Free Walking Tours in Cork
Best walking tours in Cork with local guides:
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How Cork's free walking tours are paid for
The guides who lead Cork's free walking tours are paid in tips. You book on GuruWalk without paying or giving a credit card, and the amount is decided by you, at the end, once you know what the walk was worth.
The walks listed for Cork include one through the city itself and a separate one in Cobh, the town on Cork harbour where Irish emigrants left the country and 123 passengers boarded the Titanic. With 2 local guides and walks of just under two hours on average, Cork's free tours have built up more than 1,241 reviews and a rating of 4.7 out of 5.
Cork's city streets or the harbour town of Cobh
A walk through Cork city takes in the city's essentials, its history and its neighbourhoods, and Emmett Place in the centre is where it meets.
In Cobh, a separate town on Cork harbour, the walk tells the story of the town and of the Irish emigrants and Titanic passengers who left from it, with stops at the yacht club, the cathedral and the Spy Hill viewpoint.
Cobh's harbour front: the railway station, the cathedral and Spy Hill
Cobh sits on Cork harbour, and the walk there opens at the Victorian railway station with an introduction to the history of the town. From there it takes in the waterfront, the cathedral and Spy Hill. Its listed stops are:
- Royal Cork Yacht Club, Sirius Building, an Italianate clubhouse for a club founded in 1720 and granted its royal title in 1831.
- Old Methodist Church, built in 1873, closed in 1958 and later turned into a pub.
- Kennedy Park and the Cobh promenade, for the story of the Irish emigrants who left through Cork harbour, among them 123 passengers who boarded the Titanic from this spot.
- RMS Lusitania Monument, in the town square.
- Cobh Cathedral, in neo-Gothic style, begun in 1868 and consecrated in 1919.
- The "Deck of Cards" houses, a row designed by the British architect Decius Burton.
- Spy Hill, listed as the Magic View Point.
Cork's free walks take between an hour and a half and two and a quarter hours, and the typical route recorded for them is about 1.1 kilometres.
What to know before a Cork or Cobh walking tour
Who sets the price of a Cork or Cobh walking tour?
Free tours in Cork don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
How long do walks through Cork and around Cobh harbour last?
A free walking tour in Cork lasts just under two hours on average, within a range of an hour and a half to two and a quarter hours.
When do Cork's walking tours start, and in which languages?
In November, Cork's free tours set off between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, in English (two), Spanish (two) and German (one). Times and language for each walk are on its booking page.
Is Emmett Place the meeting point for walks in Cork city centre?
For a walk through Cork city, yes: Emmett Place, in the centre, is one of the meeting points. The walk in Cobh has its own, and the meeting point of each walk is shown when you book.
Can you discover Cobh's harbour and Cork's streets by yourself?
Yes, you can walk Cork's streets and the Cobh promenade on your own. What you would miss is the context: the emigrants who left from Cork harbour, the 123 passengers who boarded the Titanic there, the yacht club founded in 1720. A local guide is free to book, and places in each group are limited.
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