Guinness Brewery

I have now visited the Guinness store house on two separate occasions, the first time I was with someone who knew the manager therefore I had a personalised tour and I did not see it the way the usual tourists see it! The second time I was a tourist and went with my partner, we purchased a Dublin pass so we had quick entry and admission was free, however I believe the usual cost to enter is around 15Euro each and there are sometimes some queues. When you reach the floor where the tour starts you can either wait until a tour is starting or go round yourself, we were on a day trip and did not want to kill time waiting therefore we went round by our ...  Read the complete review

Something in the Guinness - Advantages: free pint at the end, Beautiful scenery from the Gravity Bar, very informative - Disadvantages: a lot on information to take in, approx. a twenty minute walk from town centre

The Guinness Storehouse is the main visitors’ section and ‘museum’ at St James’ Gate, Dublin. It promises much and, for me, was one of the must see attractions when visiting Dublin. Costing E14.00, about £10.00, the Guinness Storehouse promises a history of the company and the product, as well as the founder, Arthur Guinness, not to mention a free pint when you reach the top. The storehouse itself is within walking distance from the city centre, about 20-30 mins, and is on many bus routes as well as all of the tour bus routes. It is shaped like a (very) large pint glass with the ‘head’ of the beer being the Gravity Bar where you get your free pint and a ...  Read the complete review