[These are very thorough walking directions – you shouldn’t be getting lost in Dublin when following this guide.

However, I definitely recommend that you follow the Google Streetview route of the entire Dublin DIY Walking Tour (North) first, from the comfort of your own home before you head to Dublin, as this will allow you to better visualise the entire route before you arrive].

START: Luas Tram Stop – Parnell [MAP]:

Turn RIGHT as you leave the tram, and head east along this northern side of Parnell Street until you reach the very first junction on your left.

North Great George’s St [MAP]:

You have a choice here.

Your next destination on this DIY Walking Tour of Dublin is the James Joyce Centre. And it’s NOT accessible.

So wheelchair users should head up North Great George’s St using the pavement on the LEFT (as you’ll need to be on this side of the road later anyway, so it will just save you from having to cross the road again).

For those walkers wishing to visit the James Joyce Centre though, you should use the pavement on the RIGHT, as this will take you directly to the entrance to the James Joyce Centre.

James Joyce Centre [MAP]:

When you leave the James Joyce Centre, you should turn to your RIGHT, and continue up North Great George’s St until you reach the junction with Denmark Street, where you should cross to the other side of North Great George’s St.

Denmark Street [MAP]:

Turn LEFT into Denmark Street, and almost immediately, you will come to a Pedestrain Crossing which will take you across to the other side of Denmark Street.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (and there are dropped kerbs on both sides).

At the end of the crossing, turn LEFT and continue along Denmark Street (which soon becomes Gardiner Row – same street, just a different name), until you reach the junction with Frederick Street, where you will see yet another Pedestrian Crossing which will take you across Frederick Street (towards the impressive Abbey Presbyterian Church).

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is also light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides).

At the end of the crossing, turn LEFT and almost immediately turn RIGHT (into Parnell Square North), with the church on your right.

Continue heading along Parnell Square North for a few metres, until you see the impressive building of the Hugh Lane Gallery on your right.

Hugh Lane Gallery [MAP]:

As well as being home to wonderful Impressionist paintings by Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Degas and Morisot, the Hugh Lane Gallery is also home to the studio of Dublin-born Francis Bacon (once situated in London, but relocated to the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin in 1998).

Admission to Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery is FREE – and is completely wheelchair accessible with lifts to all floors (a wheelchair ramp also bypasses the steps at the main entrance). Toilets, including wheelchair-accessible toilets are available too.

There’s also a cafe in the Hugh Lane Gallery (Fáilte Le Grá) where you can enjoy a very relaxing light breakfast or lunch – a perfectly situated “pitstop” on this Dublin DIY Walking Tour of the northern part of Dublin city centre.

After leaving the Hugh Lane Gallery, turn RIGHT and continue along Parnell Square North, until you reach the Pedestrian Crossing at the end of the street.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides).

At the end of the crossing, turn RIGHT (into Granby Row), and continue to the next light-controlled junction, where you should turn LEFT into Upper Dorset Street [MAP], and continue until you come to the next Pedestrian Crossing.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses the tram tracks/Dominick Street Lower.

At the end of the crossing, continue straight ahead, now along Bolton Street, until the next Pedestrain Crossing which will take you across the main road here.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses to the other side of the main Bolton Street.

At the end of the crossing, turn RIGHT, and almost immediately, turn LEFT into Henrietta Street, and continue until you reach 14 Henrietta Street.

14 Henrietta Street [MAP]:

14 Henrietta Street is the most intact collection of early to mid-18th century houses, not just in Dublin, but in the whole of Ireland.

14 Henrietta Street is only open from Wednesday to Sunday though (10am to 4pm).

And although there are steps up to the main entrance of 14 Henrietta Street, there is also a ramp just beyond theses steps (the ramp is limited in width though, so if your wheelchair is too wide for this ramp, there is a clearly-marked alternative entrance at the rear of the 14 Henrietta Street building).

There are lifts between floors of the 14 Henrietta Street building, and wheelchair-accessible toilets are also available.

