We've visited a few castles throughout Europe and they vary greatly from austere and dilapidated to authentic and accurate. Kilkenny has been restored beautifully and holds many old and original pieces as well. We visited this castle with a tour group and enjoyed it immensely....More

There is a big park in front of the castel and the view is beautiful. The grass is green and the nature is amazing.

Very interesting Castle. Tour Guides were very knowledgable. Beautifully furnished certainly gives you a flavour of by gone years. A large number of portraits adorn the walls. There is a lot to take in. A place that I would like to visit again. Also has...More

We really enjoyed our trip to Kilkenny Castle, it’s wonderfully preserved and like a trip back in time, I couldn’t recommend it more. A must do on any trip to Kilkenny. A really nice thing also, one of our group was using a wheelchair as...More

The weather was beautiful yesterday so we took advantage. It’s great place for kids to run around as well as a very large safe playground. The castle itself is worth a visit lots of history. The two coffee shops provide a respite for tired legs.

We stopped by early in the morning shortly after opening. There was just a short line to purchase a ticket. There was no guided tour...it is a self tour. It was a very nice self tour. We spent a little over an hour inside and...More

This was really a great place to visit. I liked the fact that you could opt for a group tour (not really a fan) or a self guided tour. There were people who could answer questions if you had them and they were all very...More