I didn't expect to have to pay 18 euro to visit the castle, so I was disappointed by the cost. Once in the grounds there was a long wait (up to two hours) to enter the castle and kiss the Blarney Stone...so if you are interested in doing that be prepared for a long line. The grounds and Blarney house we're interesting to walk around but this experience felt a lot like a tourist trap. As I overheard someone say in line just before ditching out, "there are thousands of other castles in Ireland that you could see for free." If you have a good spending budget definitely check it out, but if you're trying to save some cash I'd say skip this one!

What can I say it's Blarney Castle it's definitely a must see, the blarney house was closed when I went there but despite that the castle and park took more than enough time to explore so many sites, flower gardens, cool stones, the poison garden etc. They also have a shop with excellent coffee, I had to try their Irish coffee for the first time here in the park in a cool little Cafe area just beside the castle. I will say not a fan of heights but it was awesome to just climb to the top of the castle and look out across the countryside, and while your up there if you feel up to kissing the stone you can as well. Bottom line this Park is well worth the stop just so much to do and see!

A very nicely kept property that is a pleasure to walk around with lots to see. The map and good signage allows you to find everything easily. The grounds are beautiful, with unique vegetation, geological structures and man-made ones. History and myths are explained. It is very interactive. Kissing the Blarney Stone was a fun highlight. Loved it.

Had a lovely time at Blarney Castle. It was super busy and the wait for kissing the Blarney Stone was 1 hour (normal in peak summer time) which was better spent exploring the surrounding grounds filled with different gardens (poison, fern and rock), walking around the lake and along the river and viewing the waterfalls. There are several woodland scenic trails you can take around the area and we even met some of the horses. There is an extra fee to enter the house which do tours daily. The cafes have sandwiches, drinks and ice cream to purchase but if you want to pack your own picnic to enjoy the scenery please do. Overall spare at least half a day to fully explore the area. The rose pergola was in full bloom and was deserted so we got some fantastic pictures with no crowds.

My wife and I were going to do the Belfast tour, but we had another event that was going to conflict with getting back on time, so we had to do the Blarney Castle tour instead. I think it ended up being quite successful. If you think about it, you're paying to climb up a castle and kiss a random rock, but the way it's set up is actually quite thrilling. It did feel like waiting in line for a roller coaster and when you lay down and bend over backwards to kiss the rock, if you look down it's just as scary as a roller coaster. Also, the walk up to the rock was quite impressive. The staircase was super narrow and you can see how the castle was good for defense. Let's hope I have years of good luck!