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Kilkenny Castle
Castle
Riverside castle with an artfully restored interior (tours only), large garden, gallery and tearoom.
4.60 (11.1K reviews)
(~0.5 km from centre)
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Kilkenny Castle Park
Park
👍👍 It's a beautiful castle with so much history.
If you like history, this is a place you can't miss. It's a must visit.
4.70 (10.5K reviews)
(~0.79 km from centre)
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St Canice's Cathedral
Cathedral
13th-century Catholic cathedral, plus a 121-step, 9th-century round tower with panoramic city views.
4.50 (1.9K reviews)
(~0.41 km from centre)
4
The National Reptile Zoo
Zoo
Zoo housing reptiles from snakes to crocodiles, with supervised handling sessions and soft play.
4.60 (1.5K reviews)
(~1.42 km from centre)
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Smithwick's Experience
Tourist attraction
Interactive guided tour at an 18th-century brewery including tastings & a gift shop.
4.60 (1.1K reviews)
(~0.11 km from centre)
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Billy Byrnes Gastro Bar & Venue
Gastropub
😠 called in here at lunchtime. Around 6 people were having lunch. Sat at a table. No one came with menu. went up to counter. 2 staff chatting. . totally ignored me. When I said excuse me one turned around and said what do you want!! I asked for a menu which was literally thrown at me. Sat down....
4.40 (956 reviews)
(~0.35 km from centre)
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Dunmore Cave
Museum
Striking calcite formations adorn this cave system that was the site of a Viking massacre in 928AD.
4.50 (814 reviews)
(~8.85 km from centre)
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St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum
Archaeological museum
Museum in a 13th-century church & graveyard featuring medieval sculpture & Renaissance-era tombs.
4.60 (775 reviews)
(~0.3 km from centre)
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral
Completed in 1857, this grand cathedral on the town's most elevated point offers Catholic services.
4.60 (713 reviews)
(~0.41 km from centre)
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Nicholas Mosse
Pottery store
👍👍 Nicholas Mosse what can I say what a gentleman My daughter chose to pottery for a project for school she chose Nicolas mosse as one of are own national treasures What a beautiful invention to see the master at work explaining where they source the local clay to create the masterpieces from t...
4.40 (630 reviews)
(~8.5 km from centre)
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The Black Abbey
Catholic church
14th-century Dominican church and priory featuring a huge, original stained-glass east window.
4.60 (583 reviews)
(~0.37 km from centre)
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Rothe House & Garden
Heritage museum
Restored 1594 house, garden and museum with a notable timber ceiling, home to a genealogy centre.
4.60 (405 reviews)
(~0.16 km from centre)
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Sullivan's Taproom
Bar
👍 Great brewpub with outdoor seating area for a sunny day. The taster tray is a good introduction to the brewery. They also have a few guest taps.
$$ $$
4.50 (359 reviews)
(~0.28 km from centre)
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Jenkinstown Wood And Walled Garden Walk
Park
👍 Did the long loop walk. Nice and easy, no steep hills. Met a good few families out walking with the dogs. Children enjoyed it, and loved seeing the deers. Walled garden must have been lovely in its day. Plenty of parking, and public toilets.
4.70 (355 reviews)
(~8.88 km from centre)
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Kilkenny Golf Club
Golf club
👍👍 Great course, fast greens. We recieve a very warm welcome each time we play here. Love the food good value for money.
4.50 (271 reviews)
(~1.88 km from centre)
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Kilkenny Activity Centre
Paintball center
😠 I was bitterly disappointed by our trip to Kilkenny activity centre today 10/05/22. We arrived as a group, in good spirits laughing and joking and ready for a great day. We all understand that Eddie had a job to do and that we needed to be safe. Our instructor Eddie quickly became annoyed with us wh...
4.00 (268 reviews)
(~1.84 km from centre)
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Jurassic Newpark
Theme park
👍👍 Great place for the kids. Dinosaurs are very cool, life-size, very detailed. Theres a playground, seating, lovely short walk around. Fairy garden. Bring a packed lunch! We could only get drinks when we were there. Good parking, no huge queue to get in. Worth a visit!!
4.10 (243 reviews)
(~1.03 km from centre)
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BoatTrips.ie
Tourist attraction
👍👍 We (two families of four) took a boat trip with Anne-Marie in Kilikenny last week, it was fantastic! The jetty is super easy to find, located at the bridge right beside Kilkenny Castle (as shown on Google Maps).
We weren't sure if the weather would hold up but need not have worried as Anne-Marie ha...
4.90 (159 reviews)
(~0.34 km from centre)
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Butler Gallery
Art gallery
Sophisticated gallery offering fine art by Irish & international artists, plus educational programs.
4.60 (157 reviews)
(~0.22 km from centre)
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River Nore Linear Park - 6Km Riverside Walk
Park
👍👍 2km walk with tarmac so ideal for bikes or buggies. Benches along the route. Dog friendly park. Public lighting up to a certain stage of the walk.
4.60 (145 reviews)
(~0.69 km from centre)