david howells

El Rosedal or the Rose Garden is the heart of the Tres de Febrero park. It was created in 1914 by the landscaper Carlos Thays. The area around the garden and in particular the wide open paved loop that loops around the lake is one of the preferred places in the city for exercise. You can cycle, run, roller blade or just walk the loop. You can also hire 'pedalos' here as well so you can take a leisurely boat trip out on the lake if you want to. There is also the poets garden complete with busts of famous poets, a beautiful white pergola bridge and of course the rather large rose garden.

Decent sized car park with a height restriction. Not more than 2m. Right at the bottom of the Long Man of Wilmington. Lovely area.

Marvellous little free museum at the end of the famed Iron Bridge. Used to be the Toll House for the bridge and it has an interesting history. I liked the highlighted fact that ferry operators who had been put out of business by the bridge were exempt from the Tolls.
Anyway being a Toll House it is very small but it is full of interesting information boards about the bridge and surrounding area. It has a two floors and is well kept and immaculate. Lovely friendly helpful staff too, namely Laura and Mell (see I did remember). It has a small shop as well.
Well worth a visit!

Nice museum spread over three floors with friendly staff and just a €3 entry fee. Nicely laid out but the content is quite basic. The exhibits are just informative generally. This is a high school level exhibition really but good enough to pass away an hour or so.

A decent size statue to a genius of the art world. Needs a decent pressure wash though!