Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Leaving Watergrasshill for the day
None of the places to visit we list is in Watergrasshill or within 5 km of its edge. Blarney Castle and Gardens lies 18 km out, worth a day. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 6 castles and 3 cathedrals among them.
The lie of the land
Numbers 1 to 6 match the places below.
Watergrasshill is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
What sort of places
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (9) and museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Watergrasshill. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the Office of Public Works (Charles Fort Military Fortress).
The full list
These 12 are all within 40 km.
Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne
Church in County Cork, Ireland.
Charles Fort Military Fortress
Fortress opposite Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.
What is in or close to Watergrasshill comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Watergrasshill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Watergrasshill →
Further out from Watergrasshill
For a day out, 12 places within 40 km fit; the best known are here.
1CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens18 km southwest
2CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral16 km southwest
3ZooFota Wildlife Park13 km south · 415K visitors a year (2022)
4CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne15 km southwest
5CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral18 km south
6CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory13 km south
MuseumSpike Island20 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress36 km south
CastleConna Castle19 km northeast
CastleLismore Castle32 km northeast
MuseumCork Butter Museum15 km southwest
CastleBarryscourt Castle13 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Glanmire →
Visiting Watergrasshill: questions
Does Watergrasshill have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Watergrasshill.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Watergrasshill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Charles Fort Military Fortress (Office of Public Works), 36 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Watergrasshill?
Within 40 km: Blarney Castle and Gardens (18 km), St. Fin Barre's Cathedral (16 km), Fota Wildlife Park (13 km), Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (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 (6)
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory: Raúl Corral, 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).