Dublin Castle. Co. Dublin
Limited Access
State Apartments – Self Guiding only .
Grounds and garden open.
Dublin Castle
Just a short walk from Trinity College, on the way to Christchurch, Dublin Castle is well situated for visiting on foot. The history of this city-centre site stretches back to the Viking Age and the castle itself was built in the thirteenth century.
The building served as a military fortress, a prison, a treasury and courts of law. For 700 years, from 1204 until independence, it was the seat of English (and then British) rule in Ireland.
Rebuilt as the castle we now know in the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Dublin Castle is now a government complex and an arena of state ceremony.
The state apartments, undercroft, chapel royal, heritage centre and restaurant are now open to visitors.
Admission
Guided Tour (1 hour) (State Apartments, Medieval Undercroft, Chapel Royal and Exhibitions)
Adult €12.00
Senior €10.00
Student €10.00
Child €6.00
Family €30.00
Self-Guide (30 minutes approx) (State Apartments and Exhibitions)
Adult €8.00
Senior €6.00
Student €6.00
Child €4.00
Family €20.00.
Opening Times
Open all Year Round
Monday – Sunday and Public Holidays 09:45 – 17.45
Last admission at 17:15
Average Length of Visit: Guided Tour 1 hour. Self Guided Tour 30 minutes.
Admission is by guided tour with a self guiding option also available.
Notice
Advanced booking is required for both Guided and Self-Guided Groups.
Please note that as Dublin Castle is a working Government building, security, access to rooms and opening arrangements may be subject to change at short notice. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Closed 25 – 27 December and 1 January.
Getting Here
Situated in the City Centre off Dame Street, behind City Hall, 5 minutes walk from Trinity College en-route to Christchurch.
Dame Street
Dublin 2
D02 AK81.
- Cafe
- Toilets
- Wheelchair Accessible Toilet.
