Near The Glen: St. Fin Barre's Cathedral and other places to visit
15 of the 26 places to visit in and around The Glen are museums or galleries. The Glen itself has none of them. Beyond the town, the best known is Blarney Castle and Gardens, 7.7 km off.
Around The Glen: where to begin
Close behind St. Fin Barre's Cathedral are a cathedral, a castle and a museum.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral2 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne1 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCork Butter Museum1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey1.7 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryCrawford Art Gallery1.2 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.
How they lie
Close by, the 26 mostly lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is The Glen’s neighbourhood; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The mix
15 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 11.
Green: inside The Glen. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near The Glen
These 26 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
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9Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in The Glen → · Parks, footpaths and green space in The Glen →
Out of town
Of the 12 day trips, Blarney Castle and Gardens (7.7 km) is the best known.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens7.7 km west
ZooFota Wildlife Park11 km east · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral14 km southeast
MuseumSpike Island15 km southeast
CastleCarrigrohane Castle7.2 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress25 km south
CastleBallincollig Castle10 km southwest
MuseumDesmond Castle Kinsale24 km south
CastleBelvelly Castle11 km east
CastleBarryscourt Castle14 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey37 km southwest
CastleKilcrea Castle19 km westPlaces well known beyond The Glen (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.
Practical questions about The Glen
What is there to see near The Glen?
No attraction is mapped inside The Glen itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory and Cork Butter Museum.
Does The Glen have a museum?
15 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of The Glen: Cork Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery, Lewis Glucksman Gallery and Cork Public Museum.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near The Glen?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 25 km south.
What are the best-known days out near The Glen?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (7.7 km), Fota Wildlife Park (11 km), Saint Colman's Cathedral (14 km), Spike Island (15 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
- Carrigrohane Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fort Military Fortress: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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