This amazing tour departs from the reception desk at the Medieval Mile Museum where you also have all day access to. Our local expert guides will take you on a 75 minute stroll along the ancient streets of Kilkenny, returning to the museum along the High Street. Note: We have hand held audio sets so you can hear our guide speaking a little louder as you walk through the bustling streets.
Highlights
From 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Medieval Mile Street tour includes Museum all day access
Meeting Points
Departure
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
Return
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This amazing tour departs from the reception desk at the Medieval Mile Museum where you also have all day access to. Our local expert guides will take you on a 75 minute stroll along the ancient streets of Kilkenny, returning to the museum along the High Street. Note: We have hand held audio sets so you can hear our guide speaking a little louder as you walk through the bustling streets.
Highlights
From 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Medieval Mile Street tour includes Museum all day access
Meeting Points
Departure
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
Return
Itinerary
1
Medieval Mile Museum
Let us know you have arrived at the reception of the Medieval Mile Museum. Then we start the tour outside.
10 minutes
2
Tourist Information Office (Shee Alms House)
Endowing an alms house could grant indulgences, easing the journey of the founder’s soul after death, and offering the same grace to those who prayed for him. Sir Richard’s foundation was carefully written into his will, ensuring that prayers for his soul would be said regularly by the residents.
10 minutes
3
Butterslip Lane
From here, goods arrived from across Ireland and beyond, and ships were loaded for continental markets.
10 minutes
4
Kyteler's Inn
In 1324, Kilkenny became the stage for one of the most infamous trials in medieval Ireland, the case of Alice Kyteler accused of being a Witch.
12 minutes
5
Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse
A courthouse now but once was called Graces Castle. The Grace family were one of Kilkenny’s most prominent Old English merchant dynasties — part of the influential Ten Tribes who dominated the city’s political, economic, and social life from the late medieval period into the 17th century
10 minutes
6
Black Freren Gate
In the Middle Ages, the city’s walls defined not just its defences, but its identity, marking the boundary between those who belonged to the civic community and those outside it.
10 minutes
7
High Street
This is a non-stop, casual stroll, with guides using this final stretch to share the story of St Marys Cathedral, the Tholsol and the Hole in the Wall.
