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(273)
Very interesting tour, David was a great guide!
We had a great time! David was an awesome guide. Definitely recommend
Tour guide was excellent with some good stories and general history of Trinity. The Oscar Wilde play was top notch. Skilled actors and a moving story.
Nathan was a fantastic tour guide!
What a fantastic guided tour, truly! We especially lucked out with Liam as our tour guide—what a knowledgeable, fun, kind and interesting Irish gentleman! The tour is super interesting and leaves you wishing to go to Trinity! The long room (library) is stunning, even with most of the books off the shelves for cleaning and care after 400 years (what?!). See it before the room goes under years long restoration soon. So worth it!
Maybe he was an inexperienced tour guide. Inarticulate, overpriced at 40 euros, unfocused, terrible speaker. No one could understand a word he said and we were all native English speakers.
First of all shout out to Niamh (I hope it is spelled correct) that on 25 June al 10h30 lead our group across the college. Smiley, super knowlegeable and with a nice humour explained and show us the wonders of the buildings and history of the place. I really think ot os worth the money. She graduated last September so she gives you an insight of the real life in Trinity.❤️
This was a great tour of this historic and iconic campus. Our student tour guide Katie was fantastic — informative and funny and available to answer questions during our walks between sites. We coupled this with the Book of Kells and Library visit which was also very well done. So glad we made these plans.
A fairly short but enjoyable and educational student-led tour of Trinity University.
The college is really interesting; Arianna has provided us with all the important information, stimulating our curiosity to the point that, by asking so many questions, we were running late for the visit to the Library.
