
Things to do in Clonakilty
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 22 of them are in Clonakilty itself and 89 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display. Birth Place of General Michael Collins
6.2 km west of Clonakilty · Some of it indoors
Usually about 45 min

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Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Resized and cropped for display.
More places to explore
- MonumentsMichael Collins StatueIn the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksEmmet Place120 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- MonumentsCloch na gCoillte130 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- MonumentsDeasys Old Brewery150 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- ParksRiverside amenity area170 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- MuseumsMichael Collins House Museum180 m from the centreIndoors · About 1 hr
- MonumentsWheel of Fortune - Water Pump240 m from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- Tourist officesClonakilty Tourist Office350 m from the centre
- AttractionsClonakilty Distillery420 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ParksCroppy Park650 m from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- AttractionsWest Cork Model Railway Village770 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- GardensClonakilty Garden of Remembrance810 m from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- AttractionsClonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre950 m from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- LakesGullane Lake1.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesInchydoney Beach3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- AttractionsLios na gCon Ring Fort3.4 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsBattle of the Big Cross (1798) Memorial Monument3.4 km from the centreOutdoors · About 15 min
- BeachesInchydoney Beach3.5 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- BeachesInchydoney Beach3.8 km from the centreOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Ringforts and sitesGarraneishal Fort3.9 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsGarden Wood4.0 km from the centreOutdoors · About 40 min
- BeachesStoney Beach Ring4.3 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- LakesCurragh Lough4.4 km west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- ViewpointsCoast View4.5 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksParking 5cars5 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesBateman's Lough5 km north-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesBallinoroher Castle5.1 km north-east of ClonakiltySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ViewpointsInchydoney & Coast Views5.2 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- MuseumsMichael Collins Centre5.3 km north-east of ClonakiltyIndoors · About 1 hr
- ViewpointsFlat Rocks Simon's Cove5.6 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesCave Tunnel5.7 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- ViewpointsViews Simon's Cove5.8 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsMichael Collins Memorial5.8 km west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsCrohane House5.9 km north of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsSchool Ruin6.3 km west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsToberruane6.4 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsSt. James Well6.6 km south of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- WoodsKnockea Wood6.6 km north-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 40 min
- RuinsOld Coast Guard Station6.7 km south of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsGalley Head Signal Tower6.7 km south of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesCarraig na gCapall6.8 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- RuinsMonteen Castle7.3 km north-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- ParksGearagh Park7.3 km north-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- MuseumsCottage Museum7.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyIndoors · About 1 hr
- LakesCattle Trough7.7 km south of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsMonteen Wood7.8 km north-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 40 min
- Ringforts and sitesWart Well7.9 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsTurret7.9 km west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsMonteen Wood7.9 km north-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 40 min
- Holy wellsOur Lady’s Well8.2 km east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- RuinsCastlefreke Castle8.3 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesKilkeran Lake8.4 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesRuined Church8.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsRathbarry Church Ruin8.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- WoodsCastle Freke Woods8.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 40 min
- BeachesRed Strand8.7 km south of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Nature reservesLong Strand Dunes8.8 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 45 min
- Nature reservesLong Strand Dunes8.9 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 45 min
- LakesKilkerran Lake8.9 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- CastlesBallinvard Castle9.1 km north-west of ClonakiltySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsTimoleague House (Original)9.1 km east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesKilkerran Lake9.1 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- BeachesThe Long Strand9.1 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- RuinsKeel Monastery9.2 km north of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsJohnny Sheila Murphy9.2 km north-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsLady's Well9.2 km south of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- BeachesThe Long Strand9.2 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- AttractionsRail Signal9.3 km east of ClonakiltySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- CastlesTimoleague Castle9.3 km east of ClonakiltySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ViewpointsGalley Head View9.4 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesCastle Derry9.5 km north of ClonakiltySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- BeachesLittle Island Strand9.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- BeachesLittle Island Strand9.7 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- WoodsKilnamanagh Wood9.7 km east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 40 min
- HillsCorran Hill9.8 km north-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors
- Holy wellsSt Anne's Well9.8 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- BeachesOwnahincha Strand (West)9.8 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- BeachesThe Warren10.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 1 hr
- LakesRosscarbery Lagoon10.5 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- WoodsSkeaf Wood10.6 km north-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 40 min
- ViewpointsGalley Head10.7 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- ViewpointsTimoleague View10.7 km east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- Nature reservesThe Warren Dunes10.7 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 45 min
- ParksDunworly Beach10.7 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
- Holy wellsTobar Macloonaboy10.7 km north of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- ViewpointsCave Dunworley10.8 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- ViewpointsBird Island View10.8 km south-east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsWar Memorial10.8 km east of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 15 min
- Nature reservesThe Warren Dunes10.8 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 45 min
- AttractionsMahon Abbey10.8 km east of ClonakiltySome of it indoors · About 45 min
- RuinsRoss Abbey10.9 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesLagoon11 km south-west of ClonakiltyOutdoors · About 30 min
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A day on foot in Clonakilty: 8 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 4.38 km in total.
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33 places to eat and 13 places to stay on the map in Clonakilty, and 4 bus and train lines calling here.
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Places are OpenStreetMap records and each links to the one it came from. Indoors, outdoors and with kids are worked out from what kind of place a thing is, not from tags on it, because the tags exist on almost none of them. Visit lengths are a default for each kind. Distances are straight lines from the centre of Clonakilty.