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Spike Island boasts breathtaking natural scenery, providing a stunning backdrop to your visit – embark on our scenic walking trails around the island taking in unparalleled view of Cork Harbour.
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Today visitors can explore the vast Fortress, enter the infamous Punishment block and modern prison cells, see Ireland's largest military gun park, journey through the tunnels to the harbour defence guns, enter the former children's prison and explore the 104 acres of villages, beaches and grasslands.
A visit to Spike Island is 3.5 hours long including the ferry crossing. On arrival at the island, you will join one of our experienced guides for a guided tour to the fort – this typically takes 40 minutes. From there, you are free to self-explore the buildings and island in your own time.
From an island monastery & fortress to the world's largest prison in the 1850's and centuries of island homes. Your journey starts with a ferry ride before Ireland's best storytellers take you on a guided tour of the outer island and fortress.
On Spike Island you can enjoy two scenic walking trails, dotted with pretty houses, abandoned villages and convict cemeteries. While in the original 1804 fortress that crowns the island, over a dozen authentic buildings tell our story.
Visitors are given around 3.5 hours to explore Spike Island, and the time goes by remarkably quickly. The exhibitions here – whether the excellent detailing of the prison riots in the modern prison, or the tales of dances and socialising for locals in Mitchel Hall – are detailed and compelling.
Take the scenic ferry ride from Kennedy Pier, Cobh, and enjoy a fully guided tour of our island and fortress, and relax in our cafe and picnic areas. Get captured in the history and mystery of this magical heritage island. Awarded 2017 Best European Tourist Attraction!
