Howth (seafood village) ★ 4.8
Famous for: Seafood: oysters, mussels, fresh fish landings
Howth at the end of the DART line is the city's weekend seafood destination: harbour-side seafood bars, the West Pier walk and the weekend market opposite.
Food destinations within easy reach of Dublin. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Worth the trip
Dún Laoghaire (coastal market) ★ 4.3
Famous for: Sunday People's Park Market, coastal walks, Teddy's ice cream
Dún Laoghaire on the south coast holds the Sunday People's Park Market with fifty stalls, the East and West Piers for coastal walks, and Teddy's 1950 ice.
Malahide (coastal village, castle) ★ 4.0
Famous for: Saturday farmers market, Malahide Castle, coastal lunch
Malahide on the north coast holds a Saturday farmers market at the GAA pitch, Malahide Castle with its grounds and a coastal village with seafood pubs.
Bray (south coast) ★ 4.2
Famous for: Bray Head walk, fish and chips, Italian ice cream
Bray on the south coast of Co Wicklow holds the Bray to Greystones cliff walk, the original Italian-Irish chippers and the Bray Sea Front bistros.
Kilkenny (medieval city) ★ 4.6
Famous for: Kilkenny Castle, the Hole in the Wall pub, Smithwick's brewery
Kilkenny in Co Kilkenny is an hour and a half by train south of Dublin: the medieval castle, the Smithwick's Brewery Experience, the Hole in the Wall pub.
Wicklow (Glendalough and the mountains) ★ 4.5
Famous for: Mountain walks, Wicklow lamb, Hunter's Hotel afternoon tea
Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin: Glendalough's monastic site, Wicklow Way walks, Powerscourt Estate, and Hunter's Hotel afternoon tea.