IndieFeduniw

I am traveling with my husband who will be working and will be based in Dublin. I get one or two day trips by myself while he works. Where should I go and what is the best way to get there?
Thanks for your ideas!

beanweb24

When will you be there? What are your interests??

Padhraicin

You can do some good day trips from Dublin: Check out www.buseireann.ie for bus tour one-day trips or if you want to spend a day in Dublin check out tours on www.dublinbus.ie

Padhraicin

Day trip to Newgrange and Boyne Valley is good - for ancient history/archeology.
Glendalough / Wicklow - for scenary.

IndieFeduniw

I will be there October 1st to 10th. I am interested in Natural beauty, Castels and small villages. Thanks you all for your help. What is the best way to get to the less populated areas without driving myself?

tenaya

Personally with such a short break I'd use the Dublin Area Rapid Transport and go south.
I was on the DART last week and it may be helpful (for everyone) to know that Dublin has now organized (starting this week) ticket machines at all stations - i.e. you need a ticket to physically insert into a machine to get onto and off platforms.
Back to your question -- the train goes along the coast and there are some very nice places to stop over. You'll be able to study the route at the tourist office when you get there and pick out a place that appeals.
As you will be jaunting around the city a lot a combination Pass for bus and tram makes life soooooo much easier. Connolly Station is a good place to buy it.

china_cat

If you wanted to do a day trip with a tour company, check out Over the Top tours. We liked their "Celtic Experience" tour which took us to some of the archaelogic sites.

A daytrip to Glendalough would definitely be worthwhile, it's gorgeous.

IndieFeduniw

Thanks for the great ides! Less than a week away. Any other thoughts would be appreciated.

JeremyinFrance

There is a special bus service running from Dublin to Glendalough. Personally I would recommend staying over night in Laragh and walking up to the Monastic city (at night when there is no one there - an unforgettable experience). But being in Laragh in the morning means you can get to Glendalough before all the tourists from Dublin arrive. For more details, have a look at http://www.jeremytaylor.eu/glendalough_ireland.htm

wug

I was in Ireland in July and had a few days to myself as well. I spent one of my days riding DART along the coast. I bought a day pass that allowed me to get on and off as much as I liked. I took DART all the way south to the end of the line at Greystones. I then did a gorgeous cliffside hike to Bray. Took me about two hours, I believe, It's not a strenuous hike. I then spent a some time in Bray enjoying the promenade along the sea. After that I took DART all the way north to Howth. It's a fishing town and I enjoyed walking along the piers seeing all the fishing boats, looking in the fish markets, etc. I know there are quite a few trails around Howth too and you can take a boat out to the island there.

It wasn't a day of castles, etc but it was a glorious day nonetheless.

IndieFeduniw

Great ideas! Thank you so much!