Bray, Ireland Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

BRAY , a resort first developed in the 1850s when the railway was extended south of Dún Laoghaire, now welcomes hordes of visitors taking the DART from Dublin on summer weekends with a seafront full of video arcades, B&Bs and fast-food shops. Inevitably the town has lost some of its genteel Victorian charm, but it does boast a superb sand and shingle beach and there are fine walks to be had up around Bray Head , a knob of rock pushing into the sea, where a massive cross, erected to mark the holy year of 1950, serves as a reminder that you are still in Catholic Europe. The Bray Heritage Centre , in the Old Court House on … more »