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Ireland










                 Our hand-on-heart, hassle-free
                       promise

               • No driving • No parking • No flying
                   • No lugging your luggage
                   • No overseas call centres




           St Patrick’s Day in Dublin                                                        We take care
           and Ireland’s Ancient East                                                       of everything...

           Enjoy true Irish charm as we travel to Dublin for the St Patrick's Day celebrations –
           an experience you’ll never forget!                                                       Recline, unwind and
                                                                                                    watch the world go by
            6 Days  from  £829                 Day 4  Wicklow Mountains  Join our     Fully escorted   as you drive through
                                               included, scenic drive into the Wicklow   coach travel  beautiful scenery.
           Here’s what you’ll get up to...     Mountains to admire the rugged
                                               wilderness, before making a stop at a
             Day 1  Regional departure by coach or
                                               typical Irish country pub. We visit the              Leave the heavy lifting
           Home Connect service, then to Holyhead                                                   to us – we deliver your
                                               valley of the two lakes, Glendalough,
           for the ferry to Ireland, and onward to our                                              bags straight to your
                                               celebrated equally for its beauty and its   No lugging your
           hotel for a five-night stay. D                                               luggage     hotel reception.
                                               historical and archaeological interests. We
           Day 2  Waterford  We enjoy an included   end the day in the town of ‘Ballykissangel’
           excursion to Waterford, the oldest city   fame, Avoca, with its charming, pastel-        5xB; 5xD
           in Ireland, first visited by the Vikings in   coloured houses. B D                        Look out for 'B' or
           852AD. The walled city has retained                                           Included    'D' to find out when
                                                                                                    breakfast or dinner is
           much of its medieval character, together    Optional excursion                 meals     included!
           with the graceful buildings from its 18th-    Caught your eye?
           century expansion – Reginald's Tower   Pre-book in advance or book on tour!     Included excursions
           is the most historic urban medieval
                                                        Kilkenny from £25pp
           monument in Ireland. The elegant
                                                  Have your camera at the ready as               Waterford
           Chamber of Commerce building, the City
                                                  you reach new heights and take in
           Hall and the Bishop's Palace are prime                                        Dublin and St Patrick’s Day
                                                    spectacular mountain scenery!
           examples of beautiful, 18th-century                                          Wicklow Mountains    Avoca
           architecture, and the parameters of the
           10th-century settlement can be clearly
                                               Day 5  At leisure or Kilkenny  Enjoy a           Your hotel
           identified in The Viking Triangle. B D
                                               day to relax or join our optional excursion
           Day 3  Dublin and St Patrick’s Day    to the attractive city of Kilkenny on   You will stay for five nights in the
           Today's included visit takes us to   the banks of the River Nore, with its   4-star Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow,
           Dublin to join the party atmosphere at   Elizabethan architecture and winding   or a similar 3 or 4-star hotel in the
           the sparkling St Patrick’s Day Parade.   passages and lanes. Kilkenny has a   County Carlow or County Wicklow
           Enjoy the marching bands, dancing   fascinating medieval history and a                  area.
           troupes, military processions, and street   thriving crafts industry, and you will have
           entertainers doing what the Irish do best   free time to explore at leisure. See the
           – providing great entertainment! Be sure   magnificent 12th-century Kilkenny Castle
           to grab a St Patrick’s Day drink of the   which overlooks the River Nore, and visit
           ‘Black Stuff’ in Temple Bar or one of the   the Kilkenny Design Craft Centre which is
           many other homely Dublin taverns and,   home to a selection of hand-crafted Irish
           of course, see the city’s main highlights,   gifts. B D                          Want to pay in parts?


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           including Trinity College and the famous   Day 6  To Holyhead, then home. B *
           Ha’penny Bridge. B D                                                                 Code W6PSP
                                               *Depending on departure time, breakfast on Day 6 may be
                                               on the ferry.                        MAR 15 2026     £829 MAR 15 2027     £879
                                                                                            Single Supplement from £239


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