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  Amazing experience  - Beautiful site with amazing heritage. Really enjoyed the live and very interactive performances. Also very informative - learnt a lot! Highly recommend; don't miss it if you are in the... read more area!

  Immersive and enjoyable - Superb! The team at Dalkey Castle really bring history to life with their lively reenactment of castle life in the Middle Ages. The tour lasts over an hour and is... read more immersive. Minota, Rupert and the others were friendly, welcoming and very educational. Would definitely return.

  A first class entertainment/ information hour in medieval Ireland  - The tour skillfully combines information and entertainment in a one hour package. It features three lively costumed historic interpreters- a barber surgeon, an archer, and a cook and visits to... read more the roof of the castle/storehouse and historic church ruin. Highly recommend!!!

  Definitely a MUST DO  - I can't emphasize enough how much I enjoyed the interactive tour of Dalkey Castle! For me, it was the highlight of our trip to Dublin. The heritage center... read more has done an amazing job of highlighting the history of Dalkey which is synonymous with the history of Ireland itself. The film before the tour was excellent. Then we learned more about the castle and its church ruins during which we interacted with 3 actors describing medieval life. They were just fantastic -- engaging, funny, and full of information! I learned so much while being thoroughly entertained. Dalkey itself is a gem and the views from the top of the castle were so beautiful! I would definitely recommend prioritizing a trip to Dalkey and a tour of the castle!

  Great castle tour - Actors were fun and engaging, and staff was welcoming. Definitely would recommend for anyone visiting Dalkey.

  A fantastic tour  - This was fantastic! So informative. The guide was so knowledgeable and the performers were so wonderful. Even with a few people who kept interrupting, they improvised their way out of... read more it. Well done everyone! Well worth it!

  A unique and entertaining tour✨️  - We really enjoyed our tour of the castle. The idea of the actors really added an extra dimension. We loved the way they interacted with the visitors.
It was all... read more was organised and the presentation was excellent. We'd young teenagers with us and they really enjoyed it.
Excellent value for money and the length of the tour was perfect. All the staff were friendly and professional.

  Very interesting and entertaining experience of Dalkey Castle. We learned about the history of the area & the people.  - It was an amazing experience!

  Just do it! 😊  - ChatGPT recommended this visit! 😆 and I can’t thank it enough - I didn’t read any reviews beforehand and we just turned up after a short Dart journey from where... read more we were staying in the marina in Dun Laoghaire.
We were welcomed by the staff at the desk and were told the next tour was 45 minutes later - as we chatted, the previous group finished there tour and came into the reception, all of them beaming and saying how great it was.
It really was great, it was a wonderful interactive Theatre production, we learnt so much not only about the history of the castle, but also about this part of Ireland many years ago. I won’t say too much about the experience, because I want you to enjoy the surprises too! Just go, you won’t regret it - well done to all the team involved at the Heritage Centre.