# Day trip from Dublin to Newgrange and the Hill of Tara

The Newgrange tomb with a booked ticket, lunch in Slane, the Hill of Tara in the afternoon and, if time allows, the Battle of the Boyne site.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/bru-na-boinne/itineraries/newgrange-and-hill-of-tara · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:15 · Salida: 1 h by car (M1 towards Drogheda and the turn-off for Donore)
- 09:30 · Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre (collect your ticket · exhibition included)
  - 10 min by bus
- 10:00 · Newgrange, the 5,000-year-old tomb with the solstice chamber (shuttle with a guide · passage and chamber · no photos inside) · Newgrange Tours by Mary Gibbons, From €80 per person
  - 15 min by car, 10 km
- 13:00 · Conyngham Arms Restaurant (in Slane · open seven days) · Conyngham Arms Restaurant, €€
  - 15 min by car, 12 km
- 14:45 · Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, at Oldbridge (exhibition free for a limited time)
  - 30 min by car, 30 km
- 16:00 · The Hill of Tara, seat of the High Kings (open access · before the light fades)
- 17:15 · Vuelta (via the N3 and the M50; in Dublin around 18:30)

A day trip from Dublin to the Boyne Valley, where Newgrange and Knowth were built about five thousand years ago. The only thing to sort out beforehand is the ticket: Newgrange can only be visited from the Brú na Bóinne visitor centre and with a booking at heritageireland.ie, which is released 30 days ahead in season and 7 in winter, at midnight Irish time. With the ticket in your pocket, the rest of the day takes care of itself.

## The day, hour by hour

8:15 · Leave Dublin. Along the M1 towards Drogheda and the turn-off to Donore; a little over an hour, estimated.

9:30 · Visitor centre. Collect your ticket and see the exhibition while you wait for your turn.

10:00 · Newgrange. The shuttle takes you to the mound with a guide. You enter the passage and the chamber; no photos inside.

13:00 · Lunch in Slane. The Conyngham Arms restaurant is open every day, Sundays too.

14:45 · Oldbridge. The site of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, with the exhibition now free and the walled garden.

16:00 · Hill of Tara. The seat of the High Kings, with views over Meath. Free access.

17:15 · Return. Along the N3; in Dublin around 18:30.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
M1 to Donore, minor roads between the sites and back along the N3. Drive on the left.

### Without a car
The Newgrange Tours by Mary Gibbons tour leaves from Dublin, enters the Newgrange chamber and stops at Tara, for €80 all in.

## Consejos

### Set an alarm for midnight
Tickets are released at 00:00, Irish time.

### Watch for cancellations
Between 8:30 and 9:30 and between 15:00 and 16:00, tickets go back on sale.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can I go to Newgrange without booking?
You can see the visitor centre exhibition, but for the mound you need a ticket, and in season they sell out.

### How much does it cost?
From March to November, the Brú na Bóinne Tour with the chamber costs €18 per adult; in winter, Newgrange with the exhibition costs €10.

### What about without a car?
With the Mary Gibbons tour, €80 with tickets.