I always seem to holiday near castles, by design or happy coincidences I'm not sure. Dublin castle was an interesting experience as in reality most of it did not look like a traditional castle. Was quite quiet when I visited which gave more of an...More

The castle here has a total different fear from the other castles. It is inside the city so it is hard to get the full effect from a castle of agent years but it does have its spots the you are back in time. it...More

The name can be deceiving here - most of the castle has been converted into a conference centre, etc. There is only one small section for guided tours and some history of the castle.

Nice to look at but not as impressive as other similar buildings. Only way to go inside is through a guided and paid tour so we skipped this.

With little time to spare it was a whistlestop visit to the castle for me. Indeed I didn’t even get the time to enter the place or take a tour.. but that was a lack of planning on my part. A stroll around the large...More

I think it was definitely worth paying the extra money for the tour. You get to see more of the castles history and you get context for everything. It was about an hour then you can explore a bit on your own.

On our list to visit during our short stay, we arrived and obtained tickets at a reduced price due to filming in one room, (they were setting up so still got to see the room itself) We booked onto a guided tour with is recommended...More

Love this place , so much history, was actually surprise how posh and amazing place it is , good tour , worth it to see

we did the self tour and really did not get much from reading the descriptions around the castle. I recommend taking a tour if you have the time or get on line information before visiting

The castle is a sure must if you visit Dublin. It is very intersting to watch, with rich explanation signs in front of each exposition item on display. The admission fee was included in our Dublin passes, but there were no guided tours available although...More