Museum · Cobh · Cork

Heritage Centre

Heritage Centre is a museum in Cobh. Within 5 km there are 9 more places to visit. Look also at Saint Colman's Cathedral, 500 m away.

Where

In Cobh

inside the urban area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Cobh

Inside Cobh

Heritage Centre is inside Cobh’s urban area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

From June to September, Cobh sees highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°112 mm

Feb10° / 3°84 mm

Mar11° / 4°81 mm

Apr13° / 5°74 mm

May16° / 8°71 mm

Jun18° / 10°73 mm

Jul20° / 12°77 mm

Aug19° / 12°86 mm

Sep18° / 10°81 mm

Oct14° / 8°117 mm

Nov11° / 5°114 mm

Dec10° / 4°122 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cobh, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Cobh (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cobh’s full climate →

About

Heritage Centre

Museum.

In Cobh, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Cobh

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Heritage Centre

Spot Heritage Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Douglas tops the 8 for size, at 22,029 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Cobh

14,148 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Ringaskiddy-Loughbeg

575 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Passage West-Monkstown

6,051 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 4 km southwest of it

Shanbally

350 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Cobh	It’s in town	14,148	13
Ringaskiddy-Loughbeg	2.1 km southwest of it	575	8
Passage West-Monkstown	2.2 km northwest of it	6,051	11
Shanbally	4 km southwest of it	350	7
Aghada-Rostellan	4.3 km east of it	1,159	8
Douglas	4.3 km west of it	22,029	35
Glounthaune	4.4 km north of it	5,000	15
Crosshaven	4.4 km south of it	3,263	8

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral500 m away 2

MuseumSpike Island2 km away 3

ZooFota Wildlife Park5 km away · 415K visitors a year (2022)4

CastleBelvelly Castle4.4 km away 5

MuseumCamden Fort Meagher4.7 km away 6

CastleBarryscourt Castle6.8 km away 7MuseumMuseumCobh Museum100 m away 8MuseumMuseumTitanic Experience Cobh300 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Heritage Centre: questions

Where is Heritage Centre?

Heritage Centre is in Cobh, Cork, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Heritage Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Cobh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Saint Colman's Cathedral (500 m), Spike Island (2 km), Fota Wildlife Park (5 km) and Belvelly Castle (4.4 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Camden Fort Meagher: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).