Knight For Hire Tour: Explore Medieval Kilkenny City
4.9
37 Ratings
Kilkenny

This opportunity allows you to explore Kilkenny City, accompanied by a merry medieval knight as your tour guide.

Ideal for families, the tour combines a small amount of walking, a sprinkling of history, and an abundance of enjoyment for all age groups.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Canal Square - Our local knight will meet you in the shadow of Kilkenny castle, where they will give a quick introduction and Health and safety talk before giving a unique perspective on the area and telling a bit of its history
  • Tourist Information Office (Shee Alms House) - We stop here at the back of the building to talk about its history.
  • Medieval Mile Museum - We stop outside the museum to talk a bit about the history of the building and its role in Kilkennys political history.
  • High Street - We stop for a quick chat on the High street to talk about what it might have looked like in medieval times
  • Pennyfeather Lane - As we walk along the lane we discuss what life would have been like and the living conditions of medieval times.
  • Capuchin Friary - A quick stop to discuss the city’s medieval wall’s and their role.
  • Talbot Tower - The highlight of the tour, enjoy the beauty and history of the small park surrounding the tower, while learning about the armour and weapons used by medieval knights.
  • Kilkenny Castle - Arriving at the gates of the castle we end the tour with a bit of history of the castle and its role in Kilkenny.
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
Location
Canal Square
On canal square, just past the hurling statue.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Heidi_m
Apr 13, 2024
Kids loved it! - Kids had so much fun, especially with the sword and armor demo in the tower! Good to see little known spots around town and end in at the castle!
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Timothy_m
Mar 21, 2024
Fun fact finding tour of Kilkenny - Dylan was great. He was knowledgeable friendly and funny. Learned a lot about Kilkenny and had fun doing it.
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Ciara_b
Oct 23, 2023
The medeveil Knight tour - Even though our tour guide Dylan said he failed on his history exam, he knew everything inside and out of kilkenny, especially the road markings and the penny feathered Lane which took an interest in me. I absolutely adored his Knight outfit that he got to show us and the helmet followed on with the 3 different types of swords. The other scene which took an interest in me was when he shared the poem of hurling cats to us. I thought that was an absolute lovely poem to share amongst us while touring with him throughout certain parts of the city. I would absolutely love to go back again real soon in the summer to explore certain parts of kilkenny to visit. Thank you so very much Dylan for taking the time out with us to show us what medeveil was like back in the days.
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Jkagin
Sep 5, 2023
So much fun!! - We had a blast with our knight for the day! The kids thought it was so cool to walk around with a knight AND get to hold some of his armor and swords!! (Blunted for safety :). I would highly recommend for anyone looking for some history with a laugh and some fun.
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Joanrv759td
Aug 24, 2023
Great tour - Dylan was great - informative, entertaining, and funny. We even got to try on different kinds of armor. We had a great time!
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Tracy_c
Aug 19, 2023
Well worth it - We really enjoyed learning about the city. Our guide was a very knowledgable, entertaining and authentic knight.
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Megan_o
Aug 11, 2023
Very Funny Knight Tour - We ended up having a private tour on a Friday with Dylan. It was an interesting way to see the town of Kilkenny. Our tour guide was a good storyteller and was a little quirky in the best way. He was very funny and took us to a few great sites and gave us good suggestions to check other things out after the tour was completed.
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376kenf
Aug 5, 2023
Dylan is hilarious and made our day! - Dylan was so much fun. This is worth way more than the price. Please tip him BIG - he deserves it. He is very knowledgeable and has a dry, hilarious sense of humor. It's just the right length of time and the walk is easy. Highly recommend!
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David_n
Aug 2, 2023
Great Experience - Dylan was a great, personable, guide. While claiming to have failed his history class, he knew an amazing amount about Kilkenny! Great guide!
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Kirsten_m
Apr 12, 2024
Fun but maybe not so worth it - The knight was a lovely man. We enjoyed his enthusiasm. We just didn’t realize it was really focused on the dark ages and the fighting.
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