Trinity College Guided Walking Tour & Book of Kells Visit

The Authenticitiy Tours “Trinity Tour” is a student-led guided walking tour of Trinity College Dublin, that gives your group an authentic and living experience of Ireland’s oldest University. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, Trinity College Dublin is considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful university campuses.

The guided tour of the College lasts 35 minutes, encompasses the four major historic squares of the College, provides an insight into the history of the College, its buildings, its historic context and throws light on Ireland’s past, present and future through the story of an institution that has done much to shape it. The guided tour gives an introduction to the book of Kells. It also sets in context the College’s Old Library and its Long Room, which houses 200,000 of the College’s vast collection of books.

The tour concludes at the main entrance to the Book of Kells and groups proceed to a self guided tour of the Book of Kells & Old Library.

Please note the new rules of admission for groups entering the Trinity College grounds.

• All groups must enter via the entrance on Nassau Street.
• Only groups who will or have purchased a Book of Kells ticket may remain on the grounds.
• Group tours of the campus may only be conducted by the official provider Authenticity Tours Ltd.
• Security personnel will conduct patrols on campus to ensure no groups are carrying out tours unofficially.
• Groups will be asked to leave campus if they have not purchased tickets to the Book of Kells.