Ballawley Park — Attraction in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Loved ballawley Park took my 2 year old grandson there last Thursday, 13th July, went to the larger playground first, but as there was a creche there with the children, I moved with my grandson up to the smaller playground. It was great we had a great time as we were the only ones in that playground. He loved the 'eee aww' (see-saw) as he called the dinosaur 🦕 rocker. All in all, a lovely couple of hours spent there. My grandson was in awe of the little bridge. I told him we were going to the bridge and he said 'Wow'. Then he found two sticks and we saw the 'quirels' (squirrels) so when we put our sticks down, even, nana had one. We had to say 'bye to the quirels' and 'bye to the 🌳 trees. The things we do for our two year olds grandchildren. All in all, I would truly recommend it, but for the younger children, the smaller playground would be better as it's not so busy and the toys are more suited for the younger age...

A quiet walk alone, or pushing a buggy carrying my grandchild Tom in that special Ballawley park is a total joy. He loves the playground, the trees the birdsong and the puddles... I love its natural beautiful landscape, nodding 'good morning' to total strangers and chatting with loving parents as they assist the little ones in the playground. It is good to be alive and to be able to enjoy all that it offers freely...

Wonderful park with woodlands and open fields, open playground areas. However as a responsible dog owner the amount of people with dogs off lead or not under control is very frustrating - dogs are very welcome however they must be kept on lead at all times. The dog warden does come around and issue fines but not frequently enough to combat bad...