MOONLIGHT LEGENDS OF HOWTH

Howth Castle Tour

This very special event offers a fabulous 2-course dinner including coffee and a drink followed by a hike to Howth Castle with a torchlight tour of the interior.

BOOK TICKETS

Explore the upstairs downstairs, nooks and crannies of Howth Castle

Feel the history of Ireland in the landscape of Howth under moonlight

Take the ancient hidden Howth Road to the Castle

Get a real feel for Howth Castle inside and out at a crossroads in history as the page turns...

Price includes a 2 Course Dinner & Drinks in Findlaters followed by a Moonlight Hike and Torchlight Tour of Howth Castle

There are two different routes to the Castle to choose from - one a lot more challenging

You can arrive in Wrights Findlater Howth at 5 pm and enjoy, fish & chips, a fresh fish pie, salad & chips or vegetable curry dinner followed by your choice of desserts and coffee or tea. Your ticket also includes a glass of house wine or a pint. And, don’t worry, if you can’t make it for the meal on the day Findlaters are happy to give you a voucher to enjoy your dinner on another day of your choice.
The hike and tour to Howth Castle depart at 6:15pm and returns back to Findlater in time for a hot beverage (or two) after.
Feel the history of Ireland in the landscape of Howth in the dark
The Battle of Dun Bo and the Battle of Evora Bridge
Explore The Bloody Stream at your peril
Ancient walled gardens will amaze you enroute
Family buriel grounds hidden in the trees
Discover the Norman Dragon as you enter the time and territory where the Game of Thrones played out
Hear the prophecy of the Great Tree of Howth that came true
Wonder at the courage and accomplishments of the greatest ever Irishwoman Grace O’Malley and Queen Elizabeth the First at the gates that turned Grace away and have nobly paid the price ever since

Enter Howth Castle by torchlight in your slippers

For a brief interval, only the ghosts remain of one of the families that conquered Ireland

Visit the public rooms with stories of the visitors and phantoms that preceded you over the centuries. Gullivers Travels, Finnegans Wake, Ulysses, The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine and the Invisible Man are all part of the tale
Get personal with the Upstairs/Downstairs of the great old houses, flickering in the shadows
Tread the boards that creaked under the feet
Secret passages and servants corridors all connecting you to the past
Discover the opportunities for dreams between the bedrooms behind closed doors
Exit by the front door down the grand stairs and the Bells of Howth Abbey that guided ships and sailors home

HIGHLIGHTS

Bloody Stream
The Old High Road
Walled Garden
Cemetery
Howth's first dragon
The Legends of the Tree of Howth that came true
Our very own Game of Thrones history
Hear about our heroic pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley who kidnapped the heir
Upstairs Downstairs world of an ancient Castle
The Mermaid of Howth
The Great Hall
Dining Room
The Sidney Hallway
Drawing Room
Lutyens Library
Climb the stairs to the old family bedrooms
Secret passages
Servants corridors
Spot the old chapel as you return to Findlaters on the 4th Earls Church walk across Evora field under the night sky and back down the tramlines or the woods in the moonlight

Requirements and what to bring

Be dressed for the weather with sturdy shoes.
Bring a torch and a pair of slippers.
If you choose the more challenging hike you need to be ready for physical challenges to your agility and balance. (Can you stalk through the woodland, walk the plank, and climb over a wall in the dark?)