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Merrion Strand, Blackrock

Merrion Strand is a beach near Merrion Road in Blackrock, County Dublin, 2.3 km north-west of the centre.

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Merrion beach is a sandy beach with a gradual slope which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as "Cockle Lake". Although Merrion Strand itself has little flo

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Nearest road
Merrion RoadThe closest named road, measured here. The map records no address for this place, so this is not a statement about where its door is.
From the centre
2.3 km north-west, in a straight line
Parking
Merrion Hall, 360 m away
Bus stop
#476 Rock Road, Merrion Gates, 60 m away

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Merrion Strand is in Blackrock, County Dublin. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge. Saint Vincent's University Hospital Public Car Park is 640 m away and the map records it as open to the public.

It is 2.3 km north-west of the centre of Blackrock in a straight line, on Merrion Road. The nearest stop the map records is #476 Rock Road, Merrion Gates, 60 m away in a straight line.
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The nearest scheduled stop is Merrion Gates (476), 60 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Merrion Gates 60 m
    buses 4, 7A, 7 and 7E
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Herbert Avenue 220 m
    buses 4, 7A, 7 and 7E
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Bellevue Avenue 390 m
    buses 4, 7A, 7, 702 and 7E
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Merrion Road 420 m
    buses 4, 7, 7A, 702, 7n and 84n
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • St Vincent's Hosp 480 m
    buses 4, 7, 7A, 702 and 7n
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Blackrock covers the journeys into the town itself.

Within a short walk

What else the map names within four hundred metres of Merrion Strand, on Merrion Road and around it.

Also on Merrion Road

Merrion Road carries 32 of the places the map names in Blackrock.

Everything on Merrion Road

Other beaches in Blackrock

Nearest to Merrion Strand first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Merrion Strand, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 19 beaches in Blackrock

Questions people ask

Where is Merrion Strand?
On Merrion Road in Blackrock, County Dublin, 2.3 km north-west of the centre; the nearest car park is 360 m away.
What are the opening hours of Merrion Strand?
Opening hours are not available on this page yet. Check with the business before travelling.
How far is Merrion Strand from the centre of Blackrock?
2.3 km north-west of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other beaches near Merrion Strand?
19 in Blackrock altogether. The nearest are Sandymount Strand on Strand Road, Sandymount Strand and The Shelly Banks (part of).
How do you get to Merrion Strand without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Merrion Gates, 60 m away in a straight line, and buses 4, 7A, 7 and 7E call there, run by Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

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The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap way/891119048, and can be corrected there.
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Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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