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Charles Fort Military Fortress
Attractions in Belgooly

The nearest draw to Belgooly: Charles Fort Military Fortress, 4.8 km away

Among the places to visit in and near Belgooly are 4 art galleries, 2 museums and a castle. There is no place to visit inside Belgooly’s urban area; there are 11 within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by the Office of Public Works. Drive 22 km to reach Blarney Castle and Gardens.

Photo: Charles Fort Military Fortress, The Speckled Bird (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Belgooly
0
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
the OPW, the NPWS and Coillte
Best known

Where to start near Belgooly

Then come 2 museums, a fort and a church, behind Charles Fort Military Fortress.

Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress4.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumKinsale Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestFortFortJames Fort Kinsale4.4 km outside town, to the southChurchChurchSt Multose Church4.2 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionDon & Barry’s Historic Stroll4.1 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to go

Look to the southwest for most of the 11 just outside.

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The dashed line is Belgooly’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What kind of places

6 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 4.

Museums & galleries 4 art galleries · 2 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 fort · 1 church · 1 historic site0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Belgooly. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Charles Fort Military Fortress).

Every place

All the places to visit

These 11 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.

Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Belgooly → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Belgooly →

Big names nearby

Days out

First of the 12 big names within reach is Blarney Castle and Gardens, 22 km away.

CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens22 km northCathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral17 km northCathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral18 km northeastZooFota Wildlife Park21 km northeast · 415K visitors a year (2022)CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne18 km northMuseumSpike Island17 km northeastCastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory19 km northAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey22 km southwestCastleCarrigrohane Castle18 km northAbbey or prioryRed Abbey17 km northMuseumCork Butter Museum18 km northCastleKilcrea Castle21 km northwest

Places well known beyond Belgooly (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Visiting Belgooly: the answers

What is there to see near Belgooly?

No attraction is mapped inside Belgooly itself. Within 5 km of it are Charles Fort Military Fortress, Desmond Castle Kinsale, Kinsale Museum and James Fort Kinsale.

Does Belgooly have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Belgooly: Desmond Castle Kinsale, Kinsale Museum, The Boathouse Gallery and Giles Norman Photography.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Belgooly?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Belgooly, 1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Charles Fort Military Fortress).

What are the best-known days out near Belgooly?

Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (22 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (17 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (18 km), Fota Wildlife Park (21 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

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

Photo credits (14)

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).