Gardens, Stepaside, 2pm Tuesday 26th April 2022

April 26, 2022 @ 14:00 - 16:00

The Trinity Retirement Association is inviting you to a meet and walk in Fernhill Gardens, Stepaside at 2pm on Tuesday 26th April, 2022.

We will meet at the car park near the entrance to the Gardens at 2pm. Parking is free and normally plentiful. Public transport to the park is possible on the Dublin Bus route No. 47 from Poolbeg Street, with a stop near to the entrance to the park.

Established in the early 1700s, Fernhill is a former country estate on 34 acres of land and was the home of the Walker family from 1934-2008. Acquired by Dun Laoghaire & Rathdown CC and opened as a park in 2021. The general design of the garden is said to have been strongly influenced by the naturalist principles of Irish gardener William Robinson, which means that the planting design was mainly informal. The elevated nature of the site, overlooking Dublin Bay lends a particular magic to the place.

Mary Hannon, the head gardener with Dun Laoghaire & Rathdown CC will give a talk on the general history to the park and Gardens, a brief review of the plants and the future plans for the park. The talk usually lasts about half an hour. We will then be free to walk in the park. There are a variety of routes which we can point out to you.

There are no refreshments available in the park but there is a café ‘Fire and Stone’ (https://fireandstone.ie ) in the Bellarmine housing development nearby.

Trinity Retirement Association

info@tcdretired.ie

Details

Date:
April 26, 2022
Time:
14:00 - 16:00
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Trinity Retirement Association is a voluntary association of retired staff members from Trinity College Dublin and permission to use the Trinity logotype has been given by the Secretary to the College