| Location
Woodbrook Lodge is located just off the merrion
road (often referred to as Ballsbridge road), on a quite residential road
between Ballsbridge and Sandymount. Take the Serpentine Avenue turn off
Merrion Road, and take the Claremont road turn off Serpentine Avenue.
Farney Park is the first left turn off Claremont road. Woodbrook Lodge
is on the right side just after the
road turns to the right. The house is noticeable by its front dormer window.
Please refer to the map at the bottom of this page.
The exact address of Woodbrook Lodge is:
Woodbrook Lodge
32 Farney Park
Sandymount
Dublin 4
From Dublin Aiport
See bottom of this page.
By Car
From City Centre : three main routes
(traffic permitting 10-15 min drive):
• up Merrion Row, Baggot St Lower, Baggot St Upper, Merrion Rd and
as per above.
• up Nassau St, Clare St, Mount St Lower, Northumberland Rd, Merriod
Rd and as per above.
• up Pearse St, Ringsend rd, Bridge St, Irishtown rd, and Sandymount
Rd. Farney Park is the first right following Sandymount Church. Woodbrook
Lodge will be 200 metres on the left.
From North over East Link Bridge
: (5 mins after east link) at the roundabout after crossing the bridge,
turn right on to Sean Moore Rd. At the end of Sean Moore Rd, turn left
on to Beach Rd. Take the first right off Beach Rd, called Leahys Terrace
(along the side of Sandymount Church). Leahy's Terrace leads on to Sandymount
Rd. Turn left on to Sandymount Rd, and Farney Park is the first turn to
your right. Woodbrook Lodge will be 200 metres on the left.
From South via N11/M50
: (5 mins from Nutley Lane Junction) : If using the M50 we advise to take
the Sandyford exit and follow the signs to the N11. Turn left on the N11
towards the city centre. Continue on the N11 until Nutley Lane (just at
Large Transmission Mast), where you turn right off the N11 on to Nutley
Lane. At the end of Nutley Lane, turn left on to Merrion Rd, heading towards
the city centre. Continue along Merrion Rd passing Bewleys and Four Seasons
hotels. Take the next right turn at Serpentine Avenue, and follow the
last few instructions as per top of the page.
By Train
15 mins from City Centre - Connolly station,
Tara St, Pearse St.
Woodbrook Lodge is 5 mins walk from Sandymount Mount Dart station, which
can be accessed by either northerly or southerly dart trains. On exiting
Sandymount station take an immediate left on to Holyrood park (narrow
rd running alonside
train tracks). Continue along the train tracks, there is a special walkway
(do not turn to the right with the road) which leads you down to the level
crossing at Serpentive Avenue. Turn right at this level crossing, and
take the right turn at the end of Serpentive Avenue (small roundabout)
on to Claremont Rd. Follow the last few instructions as per top of the
page.
Note: Inter City Trains connect with the DART communter services at Connolly
Station and at Pearse St stations. Take the new LUAS train connection
from Hueston Sation to Connolly Station if necessary (if travelling from
Western or Southern Ireland).
By Bus
From and To City Centre, 10 to 20 mins traffic
permitting
If you intend to travel by Dublin Bus, you have two main options. Buses
that will drop you off on the Merrion Rd just before or after the Serpentine
Avenue junction, or buses that will drop you off in Sandymount Village.
The following buses leave the City Centre and stop
in Sandymount Village (and Vice Versa):
No. 2 : leaves parnell sq east (north end of O'Connell St). Take the Beach
Rd stop in Sandymount, take any of the side roads (not cul de sacs) off
Beach Rd to Sandymount Village. Walk down Sandymount Rd (past Tesco, leaving
village towards Sandymount church) and take first right on to Farney Park.
Woodbrook Lodge will be 200 metres on the left.
No. 3 : leaves O'Connell St. Take the stop just at Tesco, and walk back
in the direction the bus came from as per No 2. above.
No. 18 : Does not leave City Centre, but travels cross city in a western
direction. Good if you are starting your journey from either Palmerstown,
Ballyfermot, Rathmines, or Ranelagh. Take the stop in Sandymount Village
and proceed past Tesco as per No .2 described above.
The following buses leave the City Centre and stop
on Merrion Rd (and Vice Versa) :
No 46. from Fleet St. Take the RDS stop on Merrion Rd. Continue in the
same direction as the bus for a short distance (100 metres), before turning
right on to Serpentine Avenue. Continue as per instructions on top of
page. No 5/7/7A. from Burgh Quay. Take the RDS stop on Merriod Rd. and
proceed as above.
Note : Each of the Bus depart points are a short
walk from Busarus, Dublins provincial and inter city Bus terminus.
From Dublin Airport, 40 mins to 1 hour
Apart from a Taxi (which is expensive 40-60 euro),
the easiest and quickest way to get from the Airport is the Aircoach service
(big blue bus), which departs outside Arrivals. It costs in the region
of 7 euro for a single journey. There are two options.
Ballsbridge Route
This service leaves every 10-15 minutes. Take the Ballsbridge route. Tell
the driver you want to go to the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge. The
driver will tell you when you reach the stop, but it is obvious with Bewleys
hotel on one side and the Four Seasons on the other side. The bus stop
is at a cross roads. A busy road with two smaller roads on either side.
Your stop is on one of the quite roads. Cross the busy road to the quiet
road on the other side. The road is called Sandymount Avenue. Walk to
the end of this road. It is a 5-7 min walk. You will pass a train station
(level crossing - Sandymount Dart). There is a T
junction at the end of Sandymount avenue. Take a left at this junction.
You will see Sandymount village. Carry on through the village until you
pass the Tesco Supermarket. Farney Park is the next left after Tesco.
Woodbrook Lodge is about 200 metres up Farney Park, on the left as the
road curves. You will see the name plate on the wall.
Greystones Route
This service leaves in an hourly basis. Take the Greystones route. Tell
the driver you want to go to the Sandymount stop. The
driver will tell you when you reach the stop. When you disembark at the
stop cross the main road (strand road) and travel down the road facing
you on the other side, Newgrove Road. Newgrove Road is about 200 mtrs
long and curves to the right. Newgrove Road leads you to the park (small
triangular park) in the centre of Sandymount. Walk straight past the park
(with it on your left side). You come to the main cross roads in the centre
of Sandymount. There is a left turn, a sharp right, and a not so sharp
right. Take the not so sharp right taking you on to Sandymount round.
Walk down Sandymount road, through the
village until you pass the Tesco Supermarket (on your right). Farney Park
is the next left after Tesco. Woodbrook Lodge is about 200 metres up Farney
Park, on the left as the road curves. You will see the name plate on the
wall.
Map of the Area
The map below outlines the location of Woodbrook Lodge, approach routes,
and some well known amenities close by e.g. RDS, Lansdowne Rd etc. |
