Medieval Museum: Europe's Unique Historical Gem

Step back in time and explore Waterford’s historical treasures at the award-winning Medieval Museum. Discover lost artifacts, royal relics, and hidden secrets without waiting in line.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Waterford Treasures Medieval Museum - The Medieval Museum houses the 13th century Choristers Hall and the 15th century Mayor’s Wine Vault, in the heart of Waterford’s Viking Triangle and is the only museum of its kind in Ireland and Europe that is built over two national monuments. This striking new building reveals the story of Waterford through…
What's Included
  • Professional guide (Subject to Availability)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The acclaimed Medieval Museum stands as the sole museum in Europe constructed atop two National Monuments: the 13th-century Choristers’ Hall and the 15th-century Mayor’s Wine Vault. Be sure to see the remarkable Cloth of Gold vestments, which were concealed from Cromwell’s army and remained lost for over 120 years. Additionally, explore the Great…

Location
Waterford Treasures Medieval Museum
Cathedral Square, Viking Triangle
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Wmk2017
Oct 9, 2025
Lunchtime lecture in the Museum - I attended a well organised lecture in the Museum at lunchtime. Please keep up the good work. it would be great to see the lunchtime lecture programme expanded.
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Loreny578
Oct 5, 2025
Amazing tour highly recommended. - Annmarie did an amazing job with our tour. She was very informative and had a great way about her making the tour interactive and fun. I would definitely highly recommend doing this while in Waterford.
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Theheadland1
Sep 15, 2025
New museum of a long time ago. Design of building, arrangement of displays, and content stunning. - Really well curated displays of amazing artifacts. Staff extremely friendly and happy to provide additional information and answer questions. Admission included guided tour - thankyou Claire, great overview of more than 750 years, so much for me to learn about. Had a great day in Waterford.
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Quest64189028864
Sep 15, 2025
Wonderful little museum - Lovely museum! Well designed and full of interesting information and artefacts. We both enjoyed it very much. The vestments we're incredible.
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Cincyjim
Sep 9, 2025
A Great Museum and Guided Tour - This museum is absolutely incredible! It houses a lot of cool medieval artefacts and the guided tour was very well done. We only had a group of 4 for our guided tour, so we were able to ask a multitude of questions and have several discussions. Overall, a terrific experience!
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U2231dmmikeb
Sep 7, 2025
Medieval Museum Tour - If you are going to spend a day in Waterford, do the Epic Walking Tour to get the basic history of the city, and then do the Medieval Museum. This tour will give you much more information about the important role that Waterford played in the history of Ireland. And the collection of artifacts and religious items is a must-see for history enthusiasts.
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Debbie
Aug 31, 2025
Happy Couple - Great place to visit and great value. The Gentleman on the front desk was very nice and the gift shop was very nice as well.
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Coastal25767361866
Aug 30, 2025
A thousand years of history in one place. - Very interesting history here. The cloaks spun of real gold are phenomenal. Take the guided tour. Toby is a great guide. He is very good and clearly loves his job. We had the pleasure of Toby giving the tour at the Mourning Museum and caught some of his tour here as well. With his wife Ann, the pair make taking all the local guided tours an absolute pleasure and you learn so much of the extensive history of Waterford.
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Cpm2000
Aug 27, 2025
Facinating - Terrific exhibits with great explanations. Vestments found after 150 years amazing. History of scroll was interesting and well displayed Learned a lot!
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Footprints307134
Oct 6, 2025
Foreign friends on tour - Very interesting and informative..Good images and items on display ,well laid out ,well lit and clean.. Jillian was a great help to our group .😄
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From $16
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).