Howth (seafood village) is a food day trips in Howth Suburb, Dublin.
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.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Take the DART to Howth, walk five minutes east along the harbour.
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.
Tip: DART to Dún Laoghaire, fifteen-minute walk south to People's Park. The Sunday market runs 10:00-16:00 year-round.
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.
Tip: DART to Malahide, ten-minute walk to the village. Saturday farmers market 10:00-14:00; combine with Avoca cafe at Malahide Castle.
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.
Tip: DART to Bray, walk Bray Head Cliff Path to Greystones and DART back. Carpet Mills Fish and Chips on Albert Avenue is the Italian-Irish chipper.
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.
Tip: Train from Heuston Station; Smithwick's Experience runs 11:00-17:00 with the €20 tasting tour.
Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin: Glendalough's monastic site, Wicklow Way walks, Powerscourt Estate, and Hunter's Hotel afternoon tea.
Tip: St Kevin's Bus runs Dublin to Glendalough daily; combine with lunch at Hunter's Hotel in Rathnew or the Wicklow Heather in Laragh.