School Tours

  Interesting and enjoyable tour - We had an excellent tour of Dalkey Castle which was educational and entertaining. The tour guides shared lots of interesting information, in a fun way. It felt like an immersive... read more experience, especially walking up to the roof of the castle! Highly recommend visiting!

  This museum is very well worth a visit. - The guided tour is very well done. You wont be disappointed. There are actors in period dress that explain the history and conduct interesting demonstrations. Getting to Dalkey from Dublin... read more is easy. It is a 30 min ride on the Dart train from Pearse Station. Use you Leap card if you have one or pay for round trip at the ticket window. Its like 2 or 3 euros each way. Dalkey is. A quaint little town with many good restaurants as well. Its a short walk from the Dart station to the museum. One photo here shows one of the guests getting instruction on using the famous English Longbow

  An unmissable experience  - A visit to Dalkey Castle is an unmissable experience. I visited with my seven year old grandson and we both thought it was truly special. Particular thanks to... read more Margaret Dunne and all the staff who were wonderful.

  Definitely worth a visit. - This experience is well worth the money. The quick trip to Dalkey on the Dart is part of the adventure. We’ve done many tours in Ireland and this one was... read more one of the best. It’s well worth going and experiencing.

  Santa Experience was Amazing  - We are from Galway and this has been our 4th Annual trip to the Santa experience at dalkey castle..It’s just magical..They out so much effort into it and make it... read more all about the children..I also had big children with me and also included them it’s definitely a family experience for sure..It’s very reasonably priced and Santa has a lovely chat with each child at the end..Also all the staff are just wonderful and make this day so special and each and every person

  Magic of Christmas  - Christmas experience was brilliant. If you're looking for flashing lights and modern stuff this isn't for you. But if you want to go back to the magic of imagination this... read more is perfect. All the kids loved it. Our daughter age 9 and other 9/10 yr olds there too and v young children. Just being in the castle is cool. Santa Jingle and twinkle were perfect! Thank you

  Charming interactive castle tour - We were lucky to come across the Dalkey Castle History tour while spending the day in Dalkey. Booking was pretty easy online, and the staff was very helpful upon arrival.... read more Our guide Brendan was really friendly and engaging, chatting with the group before starting the tour. The actors during the tour were engaging and funny, and gave us some insight into life in Ireland hundreds of years ago.

Brendan took extra time after the tour to answer questions about various historical questions we had along with info about the area including areas to explore / hike. We also liked this tour because it was just the right length of time, leaving plenty of daylight to explore the rest of town.

Pretty happy to have found the tour, and will definitely bring friends next time we are in Dalkey!

  Genuinely the best tour we’ve ever been on - HIGHLY recommend!  - You HAVE to do this tour! It was honestly so amazing!!!!
The tour is brought to life by amazing actors who make it so fun and educational - my daughter... read more and I couldn’t stop smiling the whole time. I honestly can’t recommend it highly enough. All the staff are lovely and kind and it was the best tour we’ve ever done! Wonderful value for money too! A perfect family activity which lasts 1.5 hours. We’ll definitely be coming back!

  Dalkey Castle and heritage experience- super! - Super experience. Went with a group of friends who were in town visiting. It was very informative and the actors were absolutely brilliant. Very interactive, informative and most of all... read more fun. We had lunch in local pub then walk to harbour after the Dalkey Castle experience. Was a great afternoon and thank you to our guide and actors. I would highly recommend!