February 09, 2019
Market Review - Bushy Park Market, Dublin
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Where
Bushy Park is in between Terenure and Templeogue Villages (Dublin 6W) on Templeogue Road. The market is in the Northern corner of the park near the Rathdown Ave entrance.
When
The village market is on every Saturday from 10am – 4pm from March to October.
The Market
They have around 30 stalls each week, many of which are there every week though around 25% of the stalls changes quite regularly. There are great food choices to be had, with options available for vegans and carnivores with everything in-between. Our personal favourites are the chips from the Surf ‘n’ Fries stall. I don’t know what they do to them but these are by far the best chips we have ever tasted.
There are also fresh organic food fruit and veg stalls if you’re on a health kick health and plenty of cakes, doughnuts and all things sweet to tempt you if you’re not.
The arts and crafts stalls change a good bit but will always have a good variety of unique handmade gifts and crafts to choose from. The craft stalls generally have unique and personalised gifts for new baby, new home, wedding and engagements, birthdays or even just to treat yourself! We have often seen some of our Market Street sellers there such as.
- Emma Higgins Art there selling her colourful artwork,
- Pictures 4 Life with their unique personalised frames for all occasions,
- BBpapercuts with their very contemporary art maps, and
- Woof Stuff with their trendy little dog bandanas and treats.
We’ve also seen picture framers selling prints and photographs (and really cool old maps of Dublin), a Polish potter with lovely flatware and tea sets, some very cool up-cycled furniture and a range of other gifts and decorative handcrafts.
As there are only a handful of craft stalls selling unique and quirky handcrafts that is one of the things we would like to see more of.
Market Events
They have occasional family fun days through the summer with games and activities for children, as well as small petting farms with rabbits and sheep. They run an international food day once a year with dozens and dozens of food stalls with food cuisines from all around the world. There is an Easter market where the Easter bunny will make a visit, and usually a popular kiddy favourite on family fun day. This summer Paw Patrol's Chase and Marshall made an appearance. We found the best way to keep up to date is to follow their Facebook page which is well run and regularly updated with upcoming events.
Facilities
There are a few picnic benches set out next to the market. There is also a basket full of picnic blankets for you sit on the grass and feast, and a big bottle of sun cream tied to a tree for you to use if you forgot yours (which is a nice touch). If you need a toilet, there are two on site (portacabin style but clean) with hand sanitiser for afterwards.
Away from the market, Bushy Park is one of the better Dublin City parks. It has a really nice, recently renovated playground with something for kids of all ages and a lovely duck pond to walk (or jog) around. You will also find a nice wooded area with streams, brooks and bridges to explore as well as plenty of green space and pitches. There’s a fenced off skateboard park right next to the recently refurbished tennis and padel club, which is beside Sportworld Running Club clubhouse.
With summer outdoor yoga and bootcamp classes held next to the recently done up bandstand, there really is something for everyone in Bushy Park. We go there with the kids at least once a month and have a fun day out every time!
Our Rating
We really love this market but feel the number of craft stalls could be increased. Apart from that it has everything else you want from a local park market.
Market Street rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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