Trim Castle
Trim Castle is the largest, best-preserved & most impressive Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland. Trim get its name from the Irish Baile Átha Troim, meaning ‘Town of the Ford of the Elder Trees', indicating that this was an important fording point on the River Boyne. Such was the significance of this crossing point that by the fifth century a chieftain's dún (fort) and an early monastery were sited here. Trim Castle was built In 1172, shortly after the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in Ireland.
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Castle Street,
Trim,
Co Meath,
C15 HN90.
View location on Google Maps here
From M1 Motorway
At junction 10, take the N51 exit.
Continue onto R161 & continue onto Trim
From Navan
Take the 1st exit onto Railway Street & continue onto R161 & continue onto Trim
From Drogheda
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N51
Continue onto R161 & & continue onto Trim
From Dublin M3
Continue onto Navan Road/N3, take exit onto R156
Merge onto M3, At junction 6, take the R125 exit
Continue to follow R154
Take exit onto Castle Street
Turn right & destination will be on the right
- early February - 16 March
- 09:30 – 16:30
- 17 March - 30 September
- 10:00 – 17:00
- October
- 09:30 – 16:30
- November - early February
- Weekends only
- 09:00 – 16:00
- Tours of Castle Grounds
- Mon-Friday
- 09:00 – 13:30
Guided tour of the Keep (weekends)
Adult: €5.00
Group/Senior: €4.00
Child/Student: €3.00
Family: €13.00
Castle Grounds (weekends)
Free of charge
Midweek Tours of Castle Grounds (Nov-Feb): €2 per person
Parking: Trim Town Centre has pay and display parking 9.00-18.00 Monday to Saturday with an hourly rate of €1.00.
Special offer: all-day parking for €3.00 available in Emmet Street Car Park, Trim, 3 minutes walk from Trim Castle Entrance. See Map to Emmet Street Car Park.