Herzog Park
Overview
Herzog Park is a small village park close to the centre of Rathgar in south Dublin. It has a playground and a multi-use games court, and is home to Rathgar Tennis Club, with 10 all-weather floodlit courts.
The park sits in an old quarry and is named after Chaim Herzog, the Dublin-raised President of Israel.
Tennis and play
Rathgar Tennis Club is a members' club, but non-members can book courts: contact the club for details. The club has 10 floodlit all-weather courts, a practice wall and a clubhouse. The playground and the MUGA court are open to everyone.
History
The site was once a quartz and limestone quarry. Dublin Corporation took it on a long lease in 1954, and the Parks Department laid out the park in 1985, when it was called Orwell Quarry Park. It was renamed in 1995 in honour of Chaim Herzog, President of Israel from 1983 to 1993. Herzog was born in Belfast and raised in Dublin, the son of Ireland's Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog.
Getting there
Herzog Park is off Orwell Road, Dublin 6, a few minutes' walk from Rathgar village, with Dublin Bus routes on Rathgar Road. There is a pay and display car park and a bring centre just outside the park. Bushy Park is about 15 minutes' walk west, and the River Dodder is close by.
Opening hours
Like most Dublin City Council parks, Herzog Park opens at 10am every day and closes around dusk, so closing time changes through the year:
- January and December: 5pm
- February and November: 5.30pm
- March: 6.30pm, then 7.30pm once the clocks go forward
- April and September: 8.30pm
- May and August: 9.30pm
- June and July: 10pm
- October: 7.30pm, then 6.30pm once the clocks go back
Parks with several gates may start closing up to half an hour before these times.
Good to know
- Free entry.
- Facilities: Changing Facilities, tennis court.
- Wheelchair accessible.
- Run by Dublin City Council Parks: call 01 222 5278 with questions about the park.
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