Getting There
Bus Éireann (tel. 021/450-8188; www.buseireann.ie) operates regular daily service from Cork City to Kinsale. The arrival and departure point is the Esso gas station on Pier Road, opposite the tourist office.
Kinsale is 29km (18 miles) south of Cork City on the Airport Road; if you're coming by car from the west, use the N71. From East Cork, Cross River Ferries Ltd. provides regular service across Cork Harbour.
Visitor Information
The Kinsale Tourist Office, Pier Road, Kinsale (tel. 021/477-2234; www.kinsale.ie), is open March through November.
Getting Around
Kinsale's streets are so narrow that walking is the best way to get around, and the town is so small that there is no local transport; if you need a taxi to outlying areas, call Kinsale Cabs (tel. 021/477-2642), O'Dea & Sons (tel. 021/477-4900), or Allied Cabs (tel. 021/477-3600).
Kinsale Travel Experiences
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A very wet kiss ... ...
We drove into Blarney with the rain driving against the windsdreen to such an extent that the wipers simply couldn't cope. So we sat in t... Continue reading »
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March 22
We had a blast today. It was a drinking and eating orgy. Our day started with a tour at the Jameson Distillery in Midleton whe... Continue reading »
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Blarney Castle
Seeing as we are going to be living in Cork we thought we should go and see it's main tourist attrition - Blarney Castle. We wer... Continue reading »
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Ah, you're full of Blarney!
Went to see the Blarney Castle and of course, kiss the Blarney Stone on Monday. We were hesitant to go at first because it had been raini... Continue reading »
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Cork and the Waterford Crystal Factory
We weren't able to update this blog site until we arrived on land with a good internet connection. The following is from the update... Continue reading »
Popular Kinsale Hotels
- Carlton Hotel Kinsale
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- Trident
- Montana Hotel
- The Lake Country House Hotel
- Travelodge Cardiff Llanedeyrn
- The Daylesford Silver Award 2006, 2007,2008 & 2009
- Desmond House Kinsale
- Danabel
- Bahamas Hotel
