Rest stops on the Dublin-Cork route

susiewong · 22-07-2008 12:40pm #1

Hi

Im looking for a place to stop ,lay by or picnic area on the dublin cork road. somewhere we can stop and let the kids run around.

iwudluvit · 22-07-2008 1:05pm

bump -

good question.

coming from kerry - one such place is the park in adare opposite the heritage centre.

loyatemu · 22-07-2008 1:32pm

Abbeyleix is the only town of any size you still have to go through - there's certainly plenty of cafes etc in the town, don't know about parks or playgrounds.

cpstears · 22-07-2008 2:13pm

The best rest area on the Cork Road is Urlingford just as you leave on the right hand side heading for Cork. There's a big coach park beside all the tour buses stop here. As for child friendly, with traffic it's not really but best services available with parking plus it's roughly half way.

Stark · 22-07-2008 2:15pm

There's a picnic area just after Durrow (travelling Dublin-Cork) on the left hand side of the road. It's across from this restaurant place. There's what looks like a park area in the centre of the town as well.

corktina · 22-07-2008 3:07pm

new sercies at Port Laoise are worth considering or Mitchelstown or Fermoy town centres....

Lennoxschips · 22-07-2008 8:58pm

Rock of Cashel perhaps?

Bogger77 · 22-07-2008 9:38pm

I'd go with
Around the Rock of Cashel, only just over an hour and 15 from Cork.
Durrow, the green in the centre of the Town, another 30-40mins up the road, and about an hour and a 1/2 from the RedCow

Depending on the age of the kids, 90minutes between stops should stop them getting too cranky

Rest stops on the Dublin-Cork route

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