Essential Free walking tours of Cork

Owen was a great guide, funny, informative and dealt with street interference very well

We really enjoyed this tour and would definitely recommend to others.. It was both informative and entertaining: good craic! Thanks, Owen.

I had a great free walking tour around Cork city center today with our guide, Owen. The experience was truly elevated by his insights as a local—it's amazing the histories and stories only someone from Cork can share! Owen was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, keeping the whole group entertained. A highlight for me was the history he shared while we were near the English Market and details about the River Lee. The pace of the walk was good, he also stopped for a coffee break and he was always happy to answer everyone's questions. If you're looking for a great introduction to the city, I highly recommend booking a tour with Owen!

Owen was a great tour guide. He was very personable and knowledgeable. Highly recommend the tour!

Owen was a wonderful guide. He was so knowledgeable about the city and history of Cork. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour, thanks so much again Owen!

We really enjoyed the tour with Owen! He was really entertaining, very approachable and his knowledge and facts of Irish and especially Cork's history are unbeatable. Thank you so much for the wonderful tour, we will definitely come back!

Peter has a great sense of humor and made all of us feel welcome. He was talkative and open to questions.

We really enjoyed this walking tour. Owen was very knowledgeable and made everything fun and interesting.

Very nice tour! A lot of historical details, good sense of humor and good recommendations:)

Fantastic tour by our expert guide Owen, who was funny, knowledgeable, helpful and very passionate about all things Cork. Highly recommended!

Excellent and enjoyable tour delivered by by a wonderful guide.

Owen was very informative and fun guide, made us love Cork.

Very informative, entertaining, and thorough. Owen really brought history alive with stories, informative, and a touch of folklore. Highly reccomemd this tour!

Evan was a very knowledgeable guide, we had a great tour and left feeling we had increased our knowledge of Cork and Ireland

Excellent tour. Owen was very entertaining- with such great wit ! We stopped half way for a welcome cup of coffee. Owen included lots of interesting facts relating to Ireland such as the origins of surnames, the Troubles, famous singers, connections with other countries and other historical facts. Really enjoyable and would highly recommend!

We had a great time on this tour! Owen was knowledgeable, entertaining and friendly. We visited lots of places of interest, learnt about the history of cork and came away with great recommendations for food, drink, music and more. Would highlighly recommend!!

We did the Best of Cork City tour with Owen Cox, and he was great. Despite the pouring rain and Cork’s modest number of landmarks, Owen made the tour genuinely enjoyable. He’s incredibly knowledgeable, well-spoken, and a natural storyteller with an elite sense of humour that kept everyone engaged throughout. I especially loved his handwritten notepad full of local recommendations: from pubs and restaurants to live music venues and even cheese shops. It felt old-school and endearing, showing how much he truly cares about the experience he offers. We followed his tip to eat at Kelly’s, a traditional spot packed with locals. When we told the staff a local guide had sent us, they were delighted, they didn’t even know who he was but wanted to thank him for bringing them business. That says it all: Owen’s advice is genuine, heartfelt, and completely without commission. Highly recommend this tour, come rain or shine!

Owen was great, very informative tour.

Owen hed een leuke woordvoering met grapjes. Dat maakt het juist zo leuk We heen veel geleerd over cork en ierland

Tour was very interesting and Owen was an excellent guide

Fantastic guide (Sarah) great story teller highly recommend this tour with Sarah.

Owen was very entertaining and informative and clearly had a huge knowledge of Ireland and its history which he presented in an objective way. Would recommend.

We had a lovely tour with Ayoub today, he chose a great route, the distance was totally doable and every stop was very interesting. Ayoub is a real entertainer and we had an amazing time! Thank you and hope to see you again some day!

Owen was engaging, Informative, really funny and totally unique. Lots of left-field and of-the-wall facts and stories, from a chap who clearly enjoyed his work. Thankyou!

Owen was lovely, very chatty, answered any questions as we were going along, very knowledgable and great help, it was a great walk round and went to places we may not have gone round to if not for this walking tour