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Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour
Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour
Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour
Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour
Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour

Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour

By Citywalksz Ltd
2 out of 10
Price is €14 per adult
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Features
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

This magical walking audio tour will take you strolling along popular St Patrick’s Street, the enchanting English Market echoing with the sound of the bell of St. Anne's Church.

Perfectly suited for discovery on foot, our self-guided audio tour allows you to set the pace and explore at your leisure as you uncover the stories of this exciting city.

Learn about the history of Cork, from its foundation on the River Lee and Saint Fin Barre’s establishment of a monastery, to Viking dominance, Norman rule, the War of the Roses, the Protestant Reformation and the Irish War of Independence.

To discover this fabulous city in your own time and at your own pace just download this self-guided audio tour, pop in your headphones, open the map that comes with your download and start walking.

The tour will take approximately two hours, but you can pause the audio guide when needed. Grab a bite to eat or do some shopping along the way.

Please note that this tour is only available in English.

Activity location

  • The English Market
    • 41 Princes Street
    • T12 RW26, Cork, Ireland, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • English Market
    • Cork, County Cork, Ireland

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Cork Self-Guided Audio Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

This magical walking audio tour will take you strolling along popular St Patrick’s Street, the enchanting English Market echoing with the sound of the bell of St. Anne's Church.

Perfectly suited for discovery on foot, our self-guided audio tour allows you to set the pace and explore at your leisure as you uncover the stories of this exciting city.

Learn about the history of Cork, from its foundation on the River Lee and Saint Fin Barre’s establishment of a monastery, to Viking dominance, Norman rule, the War of the Roses, the Protestant Reformation and the Irish War of Independence.

To discover this fabulous city in your own time and at your own pace just download this self-guided audio tour, pop in your headphones, open the map that comes with your download and start walking.

The tour will take approximately two hours, but you can pause the audio guide when needed. Grab a bite to eat or do some shopping along the way.

Please note that this tour is only available in English.

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€14.11 x 1 Adult€14.11
Total
Price is €14.11

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedSelf-paced
  • What's includedWhat's includedSelf-Guided Audio Tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedDownloadable link to download mp3 file and map
  • What's includedWhat's includedZip folder of audio files and map
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAudio Device
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood/Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHeadphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdmission Fees

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Advisable to wear comfortable walking shoes, hat, sun cream, warm clothing
  • Please note this is an audio tour. No physical guide will accompany you.
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Please download the audio file and make it ready before you start your journey
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

The English Market
  • 15m
There has been a market on this site since 1788 and its official name is the Princes Street Market. The reclaiming of marshy lands strongly influenced the development of the market. The channels in between were in - filled to form many of today’s st reets such as St Patrick’s, Grand Parade and Princes Street, proving ideal in forming the market.
St Patrick Street
  • 15m
The street once formed a curving part of the River Lee and was initially turned into a canal, alongside which quays and sh ops sprang, until, in 1780, it was completely filled in to form the street it is today.
Butter Museum
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Cork Butter Museum is located in the building that used to house the Cork Butter Market.Opened in 1770, it became the largest butter exc hange in the world and traded for 150 years, exporting Cork butter worldwide and bringing great wealth to the city.
St. Anne's Church
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
In the Shandon district of the city, is one of Cork’s most famous landmarks, the pepper pot like steeple of St. Anne’s Church, which at a massive 170 feet has continued to dominate Cork’s skyline since 1722.
St Fin Barre's Cathedral
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
St Fin Barre is the legendary Patron Saint of Cork, who arrived in the seventh century and built the monastic set tlement at the mouth of the River Lee, which became an important portal from county to city.
Elizabeth Fort
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Elizabeth Fort was built in 1601, following Queen Elizabeth I’s order for five star - shaped forts to be built outside the defence walls to protect the coastal towns of Ireland.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESThe English Market
    • 41 Princes Street
    • T12 RW26, Cork, Ireland, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEnglish Market
    • Cork, County Cork, Ireland

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