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House of Guinness with Guinness Storehouse and Brazen Head Pub
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The Guinness story is one of Dublin’s great tales, and this 2-hour walking tour traces it across the streets where it actually happened. You start at The Brazen Head — Ireland’s oldest pub, where merchants, rebels and brewers have gathered since the 11th century — and finish with a well-earned pint in hand at a local pub. What happens in between is the real history of one of the world’s most famous families.
Your guide walks you through The Liberties, the historic neighbourhood that’s been home to the Guinness Storehouse since 1759, with stories of the workers and dreamers who built Dublin’s identity alongside Ireland’s most famous pint. You’ll follow the same cobblestones Arthur Guinness walked, connecting real places to real people — and to the characters and drama of the hit Netflix series House of Guinness. You’ll see the real-life figures who inspired the series’ most memorable characters.
Along the way the route passes St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Trinity College, both touched by the Guinness legacy, and you’ll hear how one family shaped Ireland’s cultural, political and social fabric well beyond brewing. An optional upgrade to the Guinness Storehouse is available if you want to go deeper after the tour.
Meeting point: Outside The Brazen Head Pub, 20 Bridge St. Lower, Usher’s Quay, Dublin, D08 WC64. Meet your guide directly in front of the main gates — please don’t go inside. Arrive 15 minutes before the start time.
Arrive at The Brazen Head 15 minutes early. The pub is on Bridge Street Lower near Usher’s Quay and is easy enough to find, but it’s worth arriving with time to look around outside — the exterior itself is a piece of Dublin history. Your guide meets you at the main gates, not inside.
The Liberties is one of Dublin’s most undervisited neighbourhoods. The streets around Thomas Street and James’s Street have been the city’s working heart since medieval times — markets, guilds, weavers, brewers. Walking them with a guide who knows the social history gives you a very different picture of Dublin than the Georgian streets around St Stephen’s Green.
The Netflix series “House of Guinness” dramatises real events. Your guide draws the line between what’s documented and what the series invented — knowing both makes the tour considerably more interesting. You’ll end up with a clearer picture of the actual family than most viewers of the series come away with.
The optional Storehouse upgrade is worth considering. The walking tour covers the streets and the story; the Storehouse covers the brewing history and the brand. Together they form a fairly complete picture of the Guinness legacy. If you’re only in Dublin for a few days and this is your main Guinness experience, the upgrade adds depth.
Cobblestones are genuinely uneven here. The Liberties and the Guinness Quarter aren’t polished tourist cobblestones — they’re working streets that have been surfaced and resurfaced for centuries. Comfortable, flat-soled shoes will serve you better than anything with a heel.