High kings, history and heroes
‘Excellent’ – The Irish Times.
This expert audio guided tour brings the Hill of Tara to life, with stories, history and music. It has all you need to explore the Hill of Tara, whether you have 20 minutes, or 2 hours. There is very little information on site, so you will need a guided tour for the Hill of Tara. Choose from our MP3 download, handy souvenir player, and family pack with activity sheets.
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Hill of Tara - MP3 audio tour
Stories, history and music: all the Hill of Tara, in 18 tracks (80-minutes, MP3). Plus full-colour guide, with maps and images (PDF).
Price: €2.99
Hill of Tara - family pack
Our full audio tour (MP3) and colour guide, plus 8 pages of puzzles, colouring and things to do in 2 trails, for ages 7-11 and 12-15 (PDFs to print out).
Price: €4.99
Hill of Tara - Souvenir Player & Guide
The full MP3 audio tour on a smart audio player. Includes: player, headphones, batteries, colour map and guide. Price incls p&p anywhere in the world!
Price: €12.99
Hill of Tara map and guide
We have put together a really useful 2-page full colour guide for visitors with a map of the Hill of Tara, and stunning images and photographs revealing detail you cannot see from the ground. Download the free Hill of Tara map and guide here. It is also included in all our audio download packs, and the souvenir boxed set.
Highlights
The guide is packed with 80 minutes of stories, music and information, covering all the monuments on the Hill of Tara, enough for a great half-day’s exploring. Plus extra information on legends and landscape, what it takes to become High King of Ireland, the ceremonies and sacrifices, and other places to visit in the area. The soundtrack features dramatised extracts, and music played on replica Bronze Age instruments.
Visit the Boyne Valley & make a day of it
The Hill of Tara is in the famous Boyne Valley, deep in the heart of historic county Meath. Make it a day-trip, there’s so much to see, including Slane Castle and the Neolithic passage tombs of Newgrange and Knowth. The old Norman village of Skreen is just 3 km from the Hill of Tara. Other monuments nearby include the atmospheric Rath Maeve and Ringlestown Fort. Further afield are the ruins at Kells, where the Book of Kells was written, and the passage graves at Loughcrew.
Visiting the Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara is a big, open area, and there is no admission charge. We recommend comfortable shoes and warm clothing, as you will be crossing rough ground and the hill is windy and can be cool even in summer. Binoculars and a camera can be useful if you have them. There is car parking, a great coffee and souvenir shop, and toilets. // How to get to the Hill of Tara // Accommodation at Tara and other things to do // The Hill of Tara on Facebook.
There is limited access to the hill for people with impaired mobility — but thanks to our new audio guide, you can sit and enjoy a tour over coffee in the gift shop, or even from the comfort of your own armchair.
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The project was supported by a grant from the Heritage Council.
Our Tara tour is a member of Boyne Valley Heritage.
