walks dublin

The Unforgettable Tour of Dublin will create a personalised tour just for you . You will be chauffeur driven around Dublin in a luxurious Chrysler Voyager. The tour inclues visiting where U2 grew up, schools and present day homes.  Visit the streets where " Sweetest Thing " and " Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" were filmed. See the hearing aid shop where Bono got his name and Windmill Lane where the group recorded most of their big hits! Tours inc...

Red Island Skerries Co. Dublin.

Location: It is signposted off the Dublin\Belfast road - 5km north of Swords.

Distance: 1km/.6miles.

Starting point: The monument at the northern end of Skerries main street where a side road leads to the shore.

Route: The southside of the walk marks the end of the beach. The island to the south is Shenick's island and it is possible to walk out to it at low tide. The rocks are flat at the eastern tip of the island. O...

The South Wall, Dublin.

Location: Bus 1 goes to Poolbeg power station. Cars come from the coast road through Ringsend.

Distance: 5km/3 miles.

Starting point: The walk begins at the stone-built house with barred windows.

Route: Here, within the harbour, a lighthouse stands in mid-channel. You continue to the first embankment which was begun in 1711. Along the southside of the wall, there is a series of rusting iron bars which extend 20 metres from th...

Booterstown Slob, Dublin.

Location: Buses 5, 6, 7, & 8 to Booterstown.

Distance: 2km/1.3 miles.

Starting point: The route begins at the corner of the carpark south of the railway station.

Route: Walk beside the road, along the top of the embankment to the viewing point, opposite a large house with a Gothic roof. Follow the footpath to the northwest. There is a concrete culvert which surrounds the slobland and provides a footpath to the seashore. Y...

The Tallaght Hills and Seefingan.

Location: Bus 65b from terminus, Bus 49a back from Bohernabreena.

Distance:20.5km/13.5miles....

Let's go for a walk around town! "Around" in the true sense of the word. We can either join one of the organised walking tours or else follow the programme specially drawn up here. Either is fine but it's more fun to join a walking party with different nationalities and to have, at your disposal, a real Dublin guide from whom you can ask any question you like....

West Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Location: Buses 7&8 stop near the Top Hat Ballroom. There is a carpark on the roadside.

Distance: 3km/2 miles.

Starting point: The Coal Quay Bridge

Route: After the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club on the main pier, there is a gateway leading to a smaller breakwater. After the first bend, there are steps leading down to a rocky promontory. Along the final straight portion of the pier, it is possible to walk on t...

Scotsman's Bay to Sandycove, Co.Dublin.

Location: Bus 8, carparking is beside the baths.

Distance: 2km/1.3 miles.

Starting point: The base of the East Pier.

Route: Follow the wall on the eastside of the baths to bring you back to the seafront. The way goes along a footpath above the rocks. The path becomes broken in many places and a little further on it ends in a wall. You continue by either scrambling over the rocks or by climbing up the step...

Ireland is said by many to be one of the most haunted countries on the planet. No trip to the Emerald Isle is complete without a ghost tour. This unique and genuinely creepy walk will trace the mysteries of the supernatural and sometimes demonic forces that stalk the streets of Dublin.

Opening Dates: Every Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun at 8pm – Tour departs from the small square – next to City Hall, and opposite Eddie Rockets on Dame Street. Please email for private bookings

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White Rock, Co. Dublin. Location: Killiney--Bus 45a from Dun Laoghaire to Ballybrack. Distance:2.5km/1.5miles. Starting point: The carpark on Military road, below the hotel. Route: The walk goes northwards along the bastion, it ends at a point where the beach is being built up. There is then an easy climb over rocks to White Rock. The return journey is along the beach, or Vico road...