Cork Airport 31 min
Cork Harbour (25 min) The 2nd-largest natural harbour in the world, with towns and military and industrial significance. Spike Island (2 hr 17) Island with origins as a monastic settlement featuring a 19th-century, star-shaped fort with tours. Fota Island (18 min) The nation's only wildlife park is housed on this island also known for a famed home & gardens. Ballyannan Woods Forest Recreational Area (8 min) Great Island (24 min) This inhabited island in Cork Harbour features villages, farms, salt marshes & Belvelly Castle. Ballycotton Cliff Walk (23 min) Leahy's Open Farm (25 min) Go-karts, a petting zoo & an adventure playground, plus an ice cream & chocolate factory, at a farm. Fota Wildlife Park (19 min) Verdant, 70-acre zoo area for endangered animals, plus a large garden with numerous plant species. Titanic Experience Cobh (24 min) Ballycotton Lighthouse (21 min) Ballymaloe Cookery School, Organic Farm and Gardens (15 min) Camden Fort Meagher (44 min) Harbor, historical reenactment, and history St. Colman's Cathedral, Cobh (23 min) It took 47 years to complete this monolithic Catholic place of worship that was consecrated in 1919. Fota House & Gardens (20 min) 19th-century estate featuring a mansion with period furnishings, an arboretum & manicured gardens. Blackrock Castle Observatory (28 min) Late 16th-century castle trading as an educational centre for science, engineering and technology. |