Dark Dublin, Dracula, Bram Stoker & Other Horrors
23 to 26 October 2026Ticketed
Bram Stoker and Dublin’s darker history meet on a guided walk around the old city.
MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026
- When
- 23 to 26 October 2026
- Where
- Tree of Gold, Central Plaza (meeting point), Dublin
- Entry
- Ticketed. Adult €27; seniors/students €22; accompanied ages 12 to 18 €15; accompanied under-12s free.
- Kind
- Heritage
What to expect
The route passes places including Dublin Castle, the old city walls, Christ Church and the area around St Patrick’s Cathedral and Marsh’s Library. The guide places Gothic writing alongside stories of disease, punishment and beliefs about hauntings, distinguishing literature and folklore from the physical city.
Sources: Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours
Plan your visit
Tours run during 23 to 26 October and take approximately two hours and fifteen minutes. Meet at the Tree of Gold sculpture, Central Plaza, Dame Street, ten minutes before your booked departure. This is an outdoor walk, so dress for the weather.
Sources: Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours
Tickets and entry
Ticketed. Adult €27; seniors/students €22; accompanied ages 12 to 18 €15; accompanied under-12s free.
Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours, read 22 September 2026
Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: walkingtours.ie. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.
Getting there and getting home
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Tree of Gold, Central Plaza (meeting point) is in Dublin, County Dublin. Routes here end at Dame Street, Temple Bar, Dublin, Dublin, using the venue position in this listing.
The nearest scheduled stop is College Green (7581), 60 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- College Green 60 m
buses 15, 14, 15B, 15A, 49n and 15DScheduled departures from this stop
- Dame Street 80 m
buses 27, 77A, 151, 150, 56A and 77nScheduled departures from this stop
- S Great George's St 180 m
buses 16, 80, 122, 65B, 68 and 65 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Wellington Quay 190 m
buses 115, 126, 120, 115X, 126X and 120B among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Parliament Street 210 m
bus 860Scheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Dublin covers the journeys into the town itself.
Also on nearby
- Enamel a Christmas Decoration Workshop: Dublin Stories 6 November to 18 December 2026, Silver Works
- IFI Documentary Festival 2026 23 to 27 September 2026, Irish Film Institute
- Ireland's Christmas Traditions Walking Tour 8 to 9 December 2026, The Tree of Gold Central Plaza (meeting point)
- Halloween & its Creepy Irish Origins 31 October 2026, Tree of Gold, Central Plaza (meeting point)
- Matt Maeson: Watch My Step 28 September 2026, 3Olympia Theatre
- The Tumbling Paddies 30 September 2026, 3Olympia Theatre
Where this comes from
Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.
- Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
Venue, dates, entry details and official links imported from the Events dataset under CC BY 4.0. Source descriptions are not republished. - Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours · read 22 September 2026
Programme and visiting details used to write the MyMap visitor guide.