What should I do in England & Ireland?

Hey, I'm going on a school trip to England & Ireland this month. I'm pretty excited since I've only left Canada once and that was only for an hour just to do some shopping in Maine. I'm looking for some recommendations, like good dishes/beverages to try, sights to look out for, etc. Here is a map of where I will be visiting: 

Go to the Guiness factory in Dublin if you can. That's all I can recommend. Take pictures too!

There were a lot of things I could've mentioned if you hadn't said "school trip".

I hate to disappoint you but there isn't much in Ireland...'cept the Guiness Factory. We don't have much in history in comparison to Britian but we've got nice people. Sort of.

Come visit! HEE HEE HEE

You're going to the most tourist trappy areas of Ireland. If you do one thing its this please don't think what you see in the ring of Kerry is anything like how real Ireland works or exists.

Muskerry arms pub in Blarney across the street from the blarney castle......my family own it :)

well just wandering around the famous landmarks of london is nice, keep it leisurely. 
 
also no there isn't too much in ireland, but from my experience they're far more welcoming than us gloomy brits.

" @Fullmetal216:  Feel free to mention them anyway, I won't be going to any pubs or anything but I really hope I get to have a pint of Guiness while I'm there. I hear that you haven't even had Guiness until you've had one in Ireland fresh from the tap. "

" Pick up a catchy accent "

" I hate to disappoint you but there isn't much in Ireland...'cept the Guiness Factory. We don't have much in history in comparison to Britian but we've got nice people. Sort of. "

" @Abyssfull said:

" Pick up a catchy accent "

Just...not Welsh.  Please.   "

have at least one full english and full irish breakfast. also pub food will meet all your 'traditional' food needs

I'm living here in Dublin and I'll give you a quick low down. Kerry is full of boggers. Farmers, sheep shaggers, the likes. Don't go to Limerick, you'll probably get stabbed. Galway is very nice, but it's quite cold as it's by the sea. The rest of Ireland is full of cows, sheep, and boggers that will probably stab you. And leprechauns. Tallaght is a no-no also. DON'T EVER GO TO TALLAGHT!!! :S Don't wear the legendary Canadian Gold medal that Crosby the almighty won also, you might get stabbed for it.
 
Jokes aside, you should definitely visit Glendalough. It's absolutely beautiful there, and there is an amazing waterfall. Dublin has some great shopping districts and a HELL OF A LOT OF PUBS!! Not pubes, pubs. So get ready for alcohol and loose women. Galway's beautiful, you should take down to Cork in the South maybe if you're in the Kerry region, it has some AMAZING landscapes, and cliffs. Go to Blarney and kiss that damn stone. Don't know too much about County Clare myself. 
 
Bring an Umbrella. You will get wet :/  
 
As for England, that place pretty much rocks whatever you do, it's full of everything you could want. Went to London in the summer, and met the nicest people in the world. They have awesome phone boxes too.
 
- Dave, a fellow Canadian living in Ireland.

" @Abyssfull said

" Pick up a catchy accent "

Just...not Welsh.  Please.  Actually when you drop down to Galway you can always say hi to my friend, Aoife. She has great tits... 

England - Kiss the Queen 
 
Ireland - Kiss the Blarney Stone

" @eroticfishcake said:

" I hate to disappoint you but there isn't much in Ireland...'cept the Guiness Factory. We don't have much in history in comparison to Britian but we've got nice people. Sort of. "

+1 not so sure about the nice people part depends what part I guess (Stay away from Ballymun) Yeah glad to see your going to Ireland but its kinda bad come to think of it they'll prolly bring you to some boring ass Irish museums and seeing as its a school trip you won't be able to try our fine beverages unless your 18+ the drinking age isn't 21 over here :) Maybe you should go to Wicklow mountain :S not sure bro but have a good time! "

" @eroticfishcake said:

" I hate to disappoint you but there isn't much in Ireland...'cept the Guiness Factory. We don't have much in history in comparison to Britian but we've got nice people. Sort of. "

+1 not so sure about the nice people part depends what part I guess (Stay away from Ballymun) 
 
Yeah glad to see your going to Ireland but its kinda bad come to think of it they'll prolly bring you to some boring ass Irish museums and seeing as its a school trip you won't be able to try our fine beverages unless your 18+ the drinking age isn't 21 over here :) Maybe you should go to Wicklow mountain :S not sure bro but have a good time! "

