West of Capel St: Monasteries, Markets and Prisons
by Dublin Decoded
About This Tour
Operator: Dublin Decoded
Duration: 2 h
Area: Dublin
Prices: Group 1 – 5 people €265, Group 6 – 7 people €371, Group 8 – 10 people €424, Group 11 – 12 people €477
About this tour
Monasteries, Markets, Courthouses and Prisons
Private Tour Rates
Group 1 – 5 people: (weekdays) € 250
Group 1 – 5 people: (weekends) € 300
Group 6 – 7 people: € 300
Group 8 – 10 people: € 350
Group 11 – 15 people: € 455*
Group 15 – 20 people: € 565*
Group 21 – 25 people: € 675*
*for this group size, price includes audio headsets.
Recommended for people aged +15
Duration
Approximately 2 hours
About
The area of central Dublin just North of the river, bounded by Church St to the west and and Capel St to the East, is chock-full of History. The location of two ancient, now largely-vanished monasteries (the Dominican Priory of St Saviors and the once all-powerful Cistercian Abbey of St Mary) a plethora of old markets, at least 4 former historic Prisons, several churches, some fantastic architecture and archeology; and the setting for some extraordinary religious, penal, political and social history, this area is among the most exciting places in Dublin to explore on foot.
We’ll get in contact with you as soon as possible to arrange a meet up point.
Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus), Dublin decoded have implemented the following cancellation and refund policies until further notice.
- Tour canceled 8 days or more: full refund
- Tour canceled from 8 days to 96 hours: 85% refund
- Tour canceled from 24 hours to 96 hours: 50% refund
- Within 24 hours: no refund.
Picture credit: a superb painting of the Abbey of St Mary and the surrounding area, during the late Middle Ages, by the artist Stephen Conlin. From the excellent book “Dublin, The Story of a City” by Stephen Conlin and Peter Harbison. Published by O’Brien Press. Highly recommended.
Meeting point
Dublin Decoded – (Dublin) API
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Logistics
- Start Location
- Capel Street, Dublin
- End Location
- Smithfield, Dublin
- Meeting Point
- Outside the Black Sheep Pub, 61 Capel St, Dublin 1
- Languages
- English
- Operator
- Dublin Decoded
