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Cork Chat and History Walking Tour

By Tours of Cork
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €229 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Cork is a beautiful small city on the banks of the River Lee. The guide is a 'Registered National Tour Guide' and will show you all the highlights from St. Patrick's Street, affectionately known locally as 'Pana', where you will find a host of shops and see of Corkonians engaging in their favourite pastimes of meeting and chatting. We will see the famous English Market,  Ireland's oldest food market. Other jewels in the crown of Cork city are St. Finbarr's Cathedral, St. Peter's Church, University College Cork, and the Hugenot Graveyard. Shandon Bells at St. Anne's church is a must-see where you can get the best views of the city and rings the bells to your own tune! Or just take  wander through the historical lanes and imagine life in days gone by.

The tour can be devised for you to include all the things that interest you from food and entertainment, to history and architecture, or music and culture.

After this tour you will be an expert on all things Cork!

Activity location

  • St Patrick Street
    • Cork, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Shandon Bells & Tower St Anne's Church
    • Church Street
    • Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Cork Chat and History Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€229.00 x 1 Traveller€229.00

Total
Price is €229.00
Until Wed, 4 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedA wealth of information on all things Cork related! We can deliver a tour specific to tour interests

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Walking time is included in tour duration
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

St Patrick Street
  • 10m
St. Patrick's Street, known to locals as 'Pana' is the main shopping boulevard. It has a fascinating history including the Burning of Cork which took place in 1920. Hear the whole storey!
The English Market
  • 10m
The oldest food market in Ireland, dating from 1788; this is still the best loved shopping experience in Cork. From cheeses to olives and even tripe and drisheen, the English Market is a world of wonder for foodies
St Fin Barre's Cathedral (Pass by)
A magnificent cathedral deigned by architect William Burgess. It has a Gothic design similar to Notre Dame. See the famous angel who it is said will play her trumpet on the 'Last Day' to alert Corkonians to get into heaven!
Coal Quay Market
  • 5m
The old Corn Market and Coal Quay of Cork. The Corn Market dates from the 1720s and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It also has the city crest of Cork, 1st used in 1458 and still in every day use today.
Rory Gallagher Place - Cork City (Pass by)
A tribute to Rory Gallagher, one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Jimi Hendrix said he was the 'greatest guitarist in the world'!
Cork Vintage Quarter (Pass by)
See the vintage and second hand shops that abound in Cork for a great and unusual array of clothing, books and all sorts of everything.
Bishop Lucey Park
  • 5m
When the city was first built it was fully walled. In Bishop Lucey Park you can see the remnants of the old city wall dating from the 12th Century.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSt Patrick Street
    • Cork, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEShandon Bells & Tower St Anne's Church
    • Church Street
    • Cork, County Cork, Ireland
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEDaunt Square
    • Cork, County Cork, Ireland

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