How to have a brilliant day in Howth

Howth is a seaside town not far from the Dublin city centre. Only a 45-minute bus ride away, Howth has beautiful hills with brilliant views of the sea and town, amazing seafood, and some very cute resident seals.

Just walk down the row of restaurants and pop into any one - the seafood is bound to be mouth-watering!

Delicious cajun mackerel fish, caught fresh from Dublin Bay! 

Calamari, which is always good and tastes amazing.

Right after lunch, check out the commotion and wonder what's going on at the harbour. Be sure to have your camera ready as you meet cute heads bobbing up and down in the water.

Howth harbour

Walk along the shore and come face-to-face with children playing in wave-pools, trying to catch starfish, anemone and all sorts of sea-life.



Stop to snap a photo of your friend, and be asked by a random Irish guy if you both are brother and sister. (That would be so cool if we actually were, though!)





Meet a dog, trying to be a cat, walking on the top of a wall in an extremely cat-like manner. Let said dog follow you and happily claim dog as your own. Until the owners come up from behind and laugh.





Take more pictures of scenery and wildlife as you walk along the coast.











Find a black bob of stuff in the water, and claim that you discovered that Nessie migrated from Loch Ness to off the coast of Ireland.



Look for the rainbow after the rain.

I found a Lester at the end of this rainbow!

Be amazed because you can see the slight curve of the horizon as your eye looks out into the great infinity. Then, watch the sunset as it turns the sky flaming oranges, pinks, and purples.











To get to Howth, take the DART train service from Dublin city centre to Howth station for €4.70 return; or take Dublin Bus 31 or 31B from Eden Quay, just off O'Connell Street. Remember to wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather - Dublin weather is unpredictable and may be sunny one moment and raining the next!

Is Howth on your list of places to see in Dublin?

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