Pauline Martin – Tour Guide
Dublin Mountains Hiking Adventure
Escape the city and take a bus ride towards The Scalp, meet your guide and hike over the ‘Mountains to the Sea’. this scenic hiking tour takes 3.5 hours, covering parts of The Dublin Mountains Way and ends beside a Pub! Travel back to the city by Dart.
Take the Dublin Bus No. 44 towards Enniskerry, alighting at Stop No. 4088 at The Scalp where you will be met by your guide. From here we will have a short climb through the Barnaslingan Wood to viewing points across the Glacial valley known as the Scalp and then to Carrickgollen Wood. Here we can view the Lead Mine Chimney and have the opportunity to climb ‘Katy Gallagher’ 276m with a fabulous panoramic view of Dublin bay to Bray Head. On then to Rathmichael Woods, where we see evidence of a Rath dating back approximately 2,500 years ago (to the late Bronze Age) also the remains of a 13th-century church which has much earlier origins. Country lanes, roads and footpaths onto Shankill and finish beside Brady’s Pub. From here it’s a 13-minute walk to the Dart station back to Dublin City centre. As we walk through the Woodland your guide will cover such topics as the History of the area, Geology, Flora and Fauna and Folklore. There will be ample opportunity to take that special ‘Insta’ photo. A moderate level of fitness required as are hiking boots.
Cost: 120 euro for up to 4 guests. . For larger groups (max. 6 guests), please contact Pauline here.
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Dublin City Highlights
Discover and delight in the charms of our capital city from Ancient History to the Digital Age. Dublin and her people are warm and witty and we like nothing better than to show it off. Learn with a local how to navigate the city on this fun and informative walking tour. From Culture and Craic (Fun) to best places for shopping, drinks and dining we have it covered.
Dublin Neighbourhood Tour
Do you want to get out of the city? And Explore a leafy neighbourhood, in South County Dublin. ‘Step through the Ages’ A delightful 2-hour walking tour in the vicinity of Leopardstown and Stepaside.
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What We Offer
When you choose to tour with Pauline’s Guided Tours you can rest assured you are in safe hands. You will have a well-organized tour, clearly spoken with a broad knowledge of all things Irish. We are natural-born storytellers, passionate, flexible, quick-witted and great craic (FUN in the Irish language) and it is our pleasure to educate, enlighten and entertain you on our tours.
Qualified and Professional Tourist Guide approved by Failte Ireland and a member of ATGI (Association of Tourist Guides Ireland)
Qualified Lowland Leader with Mountaineering Ireland
Genealogy professional qualification from UCD, University College Dublin
T-Guide Certificate, Guiding people with Learning Difficulties, FEG European Federation of Tourist Guides Association
How It Works
What We Offer
When you choose to tour with Pauline’s Guided Tours you can rest assured you are in safe hands. You will have a well-organized tour, clearly spoken with a broad knowledge of all things Irish. We are natural-born storytellers, passionate, flexible, quick-witted and great craic (FUN in the Irish language) and it is our pleasure to educate, enlighten and entertain you on our tours.
Qualified and Professional Tourist Guide approved by Failte Ireland and a member of ATGI (Association of Tourist Guides Ireland)
T-Guide Certificate, Guiding people with Learning Difficulties, FEG European Federation of Tourist Guides Association
Genealogy professional qualification from UCD, University College Dublin
Qualified Lowland Leader with Mountaineering Ireland