Dublin Walking Tour: St Patrick's Cathedral, Book of Kells & Dublin Castle
by LetzGo City Tours
Choose from 4 available options
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€238Overview
This walking tour focuses on Dublin’s historical landmarks linked to the city’s religious and political past. It begins with skip-the-line entry to St Patrick's Cathedral, where the guide explains the life of Ireland’s patron saint and discusses literary figures associated with the cathedral, including Jonathan Swift and Bram Stoker. Visitors spend about an hour exploring the cathedral and its gardens. The tour then proceeds to Dublin Castle, originally built in the 13th century on a Viking settlement site. The guide leads an exterior tour lasting around 40 minutes, pointing out the castle’s Record and Octagonal Towers, Upper and Lower State Yards, and recounting stories of its use as a military fortress, prison, and administrative center over 700 years. The castle gardens, located where Vikings first landed in 795 AD, are also included. A 15-minute stop follows at the Molly Malone Statue, where the guide shares the origin and significance of the song 'Cockles and Mussels,' a well-known Dublin anthem. The visit continues with a 65-minute entry to the Book of Kells at Trinity College Library. The guide discusses the manuscript’s detailed medieval illumination, symbolism, and 1,200-year history. Afterwards, there is 10 minutes available for browsing the Trinity College souvenir shop. The entire tour lasts about three and a half hours and involves walking over uneven and cobbled surfaces. It includes skip-the-line access to St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Book of Kells exhibition. The tour does not include an interior visit to Dublin Castle. There is an optional upgrade to add the Guinness Storehouse, but this is not part of the standard itinerary.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
This stop includes skip-the-line entry to Ireland’s largest cathedral. Visitors learn about Jonathan Swift, the cathedral’s dean and author of Gulliver’s Travels, and Bram Stoker, author of Dracula and former Trinity College student. The guided tour covers the cathedral’s architecture and its gardens during a 60-minute visit.
60 min
Dublin Castle
This fully guided exterior tour covers Dublin Castle, originally built in the 13th century on a site first settled by Vikings. The castle served as a military fortress, prison, treasury, courts of law, and the seat of English administration in Ireland for 700 years. Visitors see the original 13th century Record and Octagonal Towers, the Upper and Lower State Yards, and architectural features from rebuilds in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The guide shares stories of intrigue and mystery related to the castle’s history. The tour also includes a visit to the Castle Gardens, located where Vikings first landed in Dublin in 795 AD, now a Celtic-inspired landscaped lawn.
40 min
Molly Malone Statue
The guide introduces Dublin’s unofficial mascot and the song 'Cockles and Mussels,' explaining the story behind the statue and its role as a symbol of the city. This stop takes approximately 15 minutes.
15 min
The Book of Kells Experience
Visitors enter Trinity College Library to see the 9th century Book of Kells, described in 1007 Ulster records as the most valuable object in the western world. The guide explains the manuscript’s detailed medieval illumination, symbolism, and artistic significance over its 1,200-year history. This portion of the tour lasts about 65 minutes.
65 min
Trinity College Dublin
After viewing the Book of Kells, guests have 10 minutes to visit the Trinity College souvenir shop located within the venue.
10 min
Meeting point
Meeting Time: 15 minutes before the scheduled start time Meeting Place: St Patrick's Garden, Bull Alley St, Dublin, Ireland Meeting Point: Meet your guide at the fountain in the middle of St Patrick's Garden
End point
The tour will finish inside Guinness Storehouse for all guests, who opted for the tour upgrade option (Ultimate Full Day Dublin (6hrs) and have the Guinness Storehouse included.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Dublin Walking Tour: St Patrick's Cathedral, Book of Kells & Dublin Castle
by LetzGo City Tours
Choose from 4 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€238Overview
This walking tour focuses on Dublin’s historical landmarks linked to the city’s religious and political past. It begins with skip-the-line entry to St Patrick's Cathedral, where the guide explains the life of Ireland’s patron saint and discusses literary figures associated with the cathedral, including Jonathan Swift and Bram Stoker. Visitors spend about an hour exploring the cathedral and its gardens. The tour then proceeds to Dublin Castle, originally built in the 13th century on a Viking settlement site. The guide leads an exterior tour lasting around 40 minutes, pointing out the castle’s Record and Octagonal Towers, Upper and Lower State Yards, and recounting stories of its use as a military fortress, prison, and administrative center over 700 years. The castle gardens, located where Vikings first landed in 795 AD, are also included. A 15-minute stop follows at the Molly Malone Statue, where the guide shares the origin and significance of the song 'Cockles and Mussels,' a well-known Dublin anthem. The visit continues with a 65-minute entry to the Book of Kells at Trinity College Library. The guide discusses the manuscript’s detailed medieval illumination, symbolism, and 1,200-year history. Afterwards, there is 10 minutes available for browsing the Trinity College souvenir shop. The entire tour lasts about three and a half hours and involves walking over uneven and cobbled surfaces. It includes skip-the-line access to St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Book of Kells exhibition. The tour does not include an interior visit to Dublin Castle. There is an optional upgrade to add the Guinness Storehouse, but this is not part of the standard itinerary.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
This stop includes skip-the-line entry to Ireland’s largest cathedral. Visitors learn about Jonathan Swift, the cathedral’s dean and author of Gulliver’s Travels, and Bram Stoker, author of Dracula and former Trinity College student. The guided tour covers the cathedral’s architecture and its gardens during a 60-minute visit.
60 min
Dublin Castle
This fully guided exterior tour covers Dublin Castle, originally built in the 13th century on a site first settled by Vikings. The castle served as a military fortress, prison, treasury, courts of law, and the seat of English administration in Ireland for 700 years. Visitors see the original 13th century Record and Octagonal Towers, the Upper and Lower State Yards, and architectural features from rebuilds in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The guide shares stories of intrigue and mystery related to the castle’s history. The tour also includes a visit to the Castle Gardens, located where Vikings first landed in Dublin in 795 AD, now a Celtic-inspired landscaped lawn.
40 min
Molly Malone Statue
The guide introduces Dublin’s unofficial mascot and the song 'Cockles and Mussels,' explaining the story behind the statue and its role as a symbol of the city. This stop takes approximately 15 minutes.
15 min
The Book of Kells Experience
Visitors enter Trinity College Library to see the 9th century Book of Kells, described in 1007 Ulster records as the most valuable object in the western world. The guide explains the manuscript’s detailed medieval illumination, symbolism, and artistic significance over its 1,200-year history. This portion of the tour lasts about 65 minutes.
65 min
Trinity College Dublin
After viewing the Book of Kells, guests have 10 minutes to visit the Trinity College souvenir shop located within the venue.
10 min
Meeting point
Meeting Time: 15 minutes before the scheduled start time Meeting Place: St Patrick's Garden, Bull Alley St, Dublin, Ireland Meeting Point: Meet your guide at the fountain in the middle of St Patrick's Garden
End point
The tour will finish inside Guinness Storehouse for all guests, who opted for the tour upgrade option (Ultimate Full Day Dublin (6hrs) and have the Guinness Storehouse included.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.