West Cork Heritage Centre
Bandon counts West Cork Heritage Centre, a museum, among its places to visit. Worth the trip, Timoleague Abbey is 12 km off. On the county map, it is in County Cork.
Museum in Bandon
Inside Bandon
West Cork Heritage Centre is inside Bandon’s urban area. 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.
Seasons and weather
Afternoons in Bandon reach 18–20°C from June to September.
West Cork Heritage Centre
Museum.
In Bandon, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Bandon
- Official site
- westcorkheritagecentre.com
Entry, hours, address
Where West Cork Heritage Centre is
Numbered points are the places near West Cork Heritage Centre, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bandon’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that count West Cork Heritage Centre
The biggest base of the 8 is Bandon (8,196 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Bandon
Inishannon
Kilbrittain
Crossbarry
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where West Cork Heritage Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon | It’s in town | 8,196 | 1 |
| Inishannon | 5.9 km northeast of it | 1,043 | 1 |
| Kilbrittain | 8.8 km south of it | 238 | 2 |
| Crossbarry | 8.9 km northeast of it | 399 | 0 |
| Dunderrow | 10 km east of it | 213 | 4 |
| Timoleague | 12 km south of it | 387 | 4 |
| Cloughduv | 12 km north of it | 440 | 1 |
| Rathard-Aherla | 12 km north of it | 562 | 3 |
Around West Cork Heritage Centre
Close at hand are 3 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and 2 museums, among others within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey12 km away2
CastleKilcrea Castle13 km away3
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary13 km away4GardenGardenGlenview Gardens11 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKilcrea Franciscan Friary13 km away6MuseumMuseumMichael Collins Centre13 km away7MuseumMuseumIndependence Museum Kilmurry15 km away8CastleCastleShippool Castle7.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to West Cork Heritage Centre
Where is West Cork Heritage Centre?
West Cork Heritage Centre is in Bandon, Cork, inside the town’s urban area.
What is West Cork Heritage Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit West Cork Heritage Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Bandon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near West Cork Heritage Centre?
Within 15 km: Timoleague Abbey (12 km), Kilcrea Castle (13 km), Kilcrea Friary (13 km) and Glenview Gardens (11 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 (3)
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, 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).