Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Castle is a sumptuous twelfth century castle that underwent considerable remodeling and renovation in the nineteenth century. Set in beautiful and extensive park lands, Kilkenny Castle has a gallery, and the old kitchen is used in operation as a tea room in summer months.

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  • Phone

    +353 56 770 4100

  • Website

    kilkennycastle.ie

  • Facebook

    161522580578381

  • Type

    Castle

Address

Caisleán Chill Chainnigh Kilkenny Co Kilkenny Ireland

Reservations Yes
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Ken McGuire

Free self-guided tours on the first Wednesday of the month and select days during the year. Well worth exploring.

Shane McAllister

iPhone AND Android tour apps available and free wifi too to help you get them. Just search the appstores for "Kilkenny Castle"

Steve-O

I'm going to be honest: we walked by it and it was real purty. Spent more time in the town wandering around. Do it as part of a day tour .

Anissa

Small castle with minimal tour information available. The highlight was the Song of the Sea animation exhibit !

Pratik Gandhi

A very beautiful castle with a lot of history behind it. Had a lovely time here.

Linda

A beautiful castle in and out. Tour is free of charge for 2021. Needs to be booked online beforehand.

Carl Griffin

Stronghold of the Butler family . The long gallery has a vividly painted ceiling.

Cearúilín Ni Riain

The painstakingly restored Kilkenny Castle was first constructed circa 1200. The home's most prominent owners were the wealthy Butler family .

Michael Fox-Rabinovitz

Very picturesque and well maintained castle

Peter Boyce

Great park & historic experience

Abdul Kara

The castle a bit historical.

Stefan Schulze Dieckhoff

Beautifully restored castle with nice surrounding

John L.

Beautiful gardens , but the interior was somehow underwhelming for me.

Margaret Fogarty

Langtons ' operate the coffee station here during the summer - great quality take-way coffee at the perfect price.

Emylee

Has a free bathroom near the cafe even if you don't pay to get in:)

Timo R.

Medieval from outside - Victorian from inside

Edwin Tan

walk along the river for an enchanting walk. Castle is a low affair...

Shane McAllister

Don't forget to download the FREE Kilkenny Castle iPhone app - there's free wifi in reception too!

Mehmet Ziya Yucel

Worth visiting if you visit Killkenny

Abdul Kara

That's cool.

Ramunas B

Remodeled after the past. Has a museum feel to it.

Will St Martin

€6 for a visit of the Castle is well worth the money! :-)

Sam Waqar

Park castle beautiful place for family

Murat Calisirisci

Nice castle

Bernard Goldbach

Don't believe the signs about closing timed because staff lock down earlier than posted hours.

Elena Panagiotou

a must see!!

John Gavin

A wonderful experience

Olga L.

Great place with a lovely park !

Sean Regan

While here try the new langtons tea room either outside or down in the old kitchens inside.

Anna T.

Not really that impressive as far as castles go. Save the €6 and just do the free portions

Adrian Cronin

The playground is great for kids.

Wendy

This place is amazing.

dashie

While here look at the park behind the castle !

Ahmet D.

It was closed..

Irina Popkova

Есть информация на русском, спрашивайте на ресепшн , действуют карты Qwp, можно гулять без гида! Огромный парк ! Советую

Niels Lohmann

An jedem ersten Mittwoch des Monats ist der Eintritt frei.

Jose Javier López Martínez

Tanto el Castillo como el pueblo son muy bonitos y típicos, bastante representativos de la Irlanda más clásica .

Alan x el mundo

Muy bonito aunque no dejan tomar fotos.

Ale Po

Los horarios de google no son los buenos, dependiendo el mes del año es su cierre y apertura. No se confíen en google.

Inga Belova

Красиво! И сам городок очень мил

Juana P

No hay self guided tour. Solo guiado en inglés que comienza a cada hora en punto en invierno.

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