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Bloody Sunday and Bogside Derry Murals Private Walking Tour

Name: Bloody Sunday and Bogside Derry Murals Private Walking Tour
Brand: Derry Guided Tours
SKU: 40985P1
Price: 32.24 USD
Rating: 5.0 (136 reviews)

Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Bloody Sunday and Bogside Murals Private Walking Tour

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Learn about Derry’s history and its role during the Troubles—and see some of the city’s key murals and historical landmarks—on this private walking tour of the Bogside district. Pick a departure time, and meet your guide at the Tower Museum. As you go, you’ll hear moving stories about the Bloody Sunday massacre and pay tribute to the city's legacy.

Get acquainted with Derry and its landmarks on a private tour
Choose a departure time that works for you
Learn all about Derry’s complex history from your guide
See the Bogside district’s most important murals and monuments

What's Included

Private tour

Lunch
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Union Hall Place
Union Hall Pl, Londonderry BT48, UK
Tower Museum

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
Monday - Sunday : 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
As the tours are private there is a minimum of 2 adults.
For families travelling with 1 adult please contact me to arrange a tour.
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

5.0

136 reviews

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Cannot recommend highly enough!

Christopher_C, Sep 2023

Our guide, Glean, was eminently knowledgeable, clear, engaging, and blessed with a quick and warm Irish wit. The impact of his explanations of the events surrounding Bloody Sunday, when he lost his dad in the murderous shooting, cannot be overstated. Powerful stuff we'll not soon forget.

We thoroughly enjoyed...

katy_l, Jul 2023

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend - the highlight of our trip to Derry! Gleann was a great tour guide

Excellent and informative

Charmaine_D, Jun 2023

The tour was really informative and Gleann was a great story teller. His personal insights made the walk especially educational and moving. He was also a great resource for services in the city. We went to a restaurant he recommended that we would not have found and had an outstanding meal. Thanks for opportunity to learn so much about Derry.

Excellent view into Bloody Sunday and the aftermath

Jessica_P, Jun 2023

Gleann was an excellent tour guide, and I ended up with a lot more insight into the Troubles in Derry and the first-hand impact it had on so many of the local residents.

Despite bad rainy weather...

James_H, Oct 2022

Despite bad rainy weather the guide's talk was very informative and moving, as the son who lost his father. He spoke of a Subject that is intense emotionally but put it in the right perspective. We ask him why the British chose to shoot unarmed protestors and his answer was that the British thought this was necessary to stop a peaceful movement that kept growing. They would rather handle a violent one instead that is not widely supported. A cynical view but unfortunately probably an accurate one.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Hi James, thank your for reviewing your tour and glad you enjoyed your time. The modern history of Derry is sometimes dark and intense,but worh explaining.

Interesting walking tour in Derry

Walter_M, Jul 2022

Gleann had a deep knowledge (some via personal experience) of the things he discussed on the tour. He also pointed out some things that were not necessarily part of the tour.

Will be recommending to everyone I know

Sinead_L, Jun 2022

Really really good, super informative and interesting. Gleann is really charismatic, you could listen to him speak all day.

History of Derry at its best!

Marie_O, Dec 2021

Our most memorable part of our tour was meeting Gleann our tour guide, who was personally affected by Bloody Sunday and could tell us in detail what happened, why it happened and it’s impact on his community. He is close to the experience and tells you of the troubles in a way that brings you back to the streets and imagine it yourself. He is a gentleman and great teacher, highly recommend. Great sights, beautifully designed murals and an overall unforgettable experience. Thanks Gleann!

Response from Host, Dec 2021

Hi Marie, thank you for your great review of your tour glad you both enjoyed it. It's a history worth hearing and glad you both appreciate the tour content and the murals. Hope to see back in Derry again soon.

Highlight of our trip to Derry

Alison_S, Oct 2021

Angela is an absolute gem of a tour guide, it was the highlight of the trip. Brilliant to get all the info from someone actually from the area, so friendly and showed us a lovely pub to watch the match in later. Would recommend the tour to anyone, well worth the money.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Hi Alison, thank you for your great review of your tour. Great to hear you both enjoyed your tour and the pub recommendations from Angela.

