Trinity Trails: Guided Walking Tour of Trinity College
Description
Experience the history and heritage of Dublin's Trinity College on a guided walking tour. Walk in the footsteps of generations of students, academics, and graduates as you discover the stories that make Ireland’s oldest university so extraordinary. Pass by the home of two of the world’s oldest student societies, whose past members include some of Ireland’s most renowned writers including Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Samuel Beckett and Sally Rooney. Stroll along pathways lined with historic buildings and discover their hidden stories. Enjoy the tranquility of Trinity’s leafy squares while learning about the campus’s rich biodiversity. Keep an eye out for native plant life and discover how Trinity is protecting nesting birds and bees across its 47-acre grounds. Tours are led by Trinity students and alumni. Please note that the tour is in English. It is an outdoor activity, and the ticket does not include access to the Book of Kells or the Old Library.
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Itinerary
Our guides will begin each tour in Front Square - where you will be introduced to the history of Trinity College, and the beautiful Georgian buildings of Front Square
Our tour includes a visit to the Museum building, where visitors can enter and admire the craftsmanship and decoration of the interior of this Victorian building.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(280)
Definitely the best way to experience Trinity College. Nianh was knowledgeable and injected a sense of humor and personal insight to the stories, history and buildings of the campus. We especially appreciated her commentary into student life at Trinity.
Naimh was the single best tour guide I have had in 40 years of traveling. 10/10 would recommend!
This was a really enjoyable tour with Sinead. Lots of interesting facts told in a lovely way so no info overload, which was appreciated in the mid afternoon sun. The tour is about 40 mins, then you’re left by a coffee dock/bar where you can get refreshments or pop to the loo before the play. The play was not the reason we booked but wowser, it was fantastic. The staging, lighting and acting was excellent. I would highly recommend. P.s. four of the five of us were Irish and we each learned lots!
Did this yesterday and would highly recommend. Ava our guide was enthusiastic and very knowledgeable of her subject matter. It was so good that my only issue was I would have liked it to longer. Even though I’m a local I’d never been to the Samual Beckett. The play was excellent, a life story told very movingly. Well done all, made me proud to be a Dub!
The Literary Tour with Anya yesterday was excellent. Anya was very knowledgable and brought great energy to the tour. It was great hearing all about Oscar Wilde, Samuel Becket, Eavan Boland & Sally Rooney to name but a few of the literary greats & their experiences in Trinity - she shared great nuggets about all of them that as an Irish person I hadn’t heard before. The play in the Samuel Beckett theatre after the walking tour was superb. It chronicles Oscar Wildes life . The actors & production were fantastic & again gave so much insight into the life of Wilde in a highly entertaining big way. The play alone was well worth the ticket price of the whole tour. Would highly recommend Anya & the Trinity Literary tour which includes a play in the top class Samuel Beckett theatre. It’s only on for a limited period -7 weeks I think so book your tickets early, you won’t be disappointed.
Really great experience, very interesting. We had a great guide Chris who was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions! Would recommend this tour to anyone visiting!
We booked this tour “on accident” when trying to book the Book of Kells. But we are so glad we did! The campus is beautiful and I’m glad we were able to see so much of it. David, our tour guide, was incredibly knowledgeable and had a very approachable personality! He did an incredible job leading our group, providing lots of information, and answering all our questions. I would highly recommend this tour (especially with David).
Ava was our guide and she was excellent. We also attended the Wilde play and we loved that- acting was superbe
Excellent tour. Very informative. Anya was a brilliant tour guide. I did the literary tour with the play "Oscar Unwritten" afterwards.
Very interesting tour, David was a great guide!
