We went mainly to see the Book of Kells - It's worth the money. A beautiful campus. We decided to forgo the audio tour and just wandered around a bit. The gift store is great (we were able to find lots of gifts for our family/friends back home - I recommend the chess set - it's fantastic!)

This is a fascinating and very educational place to visit. Paid time slots are required to visit the exhibit of the Book of Kells, Ireland’s most prized illuminated manuscript. The Library of Trinity College is an awe inspiring example of a building with grand architecture and shelves of books that tower two stories high.

Booked in advance to visit the book of Kells exhibition and the long room, access is easy and location is ideal. The exhibition is very good, bit underwhelmed by the book of Kells itself, but the long room/library is truly spectacular. Beautiful room filled with history. Only drawback in the amount of people when we visited, go midweek or first group for a bit more comfort and better photo ops.

Very lovely grounds with some great installations, statues and picturesque views. There is also an additional charge to view the Book of Kells however we found this to be a little steep so didn’t go in and didn’t find it value for money to view one book. Definitely a good stop on any sight seeing your though.

If you love the look and feel of a classic college campus, then do yourself a favor and take a walk through this beautiful campus. You can take the official tour, but save yourself some money and just do a walk through on your own. You do have to buy tickets to get into the Book of Kells exhibit (not worth the price, in my opinion) but it is worth the price to see the Long Room at the Library--it is spectacular and very unique. It was my favorite part of visiting campus.

This campus is beautiful, definitely a fun place to walk around with your friends and enjoy the architecture. I recommend going into the library. I personally would skip seeing the book of Kells but definitely don’t skip the library it’s just gorgeous and makes you feel like you’re in a different time. It’s also an HP filming location.

We managed to book tickets on the morning of our trip so that we could take in this amazing place. As academics and also avid readers this was a real pleasure and a must for anyone visiting Dublin. The library has to be seen to be believed and the atmosphere in there is electric. The initial section on The Book of Kells is also very informative and interesting. Our only criticism is that is quite expensive for the scope and duration of the tour. We were round and done in just over half an hour really. Some of the staff on the way in were also quite rude. We were also quite surprised that Oscar Wilde was not more prominent in the tour although this might have been elsewhere on campus? Overall though, a very good experience that I would certainly recommend.

It was wonderful! The museum you start in has closeups of the artwork in the book, history of it and other similar manuscripts, and it was fascinating for us. Warning! It is quite crowded, even with their ticketing system that throttles how many people come in at a time. Highly recommended for museum and history fans.

Did the campus and Book of Kells tour, and made the reservation online in advance. We arrived 15 minutes earlier at the bell tower as suggested, and our tour guide Paul arrived with a blue tour guide sweater to check off names. You don’t need the actual tickets until you do the Book of Kells, which is the second part of the tour. The campus is pretty and the tour provided a lot of helpful context. The Book of Kells had an exhibit which Paul highly recommended reading beforehand in order to fully appreciate the Book, otherwise just seeing two pages wouldn’t do justice to the significance of what you’re viewing. No photos allowed of the Book. After the Book, you get to see the Old Library, which was beautiful. Best photo spot would be right in front of the set of stairs that lead to the exit.

The college is beautiful and the long room of the library is stunning. We were a bit disappointed with the book of Kells exhibition as it was mostly info about the book displayed on large posters. Having recently been to Bologna we had seen much more interesting selections of Illuminated manuscripts. I get the importance of the book of Kells though.