Activities for all ages.

From family fun to sporty pursuits, visitors to Bray will be kept well occupied.

For a fantastic day out for kids (big and small), visit the National SEA LIFE Centre (01-2860562) on the Seafront, just a two minute walk from the DART station. This aquatic zoo has over 30 displays and is home to over 1,000 marine creatures.

Bray Bowl (01-2864455), located very close to the DART Station, is a facility with something for all ages. It boasts 16 ten-pin bowling lanes, a video arcade, snooker, pool and a Quasar laser tag arena. 

And of course, no trip to Bray is complete without a quick go at the games and fairground rides at the amusement arcades along the seafront

Around 10 minutes’ drive from Bray (or by taking Dublin Bus 182) is the village of Enniskerry and Powerscourt Estate (01-2046000) with its spectacular house, gardens, waterfall and golfing facilities. Set at the foot of the rolling Wicklow hills, it is a great place to visit. 

Also based on the estate is an attraction made especially for little ones although it is a treat at any age! At Tara’s Palace & Museum of Childhood (01-2748090) you can enter a ‘magical miniature world.’

It is the home of Ireland’s largest period doll house as well as hundreds of other fascinating exhibits like the ‘house in a bottle,’ ‘the smallest doll in the world,’ a vintage collection of doll’s houses and more. 

It opens seven days and there are tours available. There are admission fees but all profits are donated to Irish children’s charities. 

On the grounds of Killruddery House & Gardens, on the Southern Cross Road between Bray and Greystones, Squirrel's Scramble. (085-8627011) uses a natural forest setting for numerous activities for all ages.

It offers more than 40 different challenges on four different levels (1.5–8 metres) to climb, balance, slide and crawl. It opens weekends and holidays, March to November. 

In addition to walking and hiking, Bray offers plenty of other outdoor activities. Bray Adventures (087- 3669999/01-2760973), based on the seafront, offers stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, surfing, coastal exploring, raft building, hill walking, rock climbing and abseiling. 

Bray Sailing Club (01-2860272) runs a full programme of racing, cruising and a sea school, which
provides training courses for adults and juniors alike. 

Horse-riding is also popular in the area with options like trekking in the hills, lessons in outdoor/indoor arenas and more.

Local providers include Brennanstown Riding School (01- 2863778) and Festina Lente (01-2720704).

For golfers, whether novices or experienced, there are numerous fine courses in the area and wider County Wicklow.

For example, Bray Golf Club (01-2763200) at Quill Road is an excellent parkland course and Old Conna Golf Club (01-2866055) at Ferndale Road is another beautiful mature parkland course, designed by Ireland’s noted golf course designer, Eddie Hackett.

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