Guinness Storehouse tickets: from €24 online, the ticket types compared, and what the Gravity Bar pint covers

💡 The Short Version: The self-guided Guinness Storehouse Experience is from €24 online, about 90 minutes on seven floors, and ends at the Gravity Bar with a pint of Guinness, Guinness 0.0 or a soft drink. Entry is in 15-minute slots: a late arrival moves to the next slot and pays any difference. The door price is €2 more, card only, and nothing is sold at the door once the slot has sold out online. Tickets are non-refundable, with changes up to 24 hours ahead. The Academy is €36 and the STOUTie €32, for over-18s. Buy from Guinness’s own booking page. Or book a tour: the Roe & Co Distillery cocktail workshopad, five minutes’ walk away, is from €28.

Tickets and prices

The Storehouse sells every ticket at guinness-storehouse.com. The Storehouse says its own site has the best price. Prices are “from” prices per person, and they vary by date and time.

• Timed slots. Arrive five minutes before your slot. If you miss the 15 minutes, the booking moves to the next available slot, and a premium slot costs the difference. A cheaper slot gets no refund.
• At the door. Tickets are €2 more, and only cards are taken. Once a slot is sold out online it is not sold at the door.
• Changes. Tickets are non-refundable. A booking can be changed up to 24 hours before the arrival time.
• Children and families. Children under 18 come with an adult over 18, and every child gets a soft drink or water. Child and family tickets are priced on the booking page.
• Groups. Groups of 15 or more can email the Storehouse for 10% off the standard adult price, and a group cannot mix adults and minors.
• Go City pass holders reserve a slot at reservations.gocity.com. The pass does not skip the slot.

Tours worth paying for

The ticket types above cover the Storehouse itself. Paying more makes sense for a guide or a second stop nearby.

Roe & Co Distillery cocktail workshop

From €28 · 1 hour · 734 reviews

Dublin: Roe and Co Distillery Cocktail Workshop Experiencead is run by Roe & Co in the old Guinness Power Station in the Liberties. A guide shows you round and you choose a Blending or a Flavours workshop, then finish with a cocktail in the Power House Bar. It is for over-18s and you bring photo ID. Cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund. The Storehouse sells its own Roe & Co combination at €49 for the Flavours workshop, against €52 for the €24 ticket and this workshop bought separately.

What to see

The tour is self-guided over seven floors and finishes at the Gravity Bar at the top.

The Guinness Storehouse at St James’s Gate, with the covered walkway over the street. Photo: Steven Lek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

• The ground floor. The barley display uses real barley, and masks are at the information desk for anyone sensitive to gluten.
• The Guinness Story. Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on the St James’s Gate brewery in 1759, and the story of the brand starts there.
• The advertising. The Storehouse shows its advertising, from the toucans to the television commercials.
• The tasting room. A room for tasting the beer.
• The fourth floor. The Academy, the STOUTie and the Connoisseur Experience are here.
• The Gravity Bar. A glass bar with a 360-degree view of the city, where the included drink is served. Only ticket holders can go in.

Allow at least 90 minutes, and add about 30 minutes for each of the Academy and the STOUTie. Audio guides are free in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese, with Irish Sign Language on a portable screen.

St Patrick’s Tower and the Liberties rooftops, seen from the Gravity Bar. Photo: Bkwillwm, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

What to skip: the Academy and the STOUTie, if you have 90 minutes. Each adds about 30 minutes to a 90-minute visit.

Practical information

• Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00, Saturday 9:30 to 18:00, Sunday 9:30 to 17:00. The building stays open until 19:00 on weekdays and Sundays and 20:00 on Saturdays. The Storehouse says hours are subject to change.
• Where: St James’s Gate, Dublin 8, in the Liberties. The hop-on hop-off buses stop at the entrance, and the Dublin Express airport coach stops at Merchant’s Quay nearby. Limited free parking is on Crane Street.
• Luggage: there is a storage facility, but it takes no coats or jackets.
• Security: visitors and bags may be screened before entry.
• Photography: allowed throughout for personal use.
• Accessibility: every area is accessible for buggies, and the Storehouse is accredited by AsIAm as autism-friendly, with sensory hours once a month.
• Nearby: Pearse Lyons Distillery is a five-minute walk, and St Patrick’s and Christ Church cathedrals are in the same part of the city.

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