After your visit to 14 Henrietta Street, head back down to Bolton Street. When you reach the corner of Henrietta Street and Bolton Street, turn RIGHT, and continue on this right hand pavement until you see the Pedestrian Crossing just before Linenhall Street (you will pass a number of sidestreets, on your right, as you head along Bolton Street – all have dropped kerbs on either side).

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses to the other side of the main road (which is now called King Street North). There is also a traffic island here – which has a lowered section for pedestrians.

At the end of the crossing, turn RIGHT, and continue until you reach the next major junction (the junction of King Street North and Church Street). Along the way you will cross two sidestreets – there are dropped kerbs at all points.

You will see the next pedestrian crossing directly ahead of you.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses to the other side of Church Street. There is also a traffic island here too – which also has a lowered section for pedestrians.

At the end of the crossing, turn RIGHT, and immediately turn LEFT, into King Street North again, and continue until the very first turning on your left (into Bow Street).

Turn LEFT into Bow Street, and continue down it on this left hand pavement (the pavements in this area are quite narrow, but it is wider on this side). Continue until you see the road crossing on your right, just before you see the entrance to Duck Lane on the other side of the road.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

After crossing to the other side of Bow Street, turn LEFT, and continue to the entrance of the Jameson Distillery.

Jameson Distillery [MAP]:

The Jameson Distillery is accessible to all (as are all the guided tours). There is an accessible toilet here too.

When leaving the Jameson Distillery, turn LEFT, and return to the small crossing again. Cross back to the wider pavement on the other side of Bow Street. At the end of the crossing, turn RIGHT, and continue for a few metres until you reach the very first turning (on your left).

Turn LEFT into May Lane, and continue until the end, where you’ll see a nother small Pedestrian Crossing (on your right).

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

Dropped kerbs on both sides, and crosses to the other side of May Lane.

At the end of the crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, along Church Street.

After passing St.Michan’s Church (which will be on your right), you will come to a Pedestrian Crossing (on your left) at the junction of Church Street and Chancery Street.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses to the other side of Church Street. There is also a traffic island here too – which also has a lowered section for pedestrians.

At the end of the crossing, turn RIGHT, and immediately cross the road again.

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses the tram tracks to the other side of Chancery Street.

At the end of the crossing, continue down Church Street, and at the end, turn LEFT along Inns Quay.

IMPORTANT! You’re instinct may be to cross the road, and follow the River Liffey from that side – as it’s next to the river. But. There are trees along that side, which WILL block access in places. We WILL be on that side eventually though. But just not yet. AND. The next attraction we pass (Four Courts) is on THIS side of the road.

Four Courts [MAP]:

The domed Four Courts building, which has stood for over 200 years as a bastion of law in Ireland, is one of the most striking buildings in Dublin.

Continue along Inns Quay until you reach the next juction (Chancery Place). There’s a crossing here – with dropped kerbs on either side, but no lights.

After crossing here, continue along Inns Quay (passing a number of sidestreets on your left – all with dropped kerbs), until you reach the next lights (at the junction of Inns Quay and Capel Street).

Pedestrian Crossing [MAP]:

The crossing is light-controlled (with dropped kerbs on both sides), and crosses Capel Street. At the end of the crossing, continue STRAIGHT AHEAD along Inns Quay.

Just after you cross Swifts Row, you will see a Pedestrian Crossing on your right, which will take you across the main road to the pedestrian Millennium Bridge.

Millennium Bridge [MAP]:

DON’T actually cross the bridge though (you will be staying on this north side of the River Liffey).

So, turn LEFT instead of crossing the bridge. Then almost immediately, turn RIGHT, and follow the ramped riverside walkway.

Ha’penny Bridge [MAP]:

Again, DON’T actually cross the bridge (you will always be staying on this north side of the River Liffey).

As with all famous landmarks, Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge is best seen when you’re NOT actually on the bridge. You will already have seen the bridge from the west, and after walking past the entrance to the bridge, you will again turn onto the riverside walkway, where you will have yet another great view of the Ha’penny Bridge (but from the east this time).

If you do decide to cross the bridge, or WALK to halfway at least, then you MUST return to the northern entrance if you wish to continue following this Dublin DIY Walking Tour route.