Sep 17, 2026
Must see prison/military encampment - With tour guide Raymond we learned so much about the history of Ireland as well as the history of Spike Island. Through genuine history and hilarious story telling I was captured for the 45min tour. Then we got to walk around on our own to tour what interested us. As a person who likes to read things, the 3.5h we had was not enough. But I definitely got a good sense and got to see some really cool buildings, museums and living history. Well recommended.
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Sep 16, 2026
brilliant! - fascinating trip - our guide Orlaith was very engaging! boat trip over was smooth and arrived on time with enough seats for everyone.
some elements of the prison can’t be entered at the minute such as little nellies house.. it would be great to see some investment in this place to recreate the history this place has to tell
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Sep 16, 2026
Great trip to Spike Island - Really good experience visiting Spike Island.
Kevin ran our tour who was excellent! Very knowledgeable and answered our questions.
Would recommend 👍
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Sep 16, 2026
Trip worth your time - Kevin was our guide and brought a wonderful Irish flair to the tour
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Sep 16, 2026
Spike Island tour - Had a great time on Spike Island, short boat ride to the island and had time for a walk around the island before the tour. Tour guide Raymond was very knowledgeable and gave us a short rundown on the history of the island and fort. 10/10 would recommend and I may have to return as the conservation and restoration efforts are ongoing.
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Sep 14, 2026
Fascinating visit to Spike Island - This is a brilliant very well organised trip that explains so much about Irish history and brings to life the very tough life of so many people. The guides are very knowledgeable and entertaining with lots of anecdotes. Besides the prison, visit the village where you get a flavour of what home life must have been like there and the close knot community it was. 3.5 hours is just about enough time to see it all and there is also a nice cafe for snacks etc plus a jolly boat trip to reach the island. Dont dither make sure you visit Spike Island!
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Sep 14, 2026
Fascinating tour - Excellent visit.
Short boat ride across. Met by guide who gave short briefing about the tour
We had a guided tour with Euan who was fantastic..
Really knowledgeable and kept the tour interesting
There is quite a bit of walking
We stayed within the fort area ..did not have the time to explore the island
Good value for money
Well.worth a visit
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Sep 12, 2026
Excellent experience - Fascinating experience and our guide Peter was exceptional. His extensive knowledge of the history of the island, combined with his passion for the place made this an unforgettable tour.
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Sep 12, 2026
Great guided tour of Spike Island - The logistics to get to Spike Island were very smooth, well organised and perfectly on time.
The facilities on the island are fairly average, but the site itself is very well preserved and really nice to wander around. The exhibitions are interesting, but what truly made the trip worthwhile was the guided tour with Euan. He is an amazing storyteller, with great energy and lots of fascinating anecdotes that really bring the history of the island to life.
Definitely recommend joining the guided tour while you’re there!
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Sep 13, 2026
Good and Detailed tour - Very fascinating and detailed tour,fair amount of walking if elderly but they provide options. There’s a part of the tour where they discuss the famine and I felt it minimised that it was a genocide and put it simply down to a potato blight and that there was no food. I think it’s general knowledge now that they were exported and we should be open about this especially as there are tourists who may not be aware of this.
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