Guidebook for Kinsale
Food Scene
The Black Pig
66 Lower O'Connell StreetBooking Essential, or you can sit up at the bar!
Fabulous varied menu! Lovely setting with views over Kinsale Town & Harbour
21 locals recommend
Man Friday
Fabulous varied menu! Lovely setting with views over Kinsale Town & Harbour
Bruno's Italian Eatery
37 Main StGreat Italian restaurant
A stone's throw from our house, great menu and fabulous cocktails! Great atmosphere, Tom & Grainne are super hosts!
8 locals recommend
The Supper Club
2 Main StA stone's throw from our house, great menu and fabulous cocktails! Great atmosphere, Tom & Grainne are super hosts!
Cosy Cafe
Church SquareBest homemade Irish food where the locals love!
A stones throw from our home
Parks & Nature
Great walk and make sure you pop into The Bulman Pub for lunch or a beer!
15 locals recommend
Scilly Walk
Great walk and make sure you pop into The Bulman Pub for lunch or a beer!
Old Head of Kinsale Irish Coastguard Station
Stunning views!
Charles Fort
Great walk with stunning views!
Drinks & Nightlife
Award winning bar with stunning views good for a lazy Sunday afternoon!
39 locals recommend
The Bulman Bar & Toddies Restaurant Kinsale
Award winning bar with stunning views good for a lazy Sunday afternoon!
Renowned for late nights and great Irish music, lots of fun!
10 locals recommend
Blue Haven Hotel Kinsale
3 Pearse StRenowned for late nights and great Irish music, lots of fun!
Shopping
Too nice to describe in a few words! A must and make sure you tell Clodagh that Louise sent you!
11 locals recommend
Granny's Bottom Drawer
53 Main StToo nice to describe in a few words! A must and make sure you tell Clodagh that Louise sent you!
Bring a book along to exchange and have a nice cuppa while you choose from a great selection of used books!
Poet's Corner - The Reading Cafe & Book Exchange
44 Main StBring a book along to exchange and have a nice cuppa while you choose from a great selection of used books!
Landmark indoor food market in Cork city with all fresh Irish produce, and experience not to be missed!
Worth the drive! Nice restaurants there too!
113 locals recommend
The English Market
Grand ParadeLandmark indoor food market in Cork city with all fresh Irish produce, and experience not to be missed!
Worth the drive! Nice restaurants there too!
Essentials
The best place to do your supermarket shopping with lots of local fare and they deliver!!
15 locals recommend
Smith's SuperValu
New RoadThe best place to do your supermarket shopping with lots of local fare and they deliver!!
Arts & Culture
Easily accessible by foot from Kinsale, approx 40 mins walk along the coast. Entrance fee of €4 per adult is well worth paying in order to gain access to inside the fort. Great interactive exhibits and provides good insight into the life of the Fort occupants over several centuries. Very well maintained and provides fabulous photo opportunities .
66 locals recommend
Charles Fort
Easily accessible by foot from Kinsale, approx 40 mins walk along the coast. Entrance fee of €4 per adult is well worth paying in order to gain access to inside the fort. Great interactive exhibits and provides good insight into the life of the Fort occupants over several centuries. Very well maintained and provides fabulous photo opportunities .
Entertainment & Activities
The Model Village in picturesque Clonakilty is the leading tourist destination in West Cork and an excellent way to start your tour of the region.
The village is a fully scaled handmade model of the old West Cork Railway Line with fully working trains and the towns that the railway.
Children adore it!
45 locals recommend
West Cork Model Railway Village
Inchydoney RoadThe Model Village in picturesque Clonakilty is the leading tourist destination in West Cork and an excellent way to start your tour of the region.
The village is a fully scaled handmade model of the old West Cork Railway Line with fully working trains and the towns that the railway.
Children adore it!