Cork City Ramble
Description
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!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Guide will meet you here and introduce themselves and update you on health and safety and content of the tour
See the meandering route of the Main Street and the remaining boathouse entrances
Walk along Cork's newest street and plan what shops to visit in your free time !
Learn of the fascinating emergence of Corks most renowned gallery and its amazing exhibits
Visit the Rory Gallagher Memorial and hear of the great performers connections to Cork and his musical achievements
Hear the story of the arrival of the Huguenots to Cork and their subsequent influence and impact on the commercial and political life of Cork
Learn about the past importance of this once maritime marketplace
Stroll along this resplendent street learning about the Berwick fountain, Bishop Lucey Park and Grand Lodge of Tuckey Street
Learn the moving story of the pioneering achievements of Nano Nagle at the first bridge in Cork city named after a woman. See the locations of the nearby Fortress and Cathedral
Learn of the commercial importance of this business street and see more examples of the boathouse entrances. See the war memorial and the National memorial
Tour concludes outside the main entrance to the English Market, learn about the origin and operation of the market, Queen Elizabeth visit and the amazing array of foodstuffs and traditional fare in this vibrant market.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(278)
Learned a lot Very interesting and informative Liked it tons and tons Couldn’t have walked anymore. I was tired when I got back and my dogs were barking!!
Great introduction to the city, its history and notable sites. Provided a wonderful foundation for the rest of my time in Cork.
It was a good tour the speakers were helpful.
Thank you for taking our tour and providing your positive review.
Professional, warm, informative. Tour guide was a lifelong Cork resident with the ability to share the city history and also personalize with his own lifelong experiences.
A lot of information conveyed in an entertaining way - good length. Great tour-guide.
Thank you so much for taking our tour and then taking the time to post your review. We are delighted you enjoyed it so much.
Excellent tour. Eddie was really knowledgable and enthusiastic. Earpieces were a helpful addition, as the city could be noisy, so we could hear guide clearly throughout. Good overview of the cities history along with interesting stories and insights into its current developments. Would definitely recomend.
Thank you for your very positive comments and your recommendations. We are delighted you enjoyed the tour. Although the Vox hearing devices costs us more to provide, we believe they enhance the visitor experience. Again, many thanks
This review is solely based on the lack of communication and verbal tech treatment from this organization. I informed them 16 minutes prior I would be late and asked where we can meet. No response. So I walked to spots 2 and 3 according to the itinerary thinking surely we’d see them and meet them there since no one cared to call OR respond to my message at 11:44am. Those stops should’ve taken 25 minutes and we were there at 12:15. We waited 40 minutes for arrival but saw no one. When I requested a refund I apparently hit a nerve with someone because I marked “tour didn’t show” seeing at it was the only fitting option to choose from and THEN I got a message at 3:04pm very abruptly and rudely saying my refund request is “blatantly untrue” and “there are multiple witnesses who can attest to this”. Evidently, they can respond to a message but ignored my first.
You did not show up for your tour. the message you sent through the booking system you choose did not reach us until after the tour was well started. Our guide and all other participants waited for you. We left instructions for you at the tourist office as to where we would be for the following 15 minutes. When you book you are advised to arrive 10 minutes before departure, 18 minutes after that you were still not there. We can't have an entire tour await your late arrival. Despite your failure to arrive on time and to participate in the tour you have reviewed it at zero. Thanks. If you wish to participate in a tour on an alternative date we are happy to facilitate you.
Our guide was excellent, knowledgeable, friendly, entertaining. Easy walk around city center. Answered all our questions
Delighted you enjoyed our tour and thank you for the kind review.
A great tour of Cork. Our guide , Eddie, was informative, knowledgeable and supportive of the needs of group participants. He was calm, clear and had a great sense of humour. The staff at the Cork info centre were sensational too. A really worthwhile experience.
Thank you so much for taking the time to post such a positive review. We are delighted with your observations and positive feedback.
Great tour hosted by Ger. Can’t fault it at all.
Thank you for your review. We are very pleased you enjoyed it.
