Travel to West Cork for an abundance of activities including sailing, surfing, diving, whale watching, kayaking, bird-watching, boat trips and island hopping.
Be sure to visit Dursey Island, a Signature Discovery Point on the Wild Atlantic Way and home to Ireland’s only cable car. Cork is also home to two more must-see Signature Discovery Points on the Wild Atlantic Way: Mizen Head and the Old Head of Kinsale.
Other top visitor attractions in the area include:
- Allihies Copper Mine: the museum is dedicated to over 3,500 years of history of copper mining in Allihies
- Baltimore Castle: Built in 1215 and recently restored with information on the Castle's 800 year history
- Bantry House & Gardents: Stunning gardens overlooking Bantry Bay on the Wild Atlantic Way
- Garnish Island: Located in the harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, the small island has Interpretative Panels with details on the gardens
- Michael Collins House, Clonakilty: The museum tells the story of Ireland's struggle for Independence from 1798 - 1922 through the story of three local patriots - Tadgh an Asna, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa and Michael Collins
- Mizen Head Signal Station, Goleen: Ireland's most Southerly point encompasses a dramatic footbridge which provides the only access to the lighthouse and Signal Station
- Skibbereen Heritage Centre: The Centre has a Great Famine Commemoration Exhibition and houses Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve, the Lough Hyne Visitor Centre
- St. Finbarr's Oratory, Gougane Barra: The shrine dates back to the 6th Century and is associated with the patron saint of Cork
- Timoleague Abbey: The Abbey was founded by the Franciscan order in 1240
- West Cork Model Railway Village, Clonakilty: The old West Cork Railway Line and the towns it serves are depicted in miniature garden style