" @Dylabaloo:  Thanks, I'm 18 but I dunno if I'll be allowed to order any Guiness. Although I really wanna get some kickass Guiness mugs and some pictures of the Guiness factory. I enjoy canned/bottled Guiness so I can't even imagine how good the real stuff is. "

get wasted, that's what schooltrips are there for

" I'm living here in Dublin and I'll give you a quick low down. Kerry is full of boggers. Farmers, sheep shaggers, the likes. Don't go to Limerick, you'll probably get stabbed. Galway is very nice, but it's quite cold as it's by the sea. The rest of Ireland is full of cows, sheep, and boggers that will probably stab you. And leprechauns. Tallaght is a no-no also. DON'T EVER GO TO TALLAGHT!!! :S Don't wear the legendary Canadian Gold medal that Crosby the almighty won also, you might get stabbed for it. Jokes aside, you should definitely visit Glendalough. It's absolutely beautiful there, and there is an amazing waterfall. Dublin has some great shopping districts and a HELL OF A LOT OF PUBS!! Not pubes, pubs. So get ready for alcohol and loose women. Galway's beautiful, you should take down to Cork in the South maybe if you're in the Kerry region, it has some AMAZING landscapes, and cliffs. Go to Blarney and kiss that damn stone. Don't know too much about County Clare myself.   Bring an Umbrella. You will get wet :/    As for England, that place pretty much rocks whatever you do, it's full of everything you could want. Went to London in the summer, and met the nicest people in the world. They have awesome phone boxes too. - Dave, a fellow Canadian living in Ireland. "

" @eroticfishcake said:

" @Abyssfull said:

" Pick up a catchy accent "

Just...not Welsh.  Please.   "

Or Scouze...or Cockney...infact, just plug yah ears for your entire trip, probably for the best. "

Drink lots of beer and eat a lot of fish and chips.
 
I guess I'm telling you to go hit the pubs?
 
That's the recommendation I hear most of the time.

Go have a ramble around Trinity College in Dublin. I go to college there and the book of Kells seems pretty popular. It's probably worth a look.

" @The_Philosopher: eat a deep fried mars bar... if you can find one... they are so fucking nice "

" @The_Philosopher: Coolest place in Dublin is Temple Bar. Nice little tourist friendly district. Where all the cool shops and bars are. The England bit of your tour isn't great to be honest, ok if you like walking around abbeys and squares though I guess. Only meal you need to have is a proper chippy, sausage chips and gravy. "

" @Bombs_Away said:

" @The_Philosopher: Coolest place in Dublin is Temple Bar. Nice little tourist friendly district. Where all the cool shops and bars are. The England bit of your tour isn't great to be honest, ok if you like walking around abbeys and squares though I guess. Only meal you need to have is a proper chippy, sausage chips and gravy. "

England shouldn't be that bad seeing as they are going to London which has actual tourist attractions like Big Ben and London Eye unlike Dublin with our crappy Spire and the River Liffey full of shopping trolleys and dead guys. Ahhh Temple bar got my Lip pierced there the other day its pretty good I guess. I think this guys lucky because the weather seems to be getting better. I also recommend if you want a good laugh watch RTE 1 or 2 for awhile some of the shows are awful. "

Stay the fuck out of Hackney. Other than that have a good time.
 
Also this is pretty depressing, although we had fun on our school trips, there's no way they would take us thousands of miles from home. They regretted taking us to Belgium.

What I've learned today.
 
Irish and English people don't think very highly of themselves.
 
How true.

i say ignore any of the big main tourism sites and spend the time doing something special you cant do at home.. something british i dunno .

Imperial War Museum - Awesome
Natural History Museum - Good
Madame Tussauds - A stupid idea badly executed.  Avoid. 
 
The whole Blarney Stone thing is just an excuse for a man to touch you -  it doesn't help with the ladies at all, trust me.  West Ireland is pretty rad though. 
 
We don't really have food, drink or even much of a culture of our own in England - it's just a mish mash of everything from all over the Empire really.  Go to an Indian Restaurant, get a Chicken Tikka and a few drinks, spill most of it down your top, then go and sit in a pub and watch a football match and have a few more drinks - et voila, authentic England experience.  You need to be near the coast to see the best of England really, and your itinerary looks like it's trying to avoid the coast :(

Please kick a scouser in the nuts if you see one, thanks

" I hate to disappoint you but there isn't much in Ireland...'cept the Guiness Factory. We don't have much in history in comparison to Britian but we've got nice people. Sort of. "

Quays bar galway if you get lucky tommy tiernan will be in with hector 

Well I live in Oxford, so I can advise you to have a look round our city, it's quite nice, when it is sunny.  
Buy a cookie from Ben's cookies in the covered market as they are incredible.  
The old castle is a nice place to visit. 
Jericho (just outside the centre) has some really nice places to eat/drink. 
That's just a few ideas of things to do.

 
@The_Philosopher: Anyways, if your an American dude you need to take a detour and visit Lockerbie, I recently went to Arlington to visit the memorial, its.... it's just.... I can't describe the emotions.... So go one step up and visit the actual place. "

" @baconbits33 said

 
@The_Philosopher: Anyways, if your an American dude you need to take a detour and visit Lockerbie, I recently went to Arlington to visit the memorial, its.... it's just.... I can't describe the emotions.... So go one step up and visit the actual place. "

Erm....gaaaaaaaaay :p "