7 Night Customized Ireland

Weather in Ireland

Generally, Ireland has a moderate climate with temperatures rarely falling below freezing & top temperatures only reaching 27/28C. However, it has been said of Ireland that you can experience four seasons in the one day! So bring your anorak, umbrella or hat & something warm to wear for the evening as they can be chilly! Snow is very rare. The coldest months are January & February & the warmest are July & August where you can have up to 18hrs of daylight.

How are you?

People in Ireland say “how are you” as a greeting, just like hello or hi – they don’t really want you to tell them how you are really feeling! You can just reply “grand” which means “fine”!

***includes breakfast

Within easy walking distance are O'CONNELL ST, CROKE PARK, TEMPLE BAR, The ABBEY and GATE THEATRE, The HUGH LANE ART GALLERY, DUBLIN WRITER MUSEUM, JAMES JOYCE CULTURAL CENTRE, Dublin’s newest CINEMA COMPLEX and other major tourist attractions.

Luggage Storage and express check-in/check-out available at 24-hour front desk

For routes & maps see: https://www.bigbustours.com/en/dublin/dublin-routes-and-tour-maps/

Free mobile app is also available to get dublin tour times, routes and landmarks in your pocket.

--search BigBus Dublin in the App Store of your iphone

***The closes stop to your hotel is going to be Parnell Square across from Dublin Writers Museum at the Garden of Remembrance. 

Open 7 days a week 930am - 7pm with the last admission at 5pm

July has later openings: During July and August until 8pm with the last admission at 6pm

**another local attaction is St. Patrick's Tower

A former Windmill. A landmark that is visible from across the city and can be used as a help in finding the Guinness store house which is just across the street (although the entrance is a bit further). The tower itself is not accessible but is lit-up on holidays in appropriate colours eg green for St Patrick's day. There is a coffee shop nearby which has a good coffee.

The Guided Bow St. Experience Distillery Tour Description:

Our flagship experience provides a fully guided and immersive, 40-minute tour which brings you through Our Story, Our Process & ends with Our Taste, a comparative whiskey tasting.

Experience Includes:

• Fully hosted tour
• Comparative whiskey tasting
• Complimentary drink at JJ's Bar
• 30 participants
• 40 mins duration

***confirm entry time on vouchers. The last admission is at 6pm

***includes breakfast

Within easy walking distance are O'CONNELL ST, CROKE PARK, TEMPLE BAR, The ABBEY and GATE THEATRE, The HUGH LANE ART GALLERY, DUBLIN WRITER MUSEUM, JAMES JOYCE CULTURAL CENTRE, Dublin’s newest CINEMA COMPLEX and other major tourist attractions.

Luggage Storage and express check-in/check-out available at 24-hour front desk

Check-in is 20 minutes prior to train departure time at the customer service desk at Connolly Station where our check-in representative will be in their yellow jacket!

Check in for 7:35 am departure from Connolly Station (please check in 20 minutes prior to departure). We depart northwards through the Dublin suburbs, which soon give way to farmland. Soon we pass the exclusive coastal village of Malahide before we cross the wide Broadmeadow Estuary, followed by Rogerstown Estuary. Fine views of the sea appear as we pass through the coastal town of Skerries, followed by the fishing village of Balbriggan. A few kilometres further on we pass Gormanston, an Irish Air Corps military airfield –on the landward side. Red flags on the seaward side indicate military exercises are in progress. We travel through Drogheda. Immediately north of Drogheda we cross the historic river Boyne by a magnificent viaduct, with great views of the town. It was here that Oliver Cromwell put the entire population to the sword in 1649. At little further upstream is the site of the Battle of the Boyne, where (Protestant) King William of Orange defeated dethroned (Catholic) King James in 1690 – an event which is still celebrated annually by ‘Orangemen’ or ‘Northern Protestants’ on the ‘Twelfth’ of July. We now begin to climb into the foothills of the Camlough Mountains and border country.

Arrive into Belfast, Ireland’s second largest city, you will be given hop-on hop-off sightseeing tickets to join the Belfast hop-on/hop-off tour which not only explores the city centre but also the Titanic Quarter (see the original dock where the great liner was built), and Belfast Castle. Our Hop-on Hop-off city tour provides your with a comprehensive look at our very special city. Your ticket is valid for 48 hours, to allow you to explore every area and district of this unique place. Rain, hail or shine, you'll stay comfortable on this tour- Belfast's only fully enclosed tour bus on wet days!

Enjoy your evening at leisure.

*Birthday Dinner tba

Dinner option for the evening of the 25th: Brasserie on the Corner- Irish, European Restaurant & Pub

Located in Eyre Square walking distance from your hotel:

Corner of Eglington & Mary Street, Galway, Ireland

Depart from Galway's New Coach station on Fairgreen Road. 0.3 mile from your hotel. estimated 4 min drive

*Birthday Dinner tba

Dinner option for the evening of the 25th: Brasserie on the Corner- Irish, European Restaurant & Pub

Located in Eyre Square walking distance from your hotel:

Corner of Eglington & Mary Street, Galway, Ireland

Banquet Menu

Aperitif
Bunratty Mead

Spiced Parsnip Soup

Spare Ribs with Honey & Whiskey Sauce

Pan Fried supreme of Chicken, Fresh Garden Vegetables, Baby Roast Potato, Bordelaise Sauce

Rastin Bramley Apple & Cinnamon Crunch, Chantilly Cream

Coffee / Tea