Guidebook for Cork

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Guidebook for Cork

Essentials

J.J. O'Driscolls Superstore
Ballinlough Road
Supermarket in Douglas for a full shopping.
Dunnes Stores Douglas
Supermarket in Douglas for a full shopping.

Arts & Culture

This city center theatre is a wonderful 650 seater for both local & national shows.
20 locals recommend
The Everyman
15 MacCurtain Street
20 locals recommend
This city center theatre is a wonderful 650 seater for both local & national shows.
Modern 1000 seater theatre rebuild after 1959 fire & updated again in the last 15 years.
62 locals recommend
Cork Opera House
Emmett Place
62 locals recommend
Modern 1000 seater theatre rebuild after 1959 fire & updated again in the last 15 years.
Very Small Theatre that does theatre productions.
Cork Arts Theatre
Carroll's Quay
Very Small Theatre that does theatre productions.
Little Independent Arts House
22 locals recommend
Triskel Arts Centre
Tobin Street
22 locals recommend
Little Independent Arts House
Crawford Art Gallery is free entry & the one of the Crawford family founded the gallery. Differed exabitions on different times of the year along with permanent ones.
107 locals recommend
Crawford Art Gallery
1 Emmett Pl
107 locals recommend
Crawford Art Gallery is free entry & the one of the Crawford family founded the gallery. Differed exabitions on different times of the year along with permanent ones.

Getting Around

This is the main bus station in Cork City. Long distance buses come & go from here.
24 locals recommend
Bus Eireann Bus Station
Parnell Place
24 locals recommend
This is the main bus station in Cork City. Long distance buses come & go from here.
Main train station in Cork.
41 locals recommend
Kent Station Cork
Lower Glanmire Road
41 locals recommend
Main train station in Cork.
Bus route 226 - look up Bus Eireann for bus time table, fares & Leap card visitor card.
38 locals recommend
Cork Airport
Kinsale Road
38 locals recommend
Bus route 226 - look up Bus Eireann for bus time table, fares & Leap card visitor card.

Food Scene

Family butchers in Douglas where my father's shop has been for the past 40 yrs.
Bresnan Family Butchers
Family butchers in Douglas where my father's shop has been for the past 40 yrs.
Excellant restaurant with local foods purchased for menu. Same menu for many years but they know what works & very happy repeat customers.
13 locals recommend
Scoozi
2/5 Winthrop Ave
13 locals recommend
Excellant restaurant with local foods purchased for menu. Same menu for many years but they know what works & very happy repeat customers.
Vegetarian Restaurant in Cork.
32 locals recommend
Paradiso
16 Lancaster Quay
32 locals recommend
Vegetarian Restaurant in Cork.
Lovely little coffee/cafe shop on the way to Fota Wildlife Park.
7 locals recommend
Bramley Lodge
7 locals recommend
Lovely little coffee/cafe shop on the way to Fota Wildlife Park.
The English Market is a working market with various food stalls like meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, coffee/tea stands along with chocolates stalls.
113 locals recommend
The English Market
Grand Parade
113 locals recommend
The English Market is a working market with various food stalls like meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, coffee/tea stands along with chocolates stalls.
Nice & popular restaurant.
Cafe Mexicana
Carey's Lane
Nice & popular restaurant.
Something different for take away/quick food.
11 locals recommend
Miyazaki Japanese Take Away
1A Evergreen St
11 locals recommend
Something different for take away/quick food.
Locally owed family sweet shop open Monday to Friday.
Shandon Sweets
37A John Redmond St
Locally owed family sweet shop open Monday to Friday.

Parks & Nature

Wonderful nature park, with a zip line service also. Extra for zip line & paid parking €5.00.
15 locals recommend
Farran Wood
15 locals recommend
Wonderful nature park, with a zip line service also. Extra for zip line & paid parking €5.00.
This wildlife park is suitable for families for a day out at the local zoo. If you have a Fota/Dublin Zoo Annual Pass covers enters. Enterance fee is €16 per adult, child €10.50. Different rates for families/OAP's.
150 locals recommend
Fota Wildlife Park
150 locals recommend
This wildlife park is suitable for families for a day out at the local zoo. If you have a Fota/Dublin Zoo Annual Pass covers enters. Enterance fee is €16 per adult, child €10.50. Different rates for families/OAP's.
Wonderful old home which is open to the public on the same grounds of Fota Wildlife Park. Separate entrance fee for both wildlife park & house.
Fota House & Gardens Car Park
Wonderful old home which is open to the public on the same grounds of Fota Wildlife Park. Separate entrance fee for both wildlife park & house.
9 locals recommend
Old Head Signal Tower and Lusitania Museum
9 locals recommend
Off the shore of Cobh
Spike Island
Off the shore of Cobh

Shopping

High end shops here like Monsoon, Top Shop, Omniplex Cinema, Inglot Make Up, Next.
48 locals recommend
Mahon Point Shopping Centre
Mahon Link Road
48 locals recommend
High end shops here like Monsoon, Top Shop, Omniplex Cinema, Inglot Make Up, Next.
There is Dunnes, Eason, Icon, The Cobber's, Gerrard, Sam Mc Cauley's, Boots.
15 locals recommend
Douglas Court Shopping Centre
15 locals recommend
There is Dunnes, Eason, Icon, The Cobber's, Gerrard, Sam Mc Cauley's, Boots.

Entertainment & Activities

58 locals recommend
Franciscan Well Brewery
14 N Mall
58 locals recommend