Blarney Stone
- Address: Blarney Castle, Blarney
- Hours: Monday to Saturday: May: 9am - 6:30pm, Jun - Aug: 9am - 7pm, Sept: 9am - 6:30pm, Oct - Apr: 9am to sundown. Sundays: Summer: 9am - 5:30pm, Winter: 9am to sundown
- Admission: €10
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Castle
Blarney Stone Reviews
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Review by Muhammed A, September 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
My trip was excellent. South West Ireland is an amazing and a very beautiful place, definitely a must-do visit.
My tour operator was very good.....right from the schedule, guides (decency, courtesy and information), accomodation were perfent
Review by Elizabeth B, September 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
Overall a nice thing, but way way too much stopping at gift-store-only spots. Would be better with more chances to get out and walk around, looking at something. Last day, stop in Galway was awful--after three days of organization and easy transit of bags, were dumped out, tired, and told to kill an hour before train. Disorganized, was really unpleasant for a traveler in our group for whom it was difficult to drag the luggage so far. Could have been arranged so that we were on the bus until the last minute, or bus could have taken us directly to train station. Was a sour note to end. Guides all exceptionally helpful, especially one woman, no- nonsense, who took us to where we needed to go. Overall recommended.
Review by Chen T, September 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
It's hard to review this trip because it is in fact three different trips - every day you get a deferent guide and a different organizer (day 1 and 3 and day 2). So while day 1 and 3 were quite great, day 2 was quite awful - the guide didn't really give any guidance and we barely understood what he was saying. The overall organization was quite good, the buses always came in time, the accomodation was nice. But the bottom line is that you can't really know what to expect the next day.
Review by Deborah K, August 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
This was a wonderful trip. It was a great way to see much of ireland in a short time. My only concern was with the bed and breakfast. The toilet did not work very well and there was no phone (would be nice to at least be able to call the main house - we were in a cottage).
Review by TammyG, August 2011
Doing what: 2-Day Cork, Blarney Castle and Ring of Kerry Rail Trip from Dublin
The first day was magnificent. Loved out tour guide and loved Blarney castle. The second day was an act of God and I could not see anything due to Fog and Rain around the Ring of Kerry. It was such a let down but nobodies fault. I wish we could have spent a bit more time at each of the stops... it was a long bus ride.
Review by Gabrielle W, August 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
Unfortunately we had lousy weather but still had a great time. We were very dissappointed in the fact we asked for an upgrade in accomadation and when we were dropped off at the hotel where we were told we where staying at it was incorrect so we had to lug all our luggage about half a kilometer or more in the rain to the correct hotel. We were not given any further contact with the company and only that other guests knew where we were staying we were collected for the tour and transport .This was very poor.
Review by KATHLEEN M, July 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
All the tours were great! However, our accommodations were sub standard in Killarney. We stayed at Beauty's Home B and B. Although they were very nice, the room was not nice at all. Other people on the tour received beautiful accommodations, so I guess it's just the luck of the draw. I don't think you should use this B and B anymore. If you want additional information, please e-mail me.
Review by Beverly D, July 2011
Doing what: 4-Day Cork, Ring of Kerry, Dingle, Cliffs of Moher and Galway Bay Rail Tour
Very interesting tour and lovely areas to visit!! The tour guide on the Ring of Kerry was absolutely fantastic. My only wish was to have been allowed more time to spend in each area as opposed to short stops. I do highly recommend the trip and staying in B and Bs. Beauty's Home in Killarney was so welcoming!!
Review by Lisa E, Canada, July 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
Generally a good trip. Staff were very nice and knowledgeable. We were a bit rushed and didn't get enough time at the some of the venues. Also, we wasted a lot of time waiting for people to get back to the bus. Staff should have made it clear that if you weren't back on time the bus would leave without you. By being nice and waiting the rest of us were significantly disadvantaged and inconvienced.
Review by Leslie H, May 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
Great time, well organized, the bed and breakfast was a little to far out of the village to enjoy.
Review by John S, January 2011
Doing what: 4-Day Cork, Ring of Kerry, Dingle, Cliffs of Moher and Galway Bay Rail Tour
This was a well organised trip, with good B&B accomadation. The scenery was spectacular well worth going even if the weather is not good.
Review by Colleen S, January 2011
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
Overall a very good trip, well run and planned. Trains and buses ran on time and the guides Bob and Michael were absolutely great. For me, the first day was not as good - there was a lot of traveling and the sites on the itenerary weren't in my top 10 (of course it was raining and this may have something to do with it). Another small issue was that the bed and breakfast in Killarney was a 15 minute walk from town. If I had it to do over, I would have taken the train from Dublin to Killarney myself, stayed in a place of my own choosing, and booked the tours from there.
Review by Terry P, December 2010
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
Just returned from this wonderful three day trip to the west of Ireland. We were extremely lucky with the weather, only rained when we were on the train, and everything was beautiful. We were delighted with the countryside and happy to leave the big city of Dublin behind. We met some great people from all over and Bob, our guide was excellent. He combined a lot of knowledge with a good sense of humor and was also able to be quiet. There is a good combination of free time with guided time on this trip. Blarney Castle maybe does not need so much time when it's not summer but the grounds were lovely and it was not a problem. Our B&B in Killarney was delightful. The Ring of Kerry trip was contracted out to a local Killarney company and while beautiful, the guide was not very friendly or open to questions. They also picked us up at 09:20 from our B&B and had us stand around in town until 10:30 for the train to arrive with the day trip people. I would have preferred being told where to meet at 10:30 and made my own way there in my time. Killarney is not hard to find your way around and even though our B&B was a 10 minute walk it was not a difficult one. We did have perfect weather though so it might be different in the rain. The Cliffs of Moher are breathtaking and Bunratty Castle is one of the more interesting we have visited. On the whole I would highly recommend this trip and if you want to see some of these places do it as an overnight trip as going back and forth to Dublin on day trips is a waste.
Review by Michelle F, December 2010
Doing what: 3-Day Cork, Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry and Cliffs of Moher Rail Trip
I was a good way to see the countryside if you didn't have a car. It was a little disjointed becuase of bad weather and the tour buses basically drive you around and point out things so fast you don't really have time to see them. Everyone we met was very nice and very helpful though.
Review by Margaret M K, November 2010
Doing what: 2-Day Cork, Blarney Castle and Ring of Kerry Rail Trip from Dublin
Our trip was great! Our tour guide was fantastic.
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