Book Individual Spaces on a Lambay Tour
Please note the island is closed to visitors in the Winter months.
BOAT TRANSFERS
Boat transfers between Malahide or Howth and Lambay are organised by Lambay and are included as part of your ticket price. Private vessels are unfortunately not permitted to land at Lambay due to H&S, insurance and security.
Boat departure times are tide dependent and the open sea crossing takes approximately 25 minutes from Malahide, or 40 minutes from Howth. Flexibility is required if wind patterns dictate a shift in timings prior to your visit.
Captain Eamon's Tours
Walking Tour
Island History & Nature
Individual spaces are €130 pp
Private group €1,320 for <12 guests
Trip duration approx. 5 hours, age 12+
For nature lovers, this is a perfect opportunity to explore the wilder parts of Lambay and, if you are lucky, see some of the island's incredible wildlife in its natural habitat. Seals, deer, wallabies and puffins to name but a few and depending on the season!
Enjoy a jolly sail over in the Naomi Leigh with our local living legend, Eamon McGrattan. Eamon will then guide you on a relaxed 3-hour walk of the island including the Real Tennis Court and Chapel, into the Walled Kitchen Garden and up through the wilder parts of the island to where the unfortunate RMS Tayleur met her early demise in 1854.
Enjoy incredible views from the island summit, before returning to the harbour for refreshments and time for a dip in the sea on Lambay's private sandy beach.
Combined Tour
Lambay Castle & Beyond
Individual spaces are €175 pp
Private group €1,740 for <12 guests
Trip duration approx. 6 hours, age 12+
This tour offers a combination of nature and historical architecture, including a visit to the Castle and interior of the Old Fort.
Eamon will take you through the surrounding architecture and the wilds of the island, before bringing you up through the Castle rampart walls, private woods and into the Castle terraces.
Here you will be met by a Lambay resident and given an exclusive private tour of the Old Fort including the Dining Room (with vaulted ceiling), formal Sitting Room and master bedrooms suites upstairs.
Complete the trip with a lovely BBQ and refreshments on the harbour hosted by Captain Eamon, with time for a dip in the sea on Lambay's private sandy beach.
