Kilkenny Castle, Province of Leinster, Ireland

4.5 (6.509 reviews) Monday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #7 in Province of Leinster Historic Sites • Castles • Parks

Highly recommended

Founded soon after the Norman conquest of Ireland, the Castle has been rebuilt, extended and adapted to suit changing circumstances and uses over a period of 800 years. Today, Kilkenny Castle is open to visitors all year round and is largely a Victorian remodelling of the thirteenth century defensive Castle

Address

The Parade, Kilkenny R95 YRK1 Ireland

Mobile

+353 56 770 4100

Website

http://www.kilkennycastle.ie

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 06, 2024, 11:49

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5SuperSaint72 5:00 PM Jun 18, 2021
Great self guided tour
Really good experience, probably missing the person touch that a guided tour would bring (will definitely revisit once guided tours are allowed again). The self guided tour was free and you just needed to book a time slot on their website. the grounds are amazing and we really enjoyed the stroll after the castle visit. the castle itself has great artwork and have the rooms laid out very well with information plaques for each room. Well worth a visit.
4Paula T 5:00 PM Aug 2, 2022
Informative tour
Informative tour guide was knowledgeable of castle construction, layout, defense strategies and materials as well as the history of the Butler family. She brought us through several centuries of castle living into the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras of family living in the castle and special visitors. We learned things that others walking through the castle would have missed and were able to put history in context.