Places to visit around Carrigtwohill, from Fota Wildlife Park
2022 brought 415K visitors to Fota Wildlife Park. Our list finds nothing inside Carrigtwohill’s urban area, but 5 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 castles, a zoo and a garden, among others. Travel 7.1 km and you reach Saint Colman's Cathedral.
The best known around Carrigtwohill
Alongside Fota Wildlife Park you find 2 castles, a garden and a museum.
ZooFota Wildlife Park2 km outside town, to the southwest · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleBarryscourt Castle200 m outside town, to the south
CastleBelvelly Castle2.2 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenFota Arboretum & Gardens1.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumPassage West Maritime Museum CLG4.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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 view
Look to the southwest for most of the 5 just outside.
The dashed line is Carrigtwohill’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What they are
The list holds 2 castles, a zoo and a garden.
Green: inside Carrigtwohill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
5 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Carrigtwohill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carrigtwohill →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
First of the 12 big names within reach is Saint Colman's Cathedral, 7.1 km away.
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral7.1 km south
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral15 km west
MuseumSpike Island8.9 km south
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens21 km west
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne15 km west
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory9.9 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress29 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower11 km southeast
CastleLismore Castle34 km northeast
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey15 km west
MuseumCamden Fort Meagher12 km south
MuseumCork Butter Museum15 km westPlaces well known beyond Carrigtwohill (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.
Questions about Carrigtwohill’s attractions
What is there to see near Carrigtwohill?
No attraction is mapped inside Carrigtwohill itself. Within 5 km of it are Fota Wildlife Park, Barryscourt Castle, Belvelly Castle and Fota Arboretum & Gardens.
Does Carrigtwohill have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Carrigtwohill: Passage West Maritime Museum CLG.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Carrigtwohill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 29 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Carrigtwohill?
Within 40 km: Saint Colman's Cathedral (7.1 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (15 km), Spike Island (8.9 km), Blarney Castle and Gardens (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 (15)
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloyne Round Tower: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camden Fort Meagher: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).