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National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, near Dalkey

National Museum of Ireland, Natural History is a museum at 49 Merrion Square West in County Dublin, 12 km north-west of Dalkey.

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Museums
Address
49 Merrion Square West
From Dalkey
12 km north-west, in a straight line
Phone
+353 1 6777444
Website
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History
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Recorded as partly accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.

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National Museum of Ireland, Natural History is in Dalkey, 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.

It is 12 km north-west of the centre of Dalkey in a straight line, on Merrion Square West. The map records no stop within walking distance.
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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Merrion Street (2811), 60 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Merrion Street 60 m
    buses 133, 82, 44, X28, X30 and X27 among others
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Merrion Sq West 70 m
    buses 82, X1, X2, X25, X27 and X28 among others
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Merrion Row 180 m
    buses 109X, 105X, 111, 103X, 115X and 109
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Clare Street 180 m
    buses 15B, 82, 15A, 44, 41X and X28 among others
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Kildare Street 180 m
    bus 700
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Dalkey covers the journeys into the town itself.

Events nearby

Not at National Museum of Ireland, Natural History. These are at other venues within a few hundred metres of it.

Other museums in Dalkey

Nearest to National Museum of Ireland, Natural History first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 12 museums in Dalkey

Questions people ask

Where is National Museum of Ireland, Natural History?
Near Dalkey, County Dublin, 12 km north-west of the centre.
How do you contact National Museum of Ireland, Natural History?
Contact National Museum of Ireland, Natural History on +353 1 6777444. Visit www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Natural-History.
How far is National Museum of Ireland, Natural History from the centre of Dalkey?
12 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 museums near National Museum of Ireland, Natural History?
12 in Dalkey altogether. The nearest are National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology on Kildare Street, Zoology Museum and Georgian House Museum on Fitzwilliam Street Lower.
How do you get to National Museum of Ireland, Natural History without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Merrion Street, 60 m away in a straight line, and buses 133, 82, 44, X28, X30 and X27 among others call there, run by Bus Éireann and 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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