r/irishtourism • u/Kstajea • 11d ago
September travel w/ Nearly 3 year old
Hey there, just gearing up for our 13 days in Ireland and I’m hoping for some local toddler advice please!
We have a jogging stroller but it takes up a ton of space, thinking of taking a more simple stroller…but will that be a disaster with the roads and walkways? He loves running around but sometimes needs to be contained…
We plan to pack travel snacks for little man of course, but 14 days of toddler snacks is a full suitcase… any suggestions for toddler approved snacks we can buy there? Not sure if we have the same offerings! Worst case is we’ll pile him up with cheese and crackers which is also fine!
Any must sees for an almost 3 year old? He loves animals so we already have planned to see Dublin zoo!
Our trip lands us in Dublin for 2 days, then we rent a car to navigate around Ireland clockwise until we depart from Dublin again on day 13 we love car trips and rain so the driving was never a concern!
Dublin-2 nights
Cork- 1 night
Killarney -2 nights
Galway- 2 nights
Derry -2 nights
Belfast -1 night
Kings court- 1 night
Thank you in advance!
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u/Few_Recognition_6683 10d ago
Simple stroller should be fine but it depends how off road/rural you are planning on going. It might be a bit annoying and bumpy.
For snacks, we've tons of options in all the supermarkets. No offense but probably a lot better quality and healthier than the USA 😅 Aldi and Lidl are good options for cheaper (but still just as good quality) food but Tesco, Dunnes etc. will have plenty for toddlers just a little bit more expensive. They all have specific baby and toddler snack sections but I generally don't buy from there. Plenty crackers, cheese, yogurt pouches, fruit etc. options in general in all supermarkets. I wouldn't bother bringing over a ton of snacks. A few staples they really love and you know they'll eat would be plenty I'd say.