Discover the best walking tours in Cork - from sightseeing tours and cultural experiences to adventure activities and day trips with top-rated local guides.
Best Walking Tours in Cork
Discover the beauty of Cork on foot with our curated
walking tours. Whether you're visiting for the first time
or looking to uncover hidden gems, exploring Cork by walking lets you
experience its culture, history, and landmarks up close.
This guided walking tour reveals the diverse and interesting background of Cork City Centre. It highlights the maritime, merchant and social history of Ireland's second City. The tour is guided by local professionals with insights and stories that the travel guides miss!
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Discover Cork on a family-friendly walking tour that blends sweet treats, rich history, and local charm. We begin at Cameron Bakery with fresh, buttery pastries before strolling along Merchant’s Quay beside the winding River Lee. At Emmet Place, we’ll highlight some of Cork’s most iconic landmarks.
A short walk brings us to one of our partner shops on historic Frenchchurch Street, where you’ll enjoy donuts made fresh that morning. We’ll then treat you to colorful, creative varieties that showcase Cork’s modern flair and flavor.
As we head to our final stop at Cafe Mexicana, we’ll pass the historic Coal Quay, a trading site for centuries. In this cozy café tucked in the Huguenot Quarter, you’ll choose between Alfajores or Grandma’s Mexican cake for a sweet finale.
This tour is perfect for families, food lovers, and anyone eager to explore Cork’s flavors, stories, and soul in a fun, relaxed way.
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Discover Cork, the 'City of a Thousand Welcomes' with our experienced, local guides who share their passion and knowledge of their beloved city.
Our tours are designed to bring people together, with a mission to deepen human connection through storytelling and food (and drinks, of course!)
The tour wanders through Cork's famous food and beverage market, the English Market, in operation since the 18th century. Here guests get to meet and chat with local traders for a bit of 'the craic'( Irish for fun)
Cork Culinary Tour takes in the very best the city has to offer. With pre-booked tastings of local award-winning cheese, mouthwatering seafood fresh from the Atlantic, handmade Irish bread, gourmet country sausage, and more, all washed down with a creamy stout.
The tour finishes in a relaxed heritage pub where guests can enjoy a relaxing local beverage of choice.
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This expertly curated tour offers unique access to Ireland’s must-see Blarney Castle & Gardens, home to the world-famous Blarney Stone. This wonderful tour also includes an enchanting walk discovering the picturesque village of Blarney as well as time to shop at one of Ireland’s oldest and most authentic Irish Woollen Mills.
- Beat the Ticket Line crowds – with our easy access tickets to Blarney Castle & Gardens
- Visit the 15th-century Blarney Castle home of the Blarney Stone
- Kiss the Blarney Stone and receive the “Gift of Eloquence” or named locally as the “Gift of the Gab”
- Enjoy a guided walking tour of the very picturesque Blarney Village
- Visit Ireland’s oldest and largest Irish craft goods shop
- Experience a fully guided tour led by an expert local English-speaking professional guide.
- Enjoy the best stories and highlights of Blarney Castle & Gardens and Blarney Village
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Fota House is one of Ireland’s finest examples of Regency period architecture with superb neoclassical interiors. The main house dating from 1820, remained in the sole ownership of the Smith-Barry family for 155 years and today it shares the compelling life story of this family and their household staff. It also houses one of the largest collections of landscape paintings spanning the 17th to 19th century.
Now an Irish Heritage Trust Property, a visit to Fota House set amongst 115 acres, within the original 780 acre estate promises endless opportunities for adventure. It features a globally renowned arboretum with a collection of rare and exotic plantings from the southern hemisphere, formal and working gardens that evolve with colour, scent & texture through each passing
season
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Experience the world’s only daily placenames walking tour, an intimate, luxury experience (max 8 guests) along the stunning Wild Atlantic Way. Regularly featured on TV and in the media, this unique tour unlocks the hidden history of Castlehaven through its placenames—revealing Viking traders, Gaelic chieftains, and long-lost ways of life.
Discover names like Carrig na Saighneoirí, a tiny headland named after the medieval pilchard fishermen who made the O’Driscolls and O’Donovans as wealthy as European royalty. Explore Beann tSídháin (peak of the faeries ) and An Glaisín Álainn (the beautiful little stream), where the landscape itself tells a story.
Your experience includes a gourmet picnic of West Cork cheese, smoked seafood from Union Hall, and Celine’s home baking, making this an unforgettable blend of culture, history, and artisan food.
12:00 Noon Daily | Max 8 Guests | Includes Artisan Picnic
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Shoot amazing Instagrams.
On Cork's only Instagram Tour, you will meet a local Instagram Influencer/expert photographer who will bring you to 5-7 spots of Cork over 90 minutes.
During the tour, you will go to the most Instagrammable spots of Cork, some secret, some well known. You will be shown simple-to-use photography techniques to bring out the best of your pictures and learn great Instagram skills. You'll also hear great stories about Cork.
Learn the secrets of the Influencer.
At the end you will have several great photos as memories of your tour of Cork. You'll be ready to try out your new photography and Instagram skills on your next set of locations!
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Experience the Rebel City at your own pace with this affordable audio tour
• See where a marshy landscape was transformed into the vibrant city that Cork is today and why the city once had the world’s largest butter exchange
• Hear from producer Máirín Ahern, an honorary Corkonian who’s worked as a qualified tour guide in the city since 1999
• Do it all in an hour or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.
The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
Please note that this is a hilly walk.
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This tour is 100% authentic and tells the real story of Samhain from a local perspective. During the tour with your Seán na gealaí guide, you will explore local stories and places behind the bean sí and the púca.
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Get a comprehensive overview of Cork’s sights
Choose from a morning or afternoon tour
Get insider tips on where to eat, drink, and explore
A private tour means a personalized experience
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Like a "Pick your own Path" adventure book, you decide which path we follow, even your guide won't know which tour they will be taking you on until you decide upon arrival, making this the most spontaneous, immersive and hysterical walking tour in Cork City.
Will we be retracing the footsteps of Cork’s famous on a “All the Worlds a Stage/Screen” adventure or meeting those responsible for our “Rebel City” reputation or maybe we’ll be stepping back in time to meet some actual “Saints and Sinners” or perhaps you'll get swept up in some of the city's "Medieval Madness"?
No matter what you choose you’ll discover the highlights of Cork’s 1500-year history, meet a city full of quirky characters, engage with our local hysterical actor guide as you laugh your way around the City on this truly unique walking tour that’s all about what you Pick... and Cork obviously.
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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 favorite 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!
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Wear comfortable shoes — Cork streets may be cobblestoned.
Don’t miss trying local food or drink
Look out for public fountains to refill your water.
Book tickets in advance to skip the lines at popular attractions.
Guided vs. Self-Guided Walking Tours
A guided walking tour offers expert insights, historical
context, and often includes skip-the-line access to major landmarks. If you
prefer flexibility, a self-guided route lets you explore
Cork at your own pace using maps and mobile apps.
Combining both options is ideal for a complete experience.
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