Boyne Valley & Newgrange Heritage Tour
Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old passage tomb older than the Great Pyramid, then the Hill of Tara and Trim Castle, in one private day from Dublin. The Boyne Valley is 45 minutes north of the city, so most of the day is spent at the sites.
Fixed price includes the chauffeur, fuel and waiting time within the booked window. Tolls and parking are charged on top where they arise.
Itinerary
- Distance
- 150 km
- Duration
- Full Day
- Fixed from
- Dublin
- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
- Newgrange
- Hill of Tara
- Trim Castle
- Boyne Valley village lunch
- Dublin
Book Newgrange entry early; tickets sell out months ahead in summer.
Included in every booking
- Newgrange passage tomb
- Hill of Tara, seat of the High Kings
- Trim Castle, Ireland's largest Norman castle
- Lunch stop in a traditional village
- Private car, your party only
About this tour
The Boyne Valley tour covers three sites in one day from Dublin. You stand inside Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old passage tomb older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid. You walk the Hill of Tara, where the High Kings were inaugurated. And you see Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, where Braveheart was filmed.
The route runs Dublin → Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre → Newgrange → Hill of Tara → Trim Castle → traditional Boyne Valley village for lunch → Dublin, a full day door-to-door. Book Newgrange early: this is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with strictly limited daily access, and tickets sell out months ahead in summer. Inside the passage tomb you stand in the chamber while the guide recreates the winter solstice sunrise. Knowth is included on selected days when monument access permits.
The Hill of Tara is free, unticketed and rarely crowded: low grassy ridges, neolithic earthworks and the Lia Fáil standing stone, with views across half of Leinster. Trim Castle covers three hectares of riverside towers and curtain walls and rewards a slow walk; a guided tour of the keep is bookable on arrival. Lunch is at a village pub such as the Snail Box in Ardcath, or at Mosey's in Kells if you want something more formal.
Every car has Wi-Fi for the rural stretches. Your chauffeur handles parking and timing at all four stops.
The Boyne Valley day is €600, fixed. Outer suburb pickups, longer itineraries that add Mellifont Abbey, Monasterboice or the Battle of the Boyne site, and a sunset return loop in summer are quoted on top.
Questions about this journey
Are Newgrange entry tickets included?
No. Newgrange entry is via the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre on a timed shuttle, and tickets sell out months ahead in summer. Your chauffeur drops you at the visitor centre door.
What else does the Boyne Valley tour cover?
Beyond Newgrange we visit the Hill of Tara (seat of Ireland's High Kings), Trim Castle (Ireland's largest Norman castle and a Braveheart filming location), Slane village and, if you want, the high crosses at Monasterboice. Any stop can be swapped.
How long is the Boyne Valley day from Dublin?
A full day door-to-door. The Boyne Valley sits 45 minutes north of Dublin so there is little driving, and most of the day is spent at the sites themselves with lunch in Slane or Trim.
Where does the Boyne Valley tour pick us up?
From your hotel or home address. Give us the address when you book.
Other journeys we run
Boyne Valley & Newgrange Heritage Tour
Full Day fixed