Hysterical Histories Cork Pick your own Path Walking tours

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Hysterical Histories 'pick your own path" Walking tour guide posing with historic statuette in a 17th century Fort — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Hysterical Histories "Pick you own path walking tour" of Cork City — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Like a "Pick your own Path" adventure book, you decide which path we follow, even your guide won't know which tour they will be taking you on until you decide upon arrival, making this the most spontaneous, immersive and hysterical walking tour in Cork City.

Will we be retracing the footsteps of Cork’s famous on a “All the Worlds a Stage/Screen” adventure or meeting those responsible for our “Rebel City” reputation or maybe we’ll be stepping back in time to meet some actual “Saints and Sinners” or perhaps you'll become part of the action yourself on our "Medieval Madness" tour.

No matter what you choose you’ll discover the highlights of Cork’s 1500-year history, meet a city full of quirky characters, engage with our local hysterical actor guide as you laugh, act and sometimes dance your way around the City on this truly unique walking tour that’s all about what you Pick... and Cork obviously.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 45 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 25 people
People per booking: 1–25
Guide: English
Operated by: Hysterical Histories

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (6–11 years) · Youth (12–16 years) · Adults (17–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: A Souvenir Gift
Included: Live entertainment on route provided by our Hysterical Histories guides (professional performers)
Included: Admission to Shandon Bells or St Finbarres Cathedral depending on which tour you pick

Not included

Not included: Umbrellas

Itinerary

The English Market

5 min

If you choose our "Rebel Cork tour" Our guide will bring you to one of Europes finest indoor Markets for a photo op and regale you with stories of people who have shopped there, worked there and the famous people who have visited there.

Expect to stay for approx 10 minutes
Nano Nagle Place

5 min

If you pick our "Saints and Sinners tour" our guide will regale you with the story of Corks very own Nano Nagle who founded the presentation order of nuns and defied the penal laws here at the site where she is buried

expect to stay 8 minutes
Elizabeth Fort

5 min

Pick either of our "Saints and Sinners" or "Medieval Madness" tours and our guide will perform a live comedic sketch about the lives of the sort of people who stayed here and show you how this 17th century Fort played a huge part in destroying the city it was built to protect in 1690

expect to stay approx 20 minutes here
St Fin Barre's Cathedral

5 min Admission included

If you choose our "Saints and Sinners tour" Our guide will take you to visit the site where it all began when St Finbarre's founded his monastery here in the 600's AD on what would be the beginnings of Cork City. Our guide will perform a live sketch here and regale you with stories of Serpants and Statues.

expect to spend approx 20 minutes here
Triskel Arts Centre

5 min

Pick either out "Medieval Madness tour" or our or "Rebel City tour" and our guide will perform a hysterical live sketch about the male model turned would be ruler of England here at the site of his supposed coronation.

expect to spend 8 approximately 8 minutes here
St. Peter's Cork

5 min

If you pick our "Medieval Madness tour" our guide will tell you about two extremely unlikely events that happened on this very street just months apart in 1622. They may need some assistance in creating the right atmosphere from you too!

expect to spend approx 10 minutes here
Stop 7

5 min Admission included

If you pick our "Medieval Madness tour" our guide will take you to spend some time at Cork's most unusual landmark. Shandon Bells or as the locals call it the Eiffel Tower of Cork to ring the bells for all the city to hear and time permitting take in the views from the top of the clock tower. Its here that our guide might give you a few bars of the famous "bells of Shandon" song.

expect to spend approx 25 minutes here
Coal Quay Market

5 min

If you pick our "Medieval Madness tour" you will pass through the old coal quay market which is no longer the thriving outdoor market that it once was but is steeped in history and unlocks the key to our city's medieval Coat of Arms.

expect to spend approx 8 minutes here.
Rory Gallagher Place - Cork City

5 min

If you pick our "All the worlds a Stage/Screen Tour" our guide will take you to Rory Gallagher place where you will hear all al the man who Jimmi Hendrix called the best guitarist in the world.

expect to spend approx 8 minutes here
Stop 10

5 min

If you pick our "All the worlds a Stage/Screen Tour" you'll become part of the action when our guide teaches you the dance made famous by the movie 'The Young Offenders" and tells you all about the history of the Cork Film Festival here outside what used to be the Pavillion Cinema.

Expect to spend approx 15 minutes here.
St Patrick Street

5 min

If you pick our "Rebel City tour" our guide will walk you through the events that led up to this very street being set ablaze in what has become known as the Burning Of Cork, they may even regale you with a story, poem or song about the event.
Stop 12

5 min

If you pick our "All the Worlds a Stage/Screen tour" our guide will regale you with Cork Opera Houses history and stories of the famous people who have performed here at what is Irelands longest running Opera House and the culturally significant area that it sits in.

expect to spend approx 15 minutes here

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Your guide will be wearing a cape

End point

Your guide will be wearing a cape

Using your ticket

your guide will check you in at Attractions where an admission price is required

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.