Weekend Breaks in Dublin

When you’re searching for somewhere to go this year for your holidays chances are the money you have available may not be able to stretch as far as it used to. This shouldn’t mean that we don’t get the chance to take time out from our increasingly busy lives to enjoy ourselves.

For the past few years the era of cheap flights has made our dream holidays possible with many people not only jetting away in the summer but all year round. But obviously with limited holiday allowance most working people could only afford to take a few weekend breaks as well. The cost of these trips has been favourably low for some time especially to holiday destinations closer to home, like Dublin.

Dublin’s been a perennial favourite for tourists visiting the UK and Ireland with tourists from all over the world visiting the Emerald Isle for the famous culture and atmosphere. Getting around the Dublin area need not be difficult with a dublin car hire possible to help you along.  It would be negligent to not mention the drinking culture in Ireland, specifically the home of Guinness. Many argue that the drink tastes so much better in Dublin and having gone there I can confirm this belief.

For those who would like to learn more about Ireland’s famous drink a trip to the Guinness Storehouse is a must, starting on the ground floor the tour takes you up and through the building chronicling every step taken to create the iconic drink, the price of admission includes a free freshly poured pint of Guinness in the 360 degree glass walled bar overlooking the city.

For those who are fond of whiskey instead there is another museum tour that would appeal to you at the Jameson’s Distillery, again in a similar vein to the Guinness factory you can learn a bit more about the processes and history of your favourite drink as well as a few tasting sessions along the way!

Inside the city there’s plenty of bars especially around the Temple Bar area, almost every night the bars are heaving with tourists and locals alike, with the majority of them having a band or a lonely musician playing in the corner, it beats the usual pub jukebox hands down and all helps to give a great sense of culture.

Getting to Dublin is simple and quick; obviously you can get cheap flights to Dublin from many budget airlines flying from the UK but for those who aren’t massive fans of flying then there’s ferries departing from multiple locations on the North West coast, the most popular dock is Holyhead in Anglesey but with trips also departing from Liverpool too.

Transport within the city is equally fast and simple, there are plenty of tram stops dotted around the city as well as taxi services that are invaluable for asking the driver where the best places to go are. There are also trains and buses that go to and from the ferry port and the airport which run regularly for your arrival or departure.

As far as European city breaks go Dublin is a very popular city the whole year round, in the winter around December it can get especially cold with it being a coastal city and obviously it can get booked up very early for St. Patrick’s day but the city probably doesn’t have a “down season” like many holiday resorts and you’re always guaranteed a good time.