Visitor Leaflet

With the layout of the Dublin Castle site being inherently complex, there is an on-going need to assist visitors in finding their way around. The results of Behaviour & Attitudes’ audience research have also highlighted the need to improve the clarity of the visitor offer and raise awareness of Dublin Castle’s various assetts.

With this in mind, the existing State Apartments leaflet is currently being reviewed by the OPW, to include more general site information and a map that will help provide context and assist with visitor orientation. While this will provide a short-term solution, further development to the leaflet will be required, not only to ensure the graphic style is in keeping with new interpretation across the site, but to tailor content as additional areas are opened to the public,for example the Record Tower, and various aspects of the guided and self-guided tours are developed, for instance the, audio guide. This might require multiple updates over a number of years as different projects are implemented according to varying timescales.

EDINBURGH CASTLE VISITOR LEAFLET - PROVIDED AS EXAMPLE OF BEST PRACTICE FOR CLARITY OF VISITOR OFFER & ORIENTATION ILLUSTRATION BY GRÁINNE CARR (FROM DUBLIN CASTLE GUIDEBOOK) - COULD FORM THE BASIS FOR A NEW, ANNOTATED SITE MAP