Bull Island Nature Reserve,
Dollymount, Dublin 5
Office
+353 (0)1 833 6471Pro shop
+353 (0)1 833 6471Fax
+353 (0)1 833 4618Website
Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Seaside links. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland.
Designer:
Unknown
53.375312
-6.137023
8 km E of Dublin centre
From the M50 motorway north of Dublin take exit 3 (M1 / M50 intersection) onto the N32 direction Malahide. After 4.8 km turn right at roundabout into Grange Road, heading south. After 1 km turn right into Kilbarrack Road, and then first left into Raheny Road. After 1.6 km (past church in Raheny) turn left into Watermill Road. After o.8 km, at traffic lights cross straight over James Larkin Road and follow Causeway Road onto North Bull Island. The entrance to St. Anne's is on your left.
St Anne's Golf Club occupies a wonderfully natural environment on the Bull Island Nature Reserve (a protected bird sanctuary) which it also shares with the Royal Dublin Golf Club. Although on the doorstep of one of Europe's capital cities, this unique location is wonderfully unspoilt and natural. It makes for a memorable, yet challenging golf outing - the level of challenge increasing as wind speeds pick-up.
The sand dunes here are not overly large, but are quite sufficient to give character and definition to the relatively flat terrain. These small sand hills also support the growth of ball-snagging longer grass beyond the fairways. A recent programme of investment and upgrade has enhanced the reputation of St Anne's, bringing the course and clubhouse closer to the standards set by its Royal neighbour.
With unspoilt links land all around, and splendid views of Howth Head and out across Dublin Bay, here is a thoroughly enjoyable seaside links layout - a Dublin course that's growing in stature all the time.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Players generally walk this course.
Limited
The Bull Island Nature Reserve in Dublin Bay is a bird sanctuary of major international significance and an important wintering site for wildfowl. Thousands of birds use the salt marsh as a resting feeding and feeding place. The sanctuary comes under the protection of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). St Anne's Golf Club is a member of Ireland's East Coast Links Alliance.
Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
+ 353 (0)1 833 2321
Visit websiteClontarf Castle is a luxurious Irish castle hotel, dating (in parts) from the 12th century. It is located just two miles from the heart of the city and only five miles from Dublin Airport.
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Royal Dublin; St Anne's; Portmarnock; Portmarnock Links.
The Island; Roganstown; St Margaret's; Castleknock; Luttrellstown Castle; South County; Grange; Powerscourt; Woodbrook.
Sutton Cross, Dublin 13
+353 (0)1 839 0000
Visit websiteThe Hotel was built in 1897 in what was a sleepy outlying area of Dublin City. It was originally known as the ‘Golfers Hotel’ later becoming the ‘Strand Hotel’ and finally in 1913 the Marine Hotel.
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Royal Dublin; St Anne's; Portmarnock; Portmarnock Links.
The Island; Roganstown; St Margaret's; Castleknock; Luttrellstown Castle; South County; Grange; Powerscourt; Woodbrook.
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