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8a. A coastal walk trip to Greystones and Bray, Co. Wicklow - A ride on the DART and a really beautiful classic coastal cliff walk Scenes from DUBLIN CITY and surrounding area
Howth Junction
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Part (1) The DART train ride from Dublin to Bray and Greystones
Some of these pictures were taken through the carriage window, so not surprisingly they are not very good, BUT they do give a good impression of the delightful train ride from Dublin south to Bray and Greystones. DART = Dublin Area Rapid Transport.
A DART train crosses the River Liffey to enter Tara Street Station heading south for Bray and Greystones.
The river Liffey from the DART train from Bray on our evening return.
Views from the DART of the Grand Canal Dock area, Lansdowne Road Stadium and the flats built in the shell of an old gasometer (The Gasometer Apartments)!
Looking across Dublin Bay from the DART to the power station on Dublin's South Wall from just after Sidney Parade Station
The view across Dublin Bay from just before Booterstown Station
Tide in! DART view back towards Dublin Port and the chimney stacks of the power station and a ferry in the background from near Blackrock.
DART view of yachts in the harbour at Dun Laoghaire
DART view of the hills and mountains of Wicklow from the DART near Bray as the scenery just gets better and better as you head south down the coast.
The DART train for Dublin leaving Bray Station.
The DART train passing below the cliff walk from Greystones to Bray in County Wicklow.
View of the sea from the DART train between Bray and Greystones - stunning views from the DART train
Greystones Station where we started the cliff walk to Bray.
Some railway 'connections'!
Dublin Scenes and Notes Index * The spectacular Bray Air Display Show 2018 See also the NEW Picture sequence based on the Bray to Greystones coastal walk
Part (2) Exploring Greystones
The newly built walls of Greystones Harbour
The new concrete pillar entrance to Greystones Harbour
The small beach at Greystones
Another longer beach at Greystones, canoeist and sunbathers!
The old anchor and fishing off the rocks at Greystones
The coastal view from Greystones station. Dublin Scenes and Notes Index * The spectacular Bray Air Display Show 2018 See also the NEW Picture sequence based on the Bray to Greystones coastal walk
Part (3) The coastal walk from Greystones to Bray
There has been a coastal walkway between Bray and Greystones since medieval times. The cliff walk as it exists today dates from the 1840s. Both towns developed when the railway came between 1854 to 1856 enabling people to travel to them easily from Dublin's stations. The Bray - Greystones cliff walk is one of the best short walks in Ireland.
The sea and cliffs off Bray Head viewed from Greystones.
The beach rooks of Greystones.
What Greystones Harbour looked like with Bray Head in the background - this lovely little harbour has now been completely rebuilt - unfortunately!?
now!
The cliff path from Greystones heading for Bray Head.
Erosion and no time to move the fence and path back!
The railway from Bray to Greystones was planned and executed between 1847 and 1856 providing some serious engineering difficulties! Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed an initial single track line from Bray Head to Wicklow. However, the most celebrated railway engineer associated with this line and most of Irelands railways William Dargan who helped organise the financing and designing of over 600 miles of Irish rail routes. Many of the tunnels are replacements of 19th century timber bridges.
Looking down on the Dublin-Wexford line from the Bray - Greystones cliff walk.
Lord Meath's Lodge, which was once a toll booth for the coastal path.
The railway on the cliffs at Bray Head, and an abandoned tunnel on the right!
Look out for the shag and cormorant seabirds on the rocks.
Looking north towards Bray on the cliff walk from Greystones.
railway cutting near Bray
The pebble and sandy beach at Bray. Dublin Scenes and Notes Index * The spectacular Bray Air Display Show 2018 See also the NEW Picture sequence based on the Bray to Greystones coastal walk Part (4) Exploring Bray
Swans, geese and canoeists in Bray Harbour.
The canoeists heading out to join the swans in Bray Harbour.
Bray's shingle beach stretching out towards Bray Head.
Katies alcoholic medicine at Katie Gallaghers Bar restaurant in Bray! But, on this occasion we refreshed at Malloys Coffee Shop and Bakehouse in Bray Inside Malloys Coffee Shop and Bakehouse.
The DART train for Dublin leaving Bray Station. While waiting for the train from Bray to Greystones, I quickly snapped the series of chronological 'historical' murals on the south direction platform, most entertaining but some are sadly in need of restoration work, it would be a pity if they were not maintained, other stations should copy the idea.
1880 and 1890
1900 and 1916
1920 and 1930
1940 and 1950
1960 and 1970
1980
1984 and ?
Photographing the DART trains! The mirrors of Howth Junction (above) and Donaghmede station (top of page)
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