How we pick
Every place on these pages earns its spot the same way: it's somewhere we'd actually send a guest who asked. We keep the lists short on purpose, because a curated handful is more use than fifty entries you have to wade through. Each one comes with a plain line on why it's worth your time, a rough price or style tag, and where it sits relative to the walk, so you know whether it's two minutes from the meeting point or a trip out of town.
Start with the walk, then use the rest
Seventy-five to ninety minutes through old Cork with a local guide, from Shandon to St Fin Barre's. Small groups, every Saturday and Sunday, and every guest goes home with a free Cork history book.
Where this fits your trip
If you've a day or two to plan, start with our things-to-do guide and the day-by-day plans. If it's the history you're after, the Cork history library has more than thirty first-hand stories, and the day trips page links to the story of each place. And if you've walked with us, your guide is the best recommendation engine of all, so ask on the day.
Ask your guide on the day
Four pages can't cover a whole city, and they aren't meant to. Tell your guide what you like and how long you have, and you'll get a plan you won't find on any website, including this one.
Take the story home: a free Cork history book
Every guest on the walk goes home with one. Ten titles, from Rebel Cork to Stout and Whiskey, each 80 to 100 illustrated pages. Walked with us already? Your guide's code also takes 20% off everything else in the shop.
Also on the site: Things to do in Cork · Cork history, 36 stories · the walk itself