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Dublin's tip-based walking tours, from Trinity College to Christ Church
Tipping is how Dublin's free walking tours work. You reserve your place on GuruWalk at no cost and without a credit card, and the guide is paid at the end with what you think the walk was worth.
Christ Church Cathedral, Trinity College, Dublin Castle and Temple Bar are the stops that recur most on the routes Dublin's walks publish. Across Dublin, 21 local guides lead the free tours. More than 17,298 reviews put Dublin's free tours at 4.9 out of 5.
True crime, the essentials, 1916 or the Vikings: picking a Dublin walk
Dublin's ghost tours: true crime in the Liberties, myths and legends
The subjects of Dublin's ghost tours include true crime and the city's myths and legends. A true-crime walk in the Liberties lists Thomas Street, Meath Street, Francis Street, St Catherine's Church of Ireland and St Audoen's Park among its stops.
Essential Dublin, from Trinity College to Dublin Castle
Dublin's essential tours are the overview for a first visit: the founding of the city and its Viking past, the Easter Rising and the British handover of Dublin Castle, and walkers rate them 4.9 out of 5 across 16,162 reviews. Most essential Dublin routes that list their stops pass Trinity College, Temple Bar and Christ Church Cathedral, many also Dublin Castle, and some finish in the Dubh Linn Garden. Some are led in Italian or Portuguese.
Famine, 1916 and the medieval walls: Dublin's history tours
Dublin's history tours, rated 4.7 out of 5 in 836 reviews, include a north-side walk on the Famine and the revolution. Its stops include the GPO Museum, the O'Connell Monument, the Custom House, the Famine Memorial and the Gresham Hotel, the site of assassinations on the morning of Bloody Sunday 1920. Another Dublin history tour follows the walls of medieval Dublin, with St Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral among its stops.
Viking Dublin and its legends
Among Dublin's alternative tours is a walk devoted to Viking Dublin and its legends.
From the GPO to Molly Malone: the stops of a Dublin walking tour
A walking tour of central Dublin takes between two hours and three and a quarter hours on a typical route of about 2.9 kilometres. Christ Church Cathedral, Trinity College, Dublin Castle and Temple Bar recur across the routes, and the other stops below turn up on some. Taken across the routes, they come in roughly this order:
- General Post Office, headquarters of the Easter Rising.
- Christ Church Cathedral, for the founding of the city and the Vikings.
- Dublin Castle, for the handover of power from the British Empire and what the castle does for the city today.
- Bank of Ireland, one of the buildings in view from College Green.
- Temple Bar, with its cobbled streets, pubs, shops and street art.
- Trinity College, the oldest university in Ireland.
- Dubh Linn Garden, the castle gardens, where some tours finish with more on the Vikings and modern Ireland.
- Molly Malone Statue, a cultural icon and local legend of the city.
Some walks open at St Stephen's Green, by the Wolfe Tone statue, and others set off by the Spire. The meeting point of each tour is shown when you book.
Before you meet your guide at the Spire or St Stephen's Green
Is a tip expected at the end of a Dublin walk through Temple Bar?
Free tours in Dublin don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
How long is a walking tour of Dublin's centre?
Set aside just over two and a quarter hours for a Dublin free walking tour. That is the average; the shortest last two hours, and the longest three and a quarter.
Which hours and languages do Dublin's guides cover?
In November, Dublin's first free walking tour of the day leaves at 8:30 AM and the last at 3:00 PM. Language matters as much as the time, with 11 free tours in English, nine in Spanish, four in Italian and one each in French and Portuguese, so check both when you book.
Do Dublin walks start at the Spire or St Stephen's Green?
Depending on the walk, Dublin free walking tours can start by the Spire or at St Stephen's Green. Other meeting points include Crown Alley in Temple Bar and Barnardo Square, and your booking tells you which one is yours.
Should you skip the guide between Trinity College and Christ Church Cathedral?
You do not need a guide to walk between Trinity College, Temple Bar, Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. Booking a place with a local guide is free, though, and the guide fills in what the buildings leave out, from the founding of the city and the Vikings to the Easter Rising. Groups have limited places, so book ahead.
Frequently asked questions about free tours in Dublin
Can I watch a street walk through Dublin before I go?
Video City Walk follows central Dublin at street level, with the route already moving when the page opens. Watch the walk through Dublin to see the pace of its streets and choose the areas you want to cover before your free tour.
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