Ardfallen Location |
The Ardfallen Centre is located on the Douglas
Road, about 2 km south of the Cork City centre and the City Hall. Pedestrian access is from the Douglas Road. The No. 207 bus from the city centre (and the City Hall) to Douglas/Donnybrook passes the entrance to Ardfallen. Ask for the Ardfallen bus stop near the 'Briar Rose'. |
Vehicular access is via the car park at the side
of the Douglas Swimming Pool. A. From the city centre, travel south (passing the City Hall on the left) and continue straight through 3 sets of traffic lights. Continue past St. Finbarres Hospital (on the right) and a Tesco Convenience store (on the left) and at the next set of traffic lights turn left through Bellair and at the top turn right onto the Ballinlough Road. Go past the Ballinlough Church and then take the second turn to the right onto Beechwood Park. Continue past the school (on the right) and at the bottom, following the left turn, take an immediate right to the access road to the swimming pool and the Ardfallen Centre. Park in the car park by the swimming pool and the church complex is on the left. B. From Dublin (via the Jack Lynch Tunnel), having passed through the tunnel, continue straight on the N40. Take the 2nd exit on the left onto the N28 (signposted to Carrigaline & Ringaskiddy). Keep left and at the roundabout at the bottom take the 4th exit and continue on the R610 and head towards Douglas. At the next roundabout take the 4th exit and continue on the R610, straight through the next roundabout and then at the traffic lights turn right onto the Douglas Road and head north. Continue straight to the traffic lights (by the J+P Opel Motor Garage) and turn right into Eglantine Park. Take the first left turn and then the 2nd left and then left again to the access road to the swimming pool and the Ardfallen Centre. C. From Bandon & West Cork, travel along the South Link Road and having passed the slip road to Douglas West, take the next slip road marked Douglas East. At the traffic lights at the bottom of this slip road turn left onto the Douglas Road and continue as B above. |