Castles · Tour
The Gardens Get a Guide Too, and the Same Man Drives Every Tour
Most Blarney tours hand you a ticket at the gate and arrange a time to meet you back at the bus. This one keeps the guide with you.
The castle and the stone come first. Then a private guided tour of the grounds and gardens, which is the part that separates this itinerary from the others: there is a great deal out there, and almost nobody is told what they are looking at.
Afterwards, Cork city: the English Market and St Fin Barre's Cathedral, with the history of the place told on the way, along with the storytelling and the traditional music that go with it.
The operator holds the National Tour Guide Certification and drives every tour personally, so the guide is the same person each time. Multi-day tours can be arranged on request.
What's included
- USB outlet in back of vehicle for customers use to keep phones/cameras charged.(Bring your own cable/cord to fit USB outlet).
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Itinerary
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48 Grand Parade, Centre, Cork
Easy to find, beside the river and a two-minute walk from Patrick Street, the main street in Cork. The guide waits there at the agreed time in a black Ford Transit Custom, a new air-conditioned minibus seating eight.
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Blarney Castle & Gardens
Blarney Castle, the stone and the gift of the gab that comes with it, and then time in the castle grounds.
Extra fee
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Blarney Woollen Mills
Shopping at the largest Irish shop in the world.
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The English Market
One of the oldest markets of its kind in Europe, and the one Queen Elizabeth II visited in 2011.
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See the beautiful gothic architecture built between 1864…
Gothic architecture built between 1864 and 1879, on a religious site that goes back to the 6th century.
Extra fee
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48 Grand Parade, Centre, Cork
Not included
- Snacks
- Blarney Castle entrance fee is not included
- St Finbarrs Cathedral entrance fee is not included
Good to know
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Travel time is included in the total tour duration.
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- Up to 7 people can be taken comfortably in my new Ford Transit Custom.
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: en.
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