Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
The tour is a self-guided tour with a GUIDEBOOK, which is included in your ticket price.
You can also rent an audio guide at €2 extra per person. Both of these are available in a number of different languages.
Family Ticket (2 Adults and up to 4 Children) can be purchased on arrival at the Gaol.
Admission
Departure Point
Cork City Gaol, Cork, Ireland
Cork City Gaol, Cork, Ireland Corks Most Captivating Experience:A step back in time to see what 19th/early 20th century life was like-inside and outside prison walls. Historical experience brought to life with amazingly lifelike figures, furnished cells, sound effects & fascinating exhibitions. This exhibition fascinates visitors of all ages and nationalities and the tour is available in up to 12 languages.
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
861ansh
23 Jul 2025
A very nice tour done with our guide Chris! Knew just a little more to tell EN about the prison system and how it went in this gaol. Small group, so it felt like a private tour.
Very friendly EN friendly and friendly guide who also speaks some Dutch
robertmcguire81
18 Jul 2025
My family and I had a wonderful tour of Cork City Gaol. Our guide Chloe from Glasgow was outstanding. I would highly recommend a visit and a guided tour of this fantastic piece of our built heritage. 10/10
Christina O
17 Jul 2025
Very well preserved gaol. The guides are extremely knowledgeable. Would recommend sitting and listening to the audio/projector in the courtroom. We have probably all heard stories of the famous people incarcerated there but it's humbling to remember that there were ordinary people, men, women and children, incarcerated and killed here too. Very moving and some history that should be forgotten.
This tour in
Ireland
is organized by
Cork City Gaol
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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