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The shore of Fota Island in Cork HarbourGaoithe · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Cobh and Cork

Fota Wildlife Park, with its own station

Animal park · half a day · on Fota Island, on the Cork–Cobh railway line · open daily from 9:30

Information
Duration
3 h 30
Season
All year except 24 to 26 December; last entry at 15:00 in winter
Who it's for
Families with children of any age

Fota Wildlife Park occupies part of Fota Island, in Cork Harbour, and is the easiest outing with children in the area: it has its own station on the railway line between Cork and Cobh, so you can get off on the way out or on the way back.

It opens daily from 9:30; in winter the last entry is at 15:00, so go in the morning. Buy online and allow half a day. The website doesn't publish prices on the opening times page: check them when you book.

With young childrenAs a family

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The bistro's dining room, with striped banquettes and chandeliers© Commodore HotelThe restaurant of the historic harbour hotel

O'Shea's Bistro, at the Commodore

Restaurant · Cobh · €€€€

What to order: ask about the fish of the day.

At the Commodore Hotel; phone to book
The blue front of Azure Harbour Bistro, with tables on the pavement© Azure Harbour BistroModern European cooking facing the harbour

Azure Harbour Bistro

Restaurant · Cobh · €€€€

What to order: whatever the chef has in season; book a table by the window.

Book on their website

To stay nearby

The WatersEdge Hotel with a cruise ship in Cobh harbour© WatersEdge HotelHotel

WatersEdge Hotel

On the pier · restaurant · own parking

Why we like it: Hotel on the Cobh yacht club pier, by the water and next to the Titanic Experience, with a restaurant from breakfast and its own parking.

The Commodore Hotel facing Cobh harbour© Commodore HotelHotel

Commodore Hotel

1854 building · facing the harbour · five minutes from the station · restaurant

Why we like it: 1854 hotel facing Cobh harbour, opened as the Queens Hotel, five minutes' walk from the station, with O'Shea's Bistro restaurant.

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