Location: Cobh
Top Things to do in Cobh
What to do and see in Cobh, Province of Munster: The Best Things to do
Cobh (/ˈkoʊv/ KOHV, Irish: An Cóbh), known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a tourist seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour and is home to Ireland's only dedicated cruise terminal. Tourism in the area draws on the maritime and emigration legacy of the town - including its association with the RMS Titanic, which was built in Belfast.
Restaurants in Cobh
1. Turkish Delights
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Authentic turkish lamps and lanterns , stunning home interiors and other gifts sourced from turkey
Reviewed By Safari209482
I ordered a floor lamp online. Staff so helpful in helping me choose lovely shades. Arrived in a couple of days. Looks beautiful in my Hall. I have purchased other items in the past both for myself and as presents and all delighted with lamps etc..Would love to visit the shop some day !
2. Cobh Cathedral
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4.5 based on 1,278 reviews
Reviewed By lucyb00 - Cobh, Ireland
A beautiful peaceful must see cathedral. Stunning architecture with great views. Free car park across the road too.
3. Cobh Heritage Centre The Queenstown Story
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4.5 based on 1,145 reviews
The Queenstown Story tells the story of Irish emigration- from the indentured servants and forced labour who left for the Colonies and the West Indies in the 17th century, the early emigrants to Canada and the U.S.the Great famine and the transportation of convicts to Australia . Learn about our maritime history,the hardship and the heartbreak. Find the stories and learn the connection between Cobh and the Titanic and the Lusitania. A facinating, educational and emotional journey through our past. "Walk in the footsteps" of our emigrant ancestors in this restored Victorian building.
Reviewed By MiAndN - Spiddal, Ireland
The Cobh Heritage centre is well worth a visit. The staff are very helpful, cheerful and interested in helping visitors. The exhibition itself is extremely well presented in the way it depicts the maritime history and recounts the stories of Lusitania, Titanic and Irish emigrants.
4. Spike Island
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4.5 based on 2,550 reviews
Discover Ireland's Captains & Convicts, Rebels and Rioters & Sinners and Saints at Spike Island Cork, voted Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction of 2017! The Island is located off the coast of Cobh in Cork harbour & has over 1300 years of Irish history. From an island monastery & fortress to the world's largest prison in the 1850's and centuries of island homes. Your journey starts with a ferry ride before Ireland's best storytellers take you on a guided tour of the outer island and fortress. You can then self explore our prison cells, fortress, beautiful island walks and also use our on-site cafe. Attractions include the 1850's punishment block with its dark cells, the 1980's prison cells and riot exhibition, Ireland's largest artillery gun park and several penal, military and social history museums. With activities for children and families and guided and self-guided tours, Spike Island has something for everyone. Groups welcome, audioguides in French, German and English available.
Reviewed By LindaS3814
What a great experience we had on a day out to spike island ,I have lived in Cobh for the last 48 years and never new what history was at our door step . From start to finish it was a great few hours spent Our tour guide (Ross) had us enthralled with his knowledge and story telling and made it an experience that I will defiantly be repeating soon Thanks Claudine Kavanagh for recommending this tour to us .Colie and Linda O Sullivan
5. Titanic Experience Cobh
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4.5 based on 2,133 reviews
Titanic Experience Cobh is a permanent visitor centre, located in the original White Star Line Ticket Office in the centre of Cobh town (formally known as Queenstown) in what was the departure point for the final 123 passengers who boarded the Titanic. Our visitor experience is presented in two parts. The first is an exciting immersive audio visual tour retracing the steps of the 123 passengers who boarded Titanic from Queenstown on April 11th 1912. Experience their anticipation of the long journey ahead and their new life waiting in America. With Fourth Officer Boxall as your virtual guide and using innovative audio visual technology and replica set designs, ‘passengers’ will experience what life would have been like on board for those 123 Queenstown Passengers. Passengers will share the excitement of boarding the most Luxurious liner of her time and feel the horror of the tragedy on that fateful night on the 15th April 1912.
