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Family Attractions in Dublin

Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross is ideally located just off the N7 flyover at exit 1A and also only a five-minute drive from exit 9 off the M50 which means you won’t have to spend too much time in the car with the kids when travelling from all over Ireland. Our ideal location right at the gateway to Dublin’s main family attractions, including Dublin Zoo, Aqua Zone and Tayto Park, making us the ideal base when exploring Dublin city and its surrounding areas.

Check out our various family deals and packages available and book your stay at Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross!

Fort Lucan

Fort Lucan is less than a 15-minute drive from the hotel and is a lovely place to visit, especially when the weather is nice! This adventure playground is fun for all ages and includes an under 5’s play area so the little ones can have just as much fun (recommended for kids between 2 to 14 years old).

Fort Lucan is Dublin’s biggest and best outdoor adventure centre. It is a fully supervised adventure playground, where the main aim is to provide a fun day out for the whole family.

At Fort Lucan, kids create their own adventures as they discover secret slides, climb 40-foot towers and high walkways before zipping across the aerial runways. There are also 2 massive waterslides, crazy golf and go-karting for the kids.

And for the under 5’s, there is a mini fort Lucan where the little ones can play, climb and dig. It is complete with aerial runways, baby Go-Karts, sandpit and much more.

When travelling to Fort Lucan, why not make a full event of it and stay at the Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross?

Dublin Zoo

Located in Phoenix Park, Dublin Zoo is a fantastic day out for the whole family where everybody will have the chance to monkey around. The zoo is located across 28 acres and is home to over 400 animals. Visiting Dublin Zoo also helps fund their international breeding programmes.

Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross is located only a 20-minute drive from the zoo so don’t waste any more time and book our Dublin Zoo package today!

Tayto Park

Tayto Park is Ireland’s first dedicated theme park and zoo. Built around the factory that produces the iconic Irish Tayto crisp, the theme park offers a range of attractions to suit all ages, including the Cu Chulainn Rollercoaster, Europe’s largest wooden rollercoaster. This year, Tayto Park has opened up a new exciting water flume ride, the Viking Voyage.

Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross is located about a 25 minutes’ drive from the theme park, making us the ideal place to base the whole brood.

Book your Tayto Park package today and enjoy overnight accommodation with a family pass to the park.

Corkagh Park

Corkagh Park is a massive 120-hectare public park that offers a range of different activities that is bound to keep the little ones occupied. Families can spend time fawning over the pet farm or running themselves ragged in the playgrounds or even get on their bikes to use the cycle tracks.

If mam and dad are looking to spend some quiet time away from the energetic kids, there is also a beautiful rose garden where they can relax and spend some quality time together.

The park is located only a five-minute drive from Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross and is the ideal place to waste away a few hours when the sun is shining.

Book your stay now to see all that Corkagh Park has to offer.

Irish National Stud & Gardens

The Irish Nationals stud is located just a 30-minute drive from the hotel and is a lovely place to spend a day. There are several attractions within the stud, including the stud farm, the Japanese Gardens, St Fiachra’s Garden, Living Legends and the Horse Museum.