Due to our Festive Evening schedule, Dec opening hours for general admission are: Tues-Thurs10am-4pm, Fri-10am-3pm, Sat/Sun-10am-2pm. Festive evening tickets can be purchased online, subject to availability 
Testimonials
Check out below what our clients said about us:
"5 Star Tour"
It was lovely to hear the history of a beautiful castle on our door step. My 11 year old daughter loves astronomy and loved all about the constellations.
Trudy O' Brien Maxwell
"A day we will treasure and cherish forever"
"We got married in Blackrock Castle Observatory in December 2016 and we cannot say enough about it - From start to finish "..." Donna and the team were amazing. They were great to deal with from paperwork and right up to making us feel so special on the big day. The grounds and views of Blackrock Castle itself are amazing, especially on a beautiful sunny day (despite it being December) which made for some unique, beautiful and very memorable photographs... It is a day we will treasure and cherish forever"
Niamh
"A must visit site. 10/10"
Excellent explanations and information with passion and true excitement from our tour guide. Great work continues in the South of Ireland. A must visit site. 10/10
Tim Dickens
"Impressive historical & astronomy science centre"
Really interesting visit to the observatory. Our guide was great and very knowledgeable about the history of the building and gave a very interesting talk about the night sky.
James Young
"Informative as well as fun"
I would recommend this to all ages including kids. It was informative as well as fun. The climb to the top was totally worth the great views.
Monica Fulton