Location: Cobh
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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.
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1. SailCork
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
SailCork provides lessons and holidays in dinghy sailing, powerboating, kayaking, cruiser sailing and outdoor adventure at the picturesque East Ferry in the magnificent Cork Harbour. Eddie English and his team of friendly, professional instructors have been welcoming visitors to the water since 1974. Enjoy learning in safety afloat. Sail in the historic waters where sailing has been a sport for over 350 years. Learn a new skill and enjoy traditional Cobh hospitality. Sail and stay aboard our cruisers and cruise the amazing South Cork Coast -see Ireland from the sea. Sail the Wild Atlantic Way! During the winter months SailCork operates Junior Sailing every w-end, adult Yachting and Powerboating on most w-ends and runs evening classes in Navigation (Beginners, Day Skipper and Yachtmaster) Electronic Navigation (including iPad navigation). Evening classes are also available in VHF Radio, Passage Planning an Pilotage. SailCork also runs "Sunshine Cruising" in the Caribbean and Croatia. Learn as you enjoy sailing in the sun. Sail aboard a comfortable, roomy and seaworthy 50 foot cruising yacht. SailCork Yachtmaster instructor Eddie English is the skipper and Jo English is the hostess who will look after your every need!
2. Butlers Shore Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 788 reviews
Exciting tours to Blarney Castle, Kinsale, Jamesons and much more. Exclusively for cruisers ships visiting Cobh (Cork). Maximise your time in port with our full day and half day tour options. Experienced local driver/guides. A family business in Cobh (Cork) since 1967.
3. Cork Cultural Show
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
A spectacular Irish music and dance show featuring award winning musicians and dancers. Energetic and engaging, this show is guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. Kelly's Bar
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4.5 based on 181 reviews
Reviewed By gumpster_007 - Belleville, Canada
Thought I would share comments from a friend as he is not tech savvy and his comments were too great not to be shared. They stopped in town on cruise ship about 7 years ago and he claims this is the best bar he has ever been to. They hit blarney castle in morning and then took taxi to the pub. He is grey haired and everyone thought he was the golfer John Daly. Singer was great and everyone had a great time and he dropped a few dollars buying rounds for many patrons. We have all made bucket lists during Covid because what else can you do now but dream. We have been too many places and a stop here while driving through Scotland, Ireland and England was on the top of his list. Just hope we get a chance to visit too.
8. 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!
9. The Mauretania Bar
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4.5 based on 46 reviews
A welcoming waterfront bar, with lively locals and mighty musicians. Here everyone is treated like family, and the owner John, along with his great team Eoin and Chris, will happily stop for a chat or recommend a beer or cider. Pop by for a drink and one of the best views in town.
Reviewed By josh97mullen - London, United Kingdom
I was over from the UK with a good of friends travelling around Ireland and Cobh was on the stop off list. We visited a lot of bars in Cobh and The Mauritania was the stand out - the service alone and chats with the locals made it for us! Safe to say we had a long night in there! Thanks guys
10. The Titanic Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 169 reviews
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