Filming locations in Dublin

Dublin is Ireland's literary capital, and a hushed university campus and its Georgian streets framed the tender modern love story of Normal People. The series anchors much of its emotional weight in the city, which makes following it an easy, walkable affair right in the centre of town.

The set-jetting heart is Trinity College Dublin. The cobbled squares and arches of Ireland's oldest university are where Marianne and Connell reunite and drift apart as students, and the campus is free to wander at your own pace. Standing in the quads, it is easy to feel the quiet, charged atmosphere the show drew from these stones.

While you are there, the Old Library and its treasure, the illuminated Book of Kells, are a separate ticketed visit well worth booking ahead. The long barrel-vaulted reading room is one of the most beautiful spaces in Ireland, and it rounds out a Trinity visit beyond the film connection alone.

The college sits right in the centre, which makes it a perfect anchor for a broader day in Dublin. Grafton Street, with its shops and buskers, runs off one side, and the National Gallery is a short walk away, so the screen pilgrimage flows naturally into the wider city of pubs, museums and river walks.

Practically, Trinity is the easiest filming location to reach on this whole list: it is in the middle of a major capital, free to enter, and walkable from almost anywhere central. Pair it with the Book of Kells in the morning, then let the rest of Dublin, and a pint, fill out the day.