Does a u.k. citizen need a passport for Dublin and has anyone been to the Guinness Factory?

Question

Is there any drinking to be done at the Guinness factory?

Answer 1

Most airlines will tell you that you do not need a passport to travel to Dublin from the UK but I have known of instances of people being refused at the airport because they only had photo id (driver's licence, etc). It would be a good idea to ask the company you are travelling with (airline, ferry, bus company) beforehand just to make sure.
The Guinness Brewery is a great trip, especially if you finish it by going to their restaurant. Lovely food to soak up all the free samples!
Have a look at http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/ for more information and to pre-book tickets.

Answer 2

Don’t know where all these people are getting their information but you DEFINITELY DO NOT a passport for travel between the two countries. If you are going by air you need to have a photo ID, a passport can be used as this photo ID but is not required. The UK & Ireland has always had a special arrangement where by you don’t need to have a passport to travel between the two countries, a bit like the way it was/is between the USA & Canada. So no, just make sure to have a photo ID, that is all.

As to the Guinness storehouse, definitely worth a visit. Can’t remember the price in but was quite reasonable & you get a free pint at the end. The Sky Bar is right at the top of the building; it has glass windows from floor to ceiling & is circular. Have fabulous 360 degree views of the city. Cool thing about the building is that each floor has a hole cut out of it, and all of these holes from each floor combined make the outline of a pint of Guinness great piece of architecture! So yeah highly recommend going to the Sky Bar for a few pints, it is usually closed in the evening for private events though, not a bar that is open all night to the public unfortunately. Check when you get there what time is will be closing that evening.

Answer 3

Just returned from Dublin, no you don't need a passport, but you do need photo id, a driving licence will do, if you haven't got one and you have a passport, then that is the next best thing. We went to the Guinness factory, it isn't cheap to get in, you are given a paper weight with a black ring on the back, that entitles you to a free pint of Guinness in the bar at the top of the factory, they remove the ring as payment for your free pint, you can then keep the paper weigh.,Before you get to the top you go into the tasting lab and taste a small sample of Guinness, don't mistake that for your free pint. You can drink as much as you want in the bar at the top of the factory, but you will have to pay for it after your free pint. Personally we didn't think it was worth the money we paid to get in.
Hope that helps.

Answer 4

No. U.K. citizens do not need a passport to enter Dublin only a valid form of photo ID. Yes. I have been to the Guinness Factory. I enjoyed it and am planning to return soon.

Answer 5

As far as I was aware, the U.K. and Ireland are part of a Common Travel Area which means that a passport is not necessary to travel between the two, just some photo ID. I'd always take a passport though, just in case.

The Guinness factory is well-worth going to see. You get a really good pint in The Gravity Bar, from which the views over Dublin are excellent.

Answer 6

If you take the ferry, you don't need a passport. If you fly to Dublin you need a passport. The Guinness factory is so cool. Once you get past all the exhibits, you reach the top of the factory, the Sky Bar on the top floor (I think that is the name). It is a bar with panoramic views of Dublin. With the price of admission, you get one pint of Guinness (you can buy more, of course). If you are not a drinker, you can exchange your token for a mineral--or give it to someone who does drink, lol.

Answer 7

No passport required I know because I have been visiting Ireland for over twenty years the latest being last month and I didn't need a passport then, (if you are flying however some airlines prefer it but it is not a must, photographic ID[valid driving licence] is all that is required).

A pint of Guinness is Included in the cost of entrance.

Answer 8

At the end of the tour you get a free sample Wahey!!!! And there is a bar there that overlooks dublin there also!So yes!

No a u.k citizen does not need a passport tho a form of photo id to board the plane at the airport..eg.passport drivers licence etc!

Hope that helps!

Travel from the uk to ireland and visa versa is the only countries that allows this weird eh?

The question was asked nine month ago i checked it up!!!

Answer 9

Residing in an extensive bay, Dublin lies between Howth in the north and the headland of Dalkey to the south and the River Liffey split the city in two making using this city an interesting city you will have the possibility with hotelbye to go to it. Dublin has given the entire world such famous fictional like: Yeats, Beckett, Joyce, Shaw, and Wilde. Dublin was a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010 therefore is surely an interesting city to go to especially when you intend to visit Bewley's Oriental Café ;.Several might say that Bewley's Oriental Café is the treasure in the crown. Bewley's Oriental Café is an organization which was built in 1927.

Answer 10

Passport - depends how you are travelling and who you are travelling with. You can walk across the border from Northern Ireland and will not be asked for a passport. Likewise on the ferries, though they are stopping more people these days. SOME airlines require a passport.

Guinness factory - not really worth it in my opinion. You get a 'free' pint included in the cost of your tour. I think the Jameson tour is a better tour, but better still, save your money, buy a pint in some old man's type pub and set yourself up for an afternoon of chat with the regulars - you'll learn more about the 'real' Dublin.

Enjoy yourself anyway.