Christmas

  We decided to take the Dart train out of Dublin to see the coastal area south of the city. Dalkey is a charming seaside town that offers the Heritage... read more Museum, shops and restaurants. We took the tour of the museum, we were the only two so it was a private tour. The tour is set up where local people act our their roles as barber/docter, archer and cook in explaining life in the castle back in the 1700's. It was a lot of fun and the museum has a lot to offer. Would highly recommend taking the Dart train a short ride (30 minutes) down the coast to visit the town of Dalkey. One of the highlights of our visit to Dublin area.

  Visiting a 15th Century castle through 15th Century Eyes - Dalkey is a charming village south of Dublin. It can be accessed from Dublin via the public DART train. The Dalkey Castel tour is the perfect way to... read more access the history of the region. Not only is it a tour and history of the castle but also an explanation of the development of the village under the Normans/English in the 15th Century but also an explanation with visual aids of its development from the 18th Century to the present. The tour itself is led by a professional guide who loves the work but also include character actors demonstrating life in the castle in the 15th Century. The character actors not only “play their parts” but also engage directly with the tourists as if they are visiting during the 15th Century. The interaction can get a bit saucy but not impolite at all; that’s part of the fun.
Taking the tour is the only way to access the castle; no advance booking is required. We highly recommend it.

  The best tour we had in the Dublin area - If this was just a tour it would still be excellent because it’s so informative, but part of it is also like an interactive play, which was a lot of... read more fun. Highly recommend

  A definite must do in Dalkey and good FUN - I visited Dalkey Castle with a group of friends on 11th May and what an unexpected treat that turned out to be!
Our guide was excellent, superb presentation and wonderfully... read more informative. The castle is really interesting and the guide brought the history to life.
The actors transported us back in time and we got a sense of life in the castle in it’s heyday.the actors were just fantastic and really engaged with the visitors in relation to cookery, archery and a meet with the barber surgeon,all of whom were engaging, informative and engaging.
On that day we had thunderstorms and lightening but this treat which takes about an hour and a quarter lifted our spirits!

  Interesting, informative and entertaining with three actors as a barber/surgeon, archer and cook excellent. - We visited on impulse as we were walking through Dalkey. The price of €15 for adults seemed a bit steep for such a small castle but it was well worth... read more it. We initially were shown a DVD giving an overview of the history and structure of the castle. During the tour three entertaining and witty actors interacted with us giving information on medieval healthcare (barber/surgeon) castle defence (archer) and diet for master and servants (cook). The tour also included a guided visit to the charming graveyard. Afterwards we were free to look at the information in the heritage centre which was well presented and there were models of the layout of Dalkey through the ages. I am from Dublin and went with my American husband and his brother and we would all highly recommend it.

  One of the best guided tours I've ever done - I didn't realise that this tour had such a rich format, firstly a beautifully filmed and clearly explained history of Dalkey island, coastline and village. Then a tour through the... read more castle grounds and up to the ramparts, being greeting by the local barber / blood letter, archer and castle cook, each of whom engaged us fully with their warm and hugely instructive chat about their work. I couldn't recommend this tour more highly.

  It was a great experience. Not your usual tour. Very informative and entertaining at the same time. The archer, the cook and the barber surgeon are great. Minotta the one... read more who does the tour is brilliant. Would absolutely recommend this place.

  Fascinating and friendly tour - Fascinating and friendly tour. The film we were shown at the beginning a explained the history of the castle and area clearly. The tour guide was friendly and engaging. The... read more actors were brilliant and a nice surprise. I would highly recommend a visit.

  Dalkey Castle. Well worth a visit - Really excellent presentation in Dalkey Castle. Extremely well prepared and eloquent tour guide who gave us a great historical background. Then the actors came in with a brilliant depiction... read more of life as it was throughout the ages.

I would strongly recommend a visit to the Castle, from both a historic and entertainment viewpoint.