Places to visit in Knockrea, led by City Hall Cork
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 26. The neighbourhood itself has 3 places on our list; 23 others are within 5 km of its edge. 3 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Allow a day for Blarney Castle and Gardens, 8.9 km off.
Top of the list in Knockrea
After City Hall Cork, look out for 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral900 m outside town, to the west
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory1.8 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Leave town to the west for most of the 23 nearby.
The dashed line is Knockrea’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
By kind
Count 15 museums or galleries and 11 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Knockrea. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
The town has 3; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 23 more.
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12The 3 inside Knockrea come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Knockrea → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Knockrea →
Day trips
Out of town, Blarney Castle and Gardens (8.9 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens8.9 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park9.8 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral12 km southeast
MuseumSpike Island13 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress22 km south
CastleCarrigrohane Castle7.3 km west
CastleBallincollig Castle10 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale21 km south
CastleBelvelly Castle10 km east
CastleBarryscourt Castle13 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey35 km southwest
CastleKilcrea Castle19 km westPlaces well known beyond Knockrea (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 Knockrea’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Knockrea?
The best known inside Knockrea’s neighbourhood are City Hall Cork, Cork City Gaol Heritage Centre and Rebel City Distillery. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 23 more within 5 km.
Does Knockrea have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Knockrea: Cork City Gaol Heritage Centre, Rebel City Distillery, Cork Butter Museum and Crawford Art Gallery.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Knockrea?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 22 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Knockrea?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (8.9 km), Fota Wildlife Park (9.8 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (12 km), Spike Island (13 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 (21)
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crawford Art Gallery: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Fort: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Glucksman Gallery: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cork Public Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballincollig Castle: Brendandiamond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Kinsale: ME, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belvelly Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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