Reviewed By jewelsbyers - Drogheda, Ireland
As the whole reason I came to Cobh was because it was Titanic's last port of call, coming to this attraction was a must for me. Situated in the original offices of the White Star Line, at the beginning of the tour each of us was given a 'ticket' of a real passenger who boarded the Titanic in Cobh (then Queenstown) and we would have the opportunity to find out if they survived at the end of the exhibit. The first half-an-hour is an immersive and interactive experience, led by both a human guide, our guide, Jeff, was exceptional, and a virtual guide, who is an officer on board the Titanic. Two particularly moving parts of the experience are the views of Heartbreak Pier, where the last of Titanic's passengers boarded her, many never to see land again, and the final room of the experience, in which you sit in a 'lifeboat' and watch a short film as if you are watching the Titanic sinking from your lifeboat, before a crewman from the Carpethia speaks to you as if he's just pulled you up from your lifeboat onto the ship. The second part of the experience is a museum-style, self-guided exhibit, where you can view information about the building of Titanic, her crew, how she sunk, and the discovery of her wreck in the 1970s. Also there is information about the effects of cold and other interesting facts about what would have happened to the survivors, both physically and psychologically, during and after the ship went down. In this section too you learn the fate of your passenger and can read their story. There is also a well-stocked gift shop, with plenty of merchandise and memorabilia to fulfil any Titanic fan's wildest dreams. Absolutely no downsides to this experience, anyone planning a trip to Cobh should make this compulsory.
6. Annie Moore Statue
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4.5 based on 413 reviews
Reviewed By Popshots - Cork, Ireland
If you walk down to the Liner Terminal or the Museum, you will find this beautiful memorial to the first person who left these shores and landed on the newly-opened Ellis Island terminal in New York. Annie Moore is a symbol of the countless thousands who left our shores, sometimes as prisoners, other times as emigrants, but all essentially never to return!
7. President John F. Kennedy Memorial Park
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4.5 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By patrickk264 - County Wexford, Ireland
I am a coach driver living near Kennedy park in New Ross. Today I have driven a group of school children to the John f k Memorial Park here in new Ross and as I was walking around I realise what a beautiful relaxing place Kennedy Park is I live very nearly it but as always you don't always make the most of the attractions near you and as I sit here looking out into the grounds I realise what a beautiful place it would be to come to relax and take hold of your senses and just have a real chill out moment looking out into the field at the trees at the wildlife and a beautiful scenery surrounding Kennedy Park this really is a beautiful relaxing place to come to especially on a nice day and the auditorium is very interesting that tells you a fair bit about JFK and his life and his wife Jackie it really is worth a visit bring a picnic and a blanket and just chill out and enjoy the scenery on the Green Fields hope you take my advice and come here one day you will not regret it going home having a wonderful day out in a wonderful place the fields and the trees and the bushes and hedges all very well looked after and taking care of I feel so lucky to live near such a nice place and feel so lucky to be surrounded by such beautiful coastline Ireland truly is a wonderful place to visit and I'm so lucky to be living here visit us one day and you definitely will want to come back after you've experienced the good old Irish welcome
8. Lusitania Memorial
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4.5 based on 123 reviews
Reviewed By judeteachwrite - Maesteg, United Kingdom
The striking statue may make people think from a distance that it is a memorial of the Titanic. However, on getting closer you realise that it is in fact for the Lusitania. It is a reminder of that tragedy.
9. St Colman’s Cathedral
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4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By WesternCork
This cathedral is so stunning. It looks lovely from the promenade down below, but you really have to go right up to it to fully appreciate and understand its sheer scale and magnificence. It has to be one of the biggest cathedrals around. Its interior is also lovely and the rose window at the back is just beautiful. I'd highly recommend a visit.
10. Titanic Memorial Garden
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4.0 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By Anniebannie1981 - Cork, Ireland
We were trying to find a road down from Cuskinny to Cobh and I miraculously found this gem. It is a lovely garden with many boards with information and all the names of those who entered The Titantic via Queenstown/Cobh. There were lovely seats too and if the day was nicer, it would a pleasant stop to look out at Cork Harbour.
