Small Group Bucket List Sights Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Meeting point

Where

We meet across the road from Christchurch Cathedral, beside the Bull & Castle restaurant. Look for the yellow umbrella!

Departure

10:00 daily; scheduled year-round (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

The tour on College Green, outside the front gate of Trinity College.

Pickup

No hotel pickup: everyone meets at the start point

Operator

Yellow Umbrella Tours Ltd; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   Originally built in wood by the Vikings, the magnificent cathedral was recast in stone by the Normans and renovated by whiskey money in the the 19th century10 min · Admission not included
2. 2
   Saint Patrick's Cathedral

   Named after our famous patron saint who drove the snakes off the island, St. Patrick's Cathedral was superbly renovated by the Guinness family (Sir Benjamin lee Guinness) in the 1860s.

   10 min · Admission not included
3. 3
   Dubh Linn Gardens

   Home the Chester Beatty Library, this beautiful and secluded garden is where the Vikings moored their Long Boats when they arrived in Dublin in the 9th century.

   10 min
4. 4
   Dublin Castle

   The centre of British government in Ireland for 700 years, Dublin Castle is a stunning mixture of medieval, Georgian, Gothic and modern architecture.

   10 min · Admission not included
5. 5
   City Hall

   Beside City Hall and outside the front gate of the castle we explain the significance of our national flag: peace between Catholic and Protestant, North and South.

   10 min
6. 6
   Temple Bar

   One of the oldest parts of the city and now famous for the lively pubs and nightlife, we describe how it was laid out during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.

   10 min
7. 7
   Millennium Bridge

   Having crossed the river Liffey from the south to the north, we can take in the view of the city from the east where the Celts built their settlement 2,100 years ago to the west where the Americans inspired the Silicon Docks 21 years ago.

   10 min · Admission not included
8. 8
   We cross back to the south over the iconic Ha'Penny Bridge

   Originally, named after the Duke of Wellington we can thank Harland & Wolff that the bridge no longer shakes when you walk over it!

   10 min · Admission not included
9. 9
   Dublin is a city of contrasts, typified by Crown Alley with Merchant's Arch at one end and Sam Stephenson's brutalist behemoth, Stephenson Tower, at the other10 min · Admission not included
10. 10
    With some of the most beautiful buildings (banks and parliament) in the city, College Green was the centre of government and finance in a city that considered itself to be the 02nd city of the empire10 min
11. 11
    Molly Malone Statue

    No tour of Dublin is complete without saying hello to our favourite daughter of Dublin, Molly Malone!

    10 min · Admission not included
12. 12
    Trinity College Dublin

    We conclude our exploration of our beloved old city outside the magnificent Trinity College, home to the famous Book of Kells exhibition.

    10 min · Admission not included

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