Medieval Mile Walking Trail: Discover Kilkenny’s Tudor Merchants

Embark on a captivating walking tour along Ireland’s Medieval Mile in Kilkenny. Discover the intriguing stories of Tudor merchants and explore hidden gems in this walled city.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medieval Mile Museum - Step out on Ireland’s Medieval Mile and discover the stories of Kilkenny’s Tudor merchants in this fascinating walking tour experience. Our expert guides will bring you through the streets and laneways of Ireland’s medieval capital, pointing out hidden gems and weaving tales of wealthy merchant families in this walled city….
What's Included
  • Unlimited self-guided museum tour after walking trail
Additional Information

Embark on a journey through Ireland’s Medieval Mile to uncover the captivating narratives of Kilkenny’s affluent Tudor traders in this enthralling pedestrian expedition. Our seasoned guides will navigate you through the bylanes and streets of Ireland’s ancient capital, illuminating the lesser-known marvels and spinning yarns of opulent trader families…

Location
St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum
The Medieval Mile Museum is located off the main High Street on St. Mary's Lane. City centre location a 5 minute walk from the Kilkenny Castle
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lindar788
Jan 3, 2025
Kilkenny Medieval tour - Our guide, John Halpin, was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and explain the history of area. I would highly recommend this tour .
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Dona
Nov 20, 2024
Fabulous Museum and the Walking Tour is a Must When Visiting Kilkenny - I travel a lot and I often do walking tours. This is the very best tour I’ve ever done. Our guide John is a fabulous teacher. He is engaging and very knowledgeable. He is skilled at relating a considerable amount of information in a way that is entertaining and memorable. This tour gave me a comprehensive overview of Kilkenny and helped me maximize my time in this wonderful, historical city. the museum itself is also a must see. I highly recommend this tour and I hope you are lucky enough to have John as your guide. He’s a gem.
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Helena_f
Nov 7, 2024
Fantastic - Tour guide John was excellent by bringing to life the history of Kilkenny. Despite being from Kilkenny I learnt so much.
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92marci
Aug 7, 2024
Great tour of historical Kilkenny - A really enjoyable tour. Our guide John explained so much fascinating history, and showed us things that even some locals may not be aware of. Highly recommended! 👍
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Candj9173
Jul 10, 2024
Fab museum and walking tour - We had only intended to do a quick look round the museum. However, at the cash desk Joe made the walking tour sound interesting so we booked for that. So glad we did because he made the tour (about 1 hour long) very interesting. He told us a lot of interesting facts about the city. We were able to return to the museum to do the tour there in our own time. It's not the biggest museum but it has some interesting features.
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951eimearl
Jun 21, 2024
Highly recommend - I’ve lived in Kilkenny for nearly thirty years and had heard how good the tour was. John our tour guide was so knowledgeable not just about Kilkenny but about other countries as well as he had a story for each person in the group no matter where they were from. I learnt so much about the city that I passed every day.
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722marcyf
Jun 12, 2024
Fantastic guided tour - Delightful guided tour that helped us learn about Kilkenny and medieval history. My teenager later said she’d been a bit reluctant to take the tour but absolutely loved it and was glad we did. The guide was brilliant- engaging, friendly, knowledgeable. Note: they do take tips but it’s not really obvious (as an American, I asked because I’m used to tipping but also didn’t want to offend.) Tip your guide - they’re wonderful!
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Katiewt3632kg
Apr 24, 2024
Amazing Tour led by John - We sincerely enjoyed our tour led by John. He combined history, storytelling, and humor in the best way. It was an excellent tour and a great way to see and learn about the amazing town of Kilkenny. I recommend this tour to all visiting the city!
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Susan_h
Aug 2, 2024
Take the walking tour - Take the walking tour - it's not a lot of walking and very informative. The bell tower was quick, but crowded and a good view.
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Fyingkiwi
May 29, 2024
Heterogenous - Kilkenny is a stunning Medieval town and full of attractions, almost all of which can be seen by walking down the centre road of the town. Well worth the time therefore to meander down the road, preferably armed with a map detailing the sights to behold, and simply enjoy learning of its fascinating history.
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