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The Queenstown Story, in Cobh's old station

Exhibition · 1 h · the story of Queenstown harbour in the restored Victorian station, next to the train

Information

Duration: 1 h
Season: All year, 9:30 to 17:00, except 21 November to 28 December
Who it's for: All ages

Cobh's old Victorian station, beside the platform where the commuter train stops today, houses The Queenstown Story, the town's heritage centre exhibition on the history of Queenstown and its port. There is a café.

It opens every day from 9:30 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:00). Watch out at Christmas: from 21 November to 28 December it closes to visitors because it sets up a Santa experience. The website links to prices on a separate page.

As a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Cobh and Cork

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

Azure Harbour Bistro

Restaurant · Cobh · €€€€

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

Book on their website

The bistro's dining room, with striped banquettes and chandeliers

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

To stay nearby

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.

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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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Useful services

Train from Dublin to Cork and commuter line to CobhIntercity Dublin Heuston–Cork Kent every hour in about 2 h 35; at Kent, a commuter train to Cobh every half hour in about 25 minutes, stopping at Fota.

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

The White Star Line building in Cobh, home of the Titanic Experience

Itinerary · 2 nights Two nights in Cobh by train from Dublin: Titanic, Spike Island and Fota Cobh and Cork · 8 stops

The Queenstown Story, in Cobh's old station
Where to buy tickets

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