Old Head of Kinsale
Peninsula · Cork ·

Old Head of Kinsale

Peninsula · Cork ·

Golf course, lighthouse, and panoramic sea views from cliffs

beautiful landscape
windy
limited parking
no facilities
castle
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Downmacpatrick Or Oldhead, Co. Cork, Ireland Get directions

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Old Head of Kinsale

John A.

Google
A local suggested we drive out to this area. Not heavily touristed, limited parking, no facilities, just an incredible view!

Aura I.

Google
Beautiful , maybe some bench will be great to sit a bit and watch the landscape around

Ashish Kumar Singh (.

Google
Wonderful experience. We went during open day in April 25 . There was a bus ferrying passnager to old head light house. Must visit place for a remarkable experience.

li

Google
Beautiful spot for walk. Incredible views. But it’s so windy there

Jekaterina Q.

Google
A public day when we could visit the old head. But in my opinion a slight weakness in the organization of the shuttles and our own time management. At the end we had to give up the idea to visit the lighthouse as we were dependent on the last bus to Kinsale. Besides, there’s still something to watch :) and a café :D

sam joan O.

Google
Lovely spot for a stroll. Went to the lighthouse on the allocated open day (which happens rarely!) Note that you cannot access the lighthouse or the golf estate as a public visitor.

Jakub S.

Google
This is were the Wild Atlantic Way starts or ends. Another spectacular place on the road, cliffs are amazing, make you feel you want to come back to see more and more.

Jesse

Google
Absolutely unreal. You just have to experience it to believe it!
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Justin T.

Yelp
Beautiful course and an even better view. We stopped by for lunch and to admire the course. One of our group had played before and had to tell us the stories. We ate lunch in the clubhouse and had a fine selection of food. Service was great and the menu was well thought out. I would give them 5 stars but I got food poisoning from the oysters I ate there. After a long night I made it on my flight to Scotland with cold sweats and a green face. I was surprised somewhere this nice had bad shellfish. I'll go back again...but will mind the shellfish.
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Thay D.

Yelp
If you are in Cork and have access to a car, you might as well head to Kinsale. The small port and fishing town has many pubs, craft and photography shops and is popular with tourists. After driving about 15 kilometers you will see a long hill and on the very top, a ruined castle. If you go up walking through the grass heading to the right side, you will be amazed by the view of the cliffs, the noise of the waves smashing the rocks and the smell of fresh air. And this view is completely free! The only problem is a big closed gate, which belongs to a golf course built some years ago that still raises protests as a big part of the land was made private.