Lambay Tours & Day Trips
Please note the island is closed to visitors in the Winter months.
INDIVIDUAL SPACES ON TOURS
If you are looking to join an existing tour, you can book individual spaces on Eamon McGrattan's wonderful Nature Walking Tours or Combing Nature & Castle Tours (see below). Please note these trips are not suitable for children under the age of 12 and a reasonable level of fitness is required.
PRIVATE GROUP BOOKINGS
You can also book privately with Eamon for groups of up to 12 and request a more bespoke offering, for example if you would like more time on the beach, or if you wish to bring children as part of a family day out.
BOAT TRANSFERS
Boat transfers between Malahide or Howth and Lambay are organised by Lambay and are included as part of the day trip package. Private vessels are unfortunately not permitted to land at Lambay due to H&S, insurance and privacy reasons.
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.
Walking Tour
Island History & Nature
Individual spaces are €130 pp
Private group €1,320 for <12 guests
Trip duration approx. 5 hours
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 an 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
If you can't decide between the Nature Walk and the Castle Tour, we have limited availability for a mixed tour combining the two elements.
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 resident of Lambay and given an exclusive private view 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.
Corporate Day Trip Packages
Lutyens Architectural Tours
This intimate tour encompasses the extraordinary island works conceived by renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and patrons Cecil & Maude Baring, between 1908 and 1933, which transformed Lambay into the architectural paradise it is today. The project became a lasting testament of their life-long friendship.
Discover Lambay Castle (exterior and interior of the C15th Old Fort), the family Mausoleum, the Bothy, Coastguard Cottages and White House (exterior); the C19th Chapel and the Real Tennis Court, with personal anecdotes and intimate knowledge of the Lutyens history from your guide.
Lambay Whiskey Tours
With the completion of our very own island micro-distillery, we are very proud to now offer whiskey-focused tours of the island.
Combining the unparalleled historical knowledge and story-telling prowess of Captain Eamon with the cellar expertise of our chief distiller, Seamus Curtin, you will be taken on an unforgettable journey through the island's story.
The tour culminates in the Tasting Tooms, where you will be invited to sample the unique whiskeys produced from start to finish on Lambay, using the island's very own volcanic spring water.
If you are looking to book a corporate day out for your team - you can arrange bespoke packages with either Eamon or Lambay directly.
These trips can be tailored to your needs depending on your group's size, age and interests e.g. architecture, nature, history, walking, whiskey... and more!
