Visit St. Luke's Church in St Luke's
Of the 26 places to visit in and around St Luke's, 15 are museums or galleries. The neighbourhood itself has one place on our list; 25 others are within 5 km of its edge. 7 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Blarney Castle and Gardens is worth a day, 8 km from the centre.
Where to start in St Luke's
Next to St. Luke's Church, the best known are 2 cathedrals, a castle and a museum.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral1 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne400 m outside town, to the west
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory3.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCork Butter Museum500 m outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey800 m 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 lie of the land
At 4.1 km, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is St Luke's’ neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The types of place
Ahead are museums or galleries (15); next, castles or historic places (11).
Green: inside St Luke's. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near St Luke's
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 25 more.
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10The one inside St Luke's comes 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 St Luke's → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Luke's →
Names further out
The standout of the 12 is Blarney Castle and Gardens, 8 km from town.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens8 km west
ZooFota Wildlife Park10 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral13 km southeast
MuseumSpike Island14 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress23 km south
CastleCarrigrohane Castle6.8 km west
CastleBallincollig Castle9.9 km west
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale22 km south
CastleBelvelly Castle11 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey36 km southwest
CastleBarryscourt Castle14 km east
CastleKilcrea Castle18 km westPlaces well known beyond St Luke's (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.
Places to visit in St Luke's: questions
What are the main attractions in St Luke's?
The place to visit inside St Luke's’ neighbourhood is St. Luke's Church. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 25 more within 5 km.
Does St Luke's have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Luke's: Cork Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery, Lewis Glucksman Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near St Luke's?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 23 km south.
What are the best-known days out near St Luke's?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (8 km), Fota Wildlife Park (10 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (13 km), Spike Island (14 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
- Cork Butter Museum: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Abbey: HarryLande, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Timoleague Abbey: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barryscourt Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).