The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage has partnered with Kilkenny County Council to create Wonder Wander Walking Trails.  The Wonder Wander Walking Trails have been developed in collaboration with the local communities.  In addition to well-known public buildings, each trail shines a light on some of the lesser known architectural details and the stories that are associated with these unique places.

The Wonder Wander Walking Trail for Castlecomer begins at its elegant five-arch bridge and takes in numerous architectural set pieces including the cupola-topped courthouse and the neo-Gothic Catholic church.  Castlecomer boasts a wealth of fine shopfronts, most in a Classical style, but keep an eye out for the once-common but now rare canopied shopfront in Barrack Street.  Other highlights include a grand house which was once home to a pram factory, a row of red brick houses named after the wife of the landlord of the town, and a small group of Arts and Crafts houses designed by an architect who lived to read his own obituary!