Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre

Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre is a national retail distribution centre located in Donabate, Fingal, Ireland. Built for and used by Tesco Ireland for distribution of a wide range of goods, as of 2022 it is the 12th-largest building by volume in the world, with a volume of 1,550,000 cubic metres; for comparison, this is 42% of the volume of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

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Type: Warehouse
Description: distribution center in Donabate, Republic of Ireland
Also known as: “Tesco Distribution Centre”
Address: Donabate

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newbridge Demesne and Donabate.

Newbridge Demesne

Park

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Newbridge Demesne is an early 18th-century Georgian estate and mansion situated in north County Dublin, Ireland. It was built from around 1751 by Charles Cobbe, Archbishop of Dublin, and remained the property of his Cobbe descendants until 1985. Newbridge Demesne is situated 1¼ km east of Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre.

Donabate

Railway station

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Donabate railway station serves Donabate in Fingal. It is part of the Irish Rail network and is not yet served by DART services. The nearest DART station right now is the previous station, Malahide. Donabate is situated 2½ km east of Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre.

Swords Castle

Castle

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Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century near the Ward River, some of the castle estate had fallen into disrepair by the 14th and 15th centuries. Swords Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swords and Malahide.

Swords

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Swords is a town 12 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 41,000. It's historically in County Dublin, which in 1994 was divided, with Swords becoming the county town of Fingal. Dublin Airport is within the town limits and much of Swords is industrial or commuterland for the city, but with an ancient castle and Round Tower.

Malahide

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Malahide is a seaside town 18 km northeast of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 18,608. Historically it's part of County Dublin, which was divided so nowadays Malahide is governed by County Fingal.

Lusk

Town

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Lusk is a town in County Dublin, Ireland. Sometimes described as a village, Lusk is located about 20 km north of Dublin city centre. Lusk is in a townland and civil parish of the same name, in the barony of Balrothery East. Lusk is situated 4½ km north of Tesco Donabate Distribution Centre.