Elizabeth Fort

Free to enter, and a nice place to wander round, Information panels are dotted about the site, with a small museum with some information about the history of the Fort and its role in transporting convicted people to Australia. Staff were friendly & helpful.

Small historical fort. A shame that it's stuck right in the middle of the city. The entrance is pushed back from the road between a plumbing shop and a bar. Quick tour but it's free and you can take the time to read the plaques and get the history. Nice views of the city.

Rather quick visit, took maybe 30 minutes to walk. Right by St Fin Barres Cathedral which is a favorite of mine. Parking in front of fort is very limited. We showed up early and got a spot right out front. Sept 7, 2024

Came to see Blarney Castle but wanted to sample other sites. The fort if free admission, a plus, but is best done with a little research in the history as it needs context and imagination. I enjoyed the views of the city, and think it’s worth the time as an add-on to a visit to the city.

Interesting to walk around but wouldn’t spend more than 30min there. The museum inside is worth a look. Talks about the female convicts who were kept in the fort before being taken to Australia.

Good educational tour about Cork history available. Cork will make more sense after you take the tour here. If you have a sunny day and just want somewhere to lounge around on some grass in the afternoon - a small lawn area with games makes for a casual afternoon. Kid friendly.

You have to go…! Free, empty, and appealing. Go to the very top and you can find spaces to relax and enjoy your lunch while looking over the city.

I don't know if this is normal, because I've only been to Elizabeth Fort once before, but this time it was during cork on a fork, so they had food and artists set up in the courtyard! So you can do all the standard stuff where you wander around on the battlements and look at stuff and get a good view of the city and the breeze and just kind of soak in Cork, and then on top of that you can see interesting pottery and learn about copper plating plant material and cool stuff like that!