Excellent Tour

Wendy_D, Sep 2021

Excellent tour, with a friendly approachable guide Recommend to all age ranges who are interested in modern history

Response from Host, Sep 2021

Hi Wendy, thank you for your great review of your tour. Thanks as well for recommending Derry Guided Tours.

Personal, moving and informative.

Nuzie, Jul 2021

We travelled from Belfast in the morning and got stuck in traffic so were late for our slot. But Glean, our guide, was very understanding and managed to adapt our tour to fit in as much as possible nevertheless. We really enjoyed the tour and learned so much. Glean was a great guide and has a very personal connection to the events of Bloody Sunday. His experience was so moving and we couldn't have asked for a better guide. Derry is such a lovely place, would recommend staying for rhe whole day as there is so much to see.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Hi Nuzie, unfortunately traffic hampered our planned tour but we did manage to fit in the main events of the tour in the time that we had. Glad you all enjoyed it.

Beautiful murals

jill_w, Oct 2020

This was extremely thought provoking and an interesting tour. The guide was knowledgeable and gave a balanced perspective. Not be be missed

Response from Host, Oct 2020

Hi, thank you for your review. Glad you enjoyed the tour and the murals.

Excellent guide

Fearghal_O, Sep 2020

Gleann was very friends and knowledgeable about this tour. He has great personal history with the events and the area. However, make sure to bring an umbrella.

Response from Host, Sep 2020

Hi, the weather was bot at it's best unfortunately but glad you enjoyed your tour all the same. The sun does shine every so often lol.

Excellent

Caroline_D, Sep 2020

Gleann is a fantastic guide, his knowledge of the area and the history is incredible, we walked away with an extensive knowledge and understanding of the beautiful city of Derry, I cannot recommend this tour enough. Caroline

Response from Host, Sep 2020

Hi Caroline, I try and bring in as much history as I can and take in different aspects of it. Good to hear you enjoyed your tour and appreciated the topics covered.

Bogside walking tour

Dawn_C, Jul 2020

Very informative detailed. Would thoroughly recommend to get a context of the city and the troubles.

Response from Host, Jul 2020

Hi Dawn, thank you for the great review and recommendation. Glad to hear you both enjoyed your tour.

Passion of the guide

Jennifer_L, Mar 2020

Informative/provocative tutorial of the troubles and sectarianism. Guide was passionate in his presentation.

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Hi Jennifer, glad to hear you enjoyed your tour and thank you for your great review.

the history needs to be told

Suzanne_L, Aug 2019

you can walk to the bogside and visit the murals but it is the history that makes the mural speak - Glen provided that history in an informative way. My father and i loved this tour and would suggest that without Glen's spoken word the murals are just murals - well worth the time and a big thank you to Glen

Great tour

Laurel_G, Aug 2018

We met our guide and walked to the tour area. It was very interesting and our guide was extremely knowledgeable. His father was one of the 13who died on Bloody Sunday. I highly recommend it

One of the best tours and tour...

Joy, Jan 2018

One of the best tours and tour guides I have been involved with. This tour was done with the Derry Walls Private Walking Tour, and was an amazing day. Gleann was very passionate about his city and talked through the historical reasons for the conflict, as well as explaining what life was like in this part of Northern Ireland during the Troubles and the ongoing realities of that history and the peace process faced today. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Jul 2019

Ho Joy, thank you for your fantastic review of your tour. Great to hear you enjoyed your tour and that you took something from your time in Derry.

Gleane was a great guide. He was...

Eileen L, Oct 2017

Gleane was a great guide. He was very personable and knew so much about the history of the Sunday massacre and Bogside Murals. This tour is worth the trip to Derry! A highlight for us that I would highly recomend to others!

Response from Host, Jul 2019

Hi, thank you for your great response and review of Derry Guided Tours. Glad you enjoyed your tour.