From train station take a cab. Drogheda is too hilly with lots of traffic to walk to bus station and the bus to visitor’s center is only every 3 hours! Eat at the lovely cafeteria at the VC. Walk 300 meters to the shuttle bus well before your appointed time; the busses don’t dink around! Driver drops you at Knowth for part 1 and the tour guide will be waiting for you. Colette lead a great tour! Then you have a potty stop and watch an 8 minute movie. Another driver takes you to New Grange and delivers you to another guide. Andy didn’t say much and rushed us. (Last tour of the day) We actually learned much more from the other staffer with the big mustache about the reconstruction of the outer walls, etc. After NG we hopped on the bus and headed back, 300 meter walk to VC. The front desk fellow called a cab for us. FYI last tour meant the gates were closed so we had to walk out to highway so the taxi could pick us up. It’s all very well organized, good exhibits in VC, and the cafeteria had lots of options.

Knowth and Newgrange are remarkable structures that predate the Egyptian pyramids. The guides are superb and the details are amazing. The walk into Newgrange was truly moving. Make sure you spend time in the museum prior to visiting both passage tombs.

My second visit and just as good as the first. Well run. Our guides were very informative and personable. The food in the visitor center was surprisingly good. Recommend booking 30 days in advance, as soon as tickets go on sale, especially on the weekends. If you plan on visiting this and a few more OPW sites, definitely look into purchasing a Heritage Card. You can book a ticket without paying and then show your Heritage Card when you get there for free entrance. Would definitely go out of my way to visit this site.

The (reconstructed) site was very impressive, as were the other sites included in the visit, including the visitors’ center. This is definitely a unique site and experience worth a visit. The guides split our group into two to go into the main tumulus. I think this is standard (all visits are allowed only in groups transported by the site’s own buses). Make sure that you are with the people you want to enter with. Our group included a couple with a pre verbal toddler who all went together. The highlight of the whole tour is turning out the lights inside and simulating the entry of the sun on the solstice. It got pitch black inside and the child, who no idea what was going on, predictably got scared and started screaming at the top of his lungs right at the climactic moment. This was…deflating. I wish the parents had been willing to go separately, one to each half-group, with the waiting parent keeping their child outside in the light of day.

Ireland has a lot of ancient history and Newgrange is an excellent place to learn a bit. It is believed to be older than the pryamids and used as sacred/burial site. It was constructed by Neolithic people, and can capture the sunlight on the solstice day into a far inner chamber. There is a nice visitor center (with cafe and gift shop) and you take a shuttle (takes less than five minutes) out to the actual rural site. The guide provides a lot of information about the history and purpose of the site. They also shine light through the outside opening so that the inner chamber illuminates as it would on the solstice. A must visit if you are in County Meath.

I was visiting my cousins in Ireland and was taken to Newgrange for a day out. I had no idea what to expect and couldn’t believe how incredible this place is. It a genuinely mind blowing experience and everything about it was superb. We were very lucky to visit on a sunny day and were guided around by a delightful lady called Sinead. She had worked there for over 20 years and was deeply passionate about this amazing place. She was also extremely knowledgeable and brought the whole experience to life. I would 100% recommend Newgrange and would love to visit again as there is so much to absorb.

Well worth a visit, Took the kids so thought it might be a drag but they loved it. No complaints. Lovely walk across river to bus and only a few people as limited numbers so no crowds. Book in advance obviously- well in advance. Tour was well timed and site was amazing, tour guide v informed. could have stayed for more.

This could easily have been a self-guided visit but the team have poured an incredible amount of love and hard work into this attraction. A joint ticket gets you two guided tours with knowledgeable guides including going inside Newgrange itself, an in-depth and fascinating exhibition, video guides, and shuttle buses between, all arranged perfectly and running to time. They ask for no photos to be taken of the inside of Newgrange out of respect, but it is a truly unique experience. Mary absolutely blew our minds with her knowledge of the theories surrounding Knowth. The gift shop is excellent and features local arts and crafts about the site rather than generic gifts.

We went to visit Newgrange today and we loved it. The guide explained the history of the monument to us with enthusiasm and we were able to see it both inside and out. Furthermore, we have been lucky and it has been a very good day. The only drawback I would say is the fact that we would have liked to spend a little more time outside the monument to take photos and enjoy it more because we only had 10 minutes. For everything else, very happy. I recommend it to everyone who appreciates history and this type of monuments. It's worth it!

Newgrange and Knowth are really incredible places. The Tourguides were very friendly, they answered every question with a lot of patience. The places itselfs are amazing and breathtaking. The Restaurant at the Visitor Center is really good too.