Upcoming Tours for July, 2026: Time for the seaside!
for three weeks only this summer, – and July only – Dublin Decoded is heading to Dun Laoghaire, Arran’s hometown.
Walks from Wednesday 15th to Thursday 30th of July
(and dates in between)
Arran’s Ultimate Dun Laoghaire Walks
Walk One and Walk Two (Routes 1 and 2)
Explore the Hidden Histories and Architectural Treasures of Dun Laoghaire, with two unique different tours…
Walk (Route) One: From the Station to the Park,
walking a gentle figure-of-8 shape route from Dun Laoghaire (Mallin) Station, then looking at, around and behind the beautiful, Lombard-Romanesque style Town Hall, then doubling back along the seafront, discussing architecture and monuments there, including at Moran Park, Haigh Terrace and the People’s Park.
Our tour includes an architectural appraisal of the old station ticket office and harbour master’s office, discussion of a dinky private clubhouse and the side streets around the hospital, the republican and artistic history of Dún Laoghaire, the town’s shoreline monuments plus the DLR Lexicon and Moran park, a former 19th century school, award- winning contemporary architecture, some of the town’s maritime and feminist heroes, plus my selection of some architectural, artistic and sculpture gems, hidden details & more.
Walk One: takes place on 4 dates only this year:
Wednesday 15th July (11AM start);
Saturday 18th July (11AM start)
Thursday 23rd July (11AM start)
Wednesday 29th July (11AM start)
(Please note, on Thursday 23rd July we also have a second, different walk, but at a later time (i.e. 2.30PM)
Practicalities and Essentials:
Walk One: Meets at/ Starts: outside Hartley’s Restaurant, Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire.
Walk One: Ends: At the lower Fountain, inside the People’s Park.
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins- 1 Hr 45 minutes, approx. (please allow for some possible slight extra time)
Ticket Policy: Unusually, for Dublin Decoded, purely because its summertime by the sea, we have both kid and adult tickets available, although please note that these architecture walks are never really suitable for under-8s. Kids tickets are for 7 (min) to 17 years old and of course, all kids/ teenagers must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets are €23 adults (18+) or €12 euros for kids 7+ (kids and teenagers 7 -17 years old) All tickets + 6% booking fee. All tickets-holders (except walk-ups) will receive a small, portable sound kit for perfect sound, of the guide’s live commentary, for the duration of the walk. This is included in your ticket price. (i.e. There is no extra change)
Dogs: We generally prefer not to have dogs (except guide dogs) on these walks please. There can be a lot of people (other guests) on these walks, we want to avoid trips hazards, and from experience, dogs can cause inconvenience to other guests.
Tickets: for all 4 dates of my Walk one (Route one) can be found here.
For Route Two description, dates and tickets, please see further below!
Route One Start times/ questions/ FAQs:
Please read the cancellation policy during purchase. Please carefully review all the practical information on your ticket-confirmation notes we send you. And/or consult the advertised times, and any notes back here, on our Dublin Decoded website. For Route Two description, dates and tickets, please see below.
Walk Two:
the great Georges Street Architectural Safari!
This second route starts from the People’s Park, then all along Georges Street, both Upper and Lower, including multiple forays in to side-streets and squares, such as Clarinda Park, Library Road & more.
Along the way we will view and discuss old, 19th century ecclesiastical and bank architecture, plus a former Victorian schoolhouse (and a hidden, miniature museum) award- winning contemporary architecture, 19th century decorative ironwork and terracotta, revolutionary history, social history & more.
Walk Two also takes place just 4 dates this summer/ this year:
Thursday 16th July (11AM start)
Wednesday 22nd July (11AM start);
Thursday 23rd July (note 2.30 PM start)
Thursday 30th July (11AM start)
(Please note on Thursday 23rd we also lead our other walk (Route 1) but at an earlier time)
Walk Starts/Meets:, At lower Fountain, in People’s Park. Dun Laoghaire.
Ends: Near old Carnegie Library, Library Road/ Georges St corner.
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins- 1 Hr 45 minutes, approx. (& please allow for possible slight extra time)
Ticket Policy: Unusually, for Dublin Decoded, purely because its summertime by the sea, we have both kid and adult tickets available for this walk, although please note that these talks are never really suitable for under-7s.
Kids tickets are for 7 to 17 years old and of course, all kids/ teenagers must be accompanied by an adult all times.
Dogs: We generally prefer not to have dogs (except guide dogs) on these walks. There can be a lot of people (other guests) on these walks, we want to avoid trips hazards, and from experience, dogs can cause inconvenience to other guests.
Tickets are €23 adults (18+) or €12 euros for kids 7+ (kids and teenagers 7 -17 years old) All tickets + 6% booking fee. All tickets-holders (except walk-ups) will receive a small, portable sound kit for perfect sound, of the guide’s live commentary, for the duration of the walk. This is included in your ticket price. (i.e. There is no extra change)
Tickets for all 4 dates of my Walk Two (Route Two) tour of Dun Laoghaire, can be found here.
Route Two Start times/ questions/ FAQs:
Please read the cancellation policy during purchase. Please carefully review all the useful, practical information on your ticket-confirmation notes we send you. And/or if in any doubt, consult the advertised times, and any notes back here, on our Dublin Decoded website. For my Dun Laoghaire Route Two description, dates and tickets, please see the section above!
End of Currently listed / currently scheduled Public Tours for July, 2026.
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Images above: an old Travel poster, painted c1920 by Norman Wilkinson of “Kingston (Dun Laoghaire)” (Image Courtesy of the Irish Art Travel Poster firm)
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Images below, an old Travel poster, painted c1920 by Norman Wilkinson. It shows the Harbour and Steampacket boat – in the distance, still at anchor at the old mail boat pier – operating from Kingston Dun Laoghaire and Holyhead, between Ireland and England. (Courtesy of the Irish Art Travel Poster firm)
images below: Arran speaking at the National Gallery of Ireland; the Huband Bridge, on the Grand Canal, part of our recent Grand Canal II Tour, in a painting by artist Gerard Byrne; A map of Arran’s “How to Cross Dublin Without Passing a Pub” tour, available in June only each year (around Bloom’s Day).
