Free entry and a point to view the cork city and nice to take some photos on the top. A date place or walking tour.

free entry, you can get an audio guide for €1. Interesting history with great views of the city. I donated €5 euro.

Excellent informative experience. Learned so much about Cork... That I'm so grateful for. The staff there were really nice and helpful. They offer guided and audio tours. We didn't get a chance to do them but I'd recommend to anyone as there is so much to know about Elizabeth Fort. Old World War 2 bunker is also here and can walk in and check it out. A must visit when in Cork City! Great view of Cork.

Lovely trip out. Very helpful staff were on hand to answer any questions we had. Great views to be seen walking along the fort walls. The museum was very informative and interesting. Would recommend

It’s an interesting place and it’s hardly to imagine how it was in history. Anyway a must seen in Cork. It’s free entrance and interesting story about the women who are send to Australia by punishing them

The tour is too small and the view is not that nice. We have a lot of better things to see in the city. Not worth the visit.

Beautiful. Stunning views out over the city. Would definitely recommend a stroll around here. The Fort has been kept really well and spotlessly clean

Place is free of charge to visit. View from the walls is beautiful, on sunny day you can see all city. I learn a lot about sad part of Irish history.

Amazing and very interesting place. Also, really lovely staff. I don't remember the name, but an Italian girl advised me. I went on march 21st, great experience.

Arial photo shows one of Cork's Iconic landmarks. Take a visit while in Cork. It will be well worth it. In 1601 Sir George Carew, President of Munster, Ordered the fort’s construction in response to the event of that year at Kinsale. 1603– “Revolt in Cork City. The death of Queen Elizabeth sparks revolt in the city of Cork. The fort is attacked by 800 men and guns seized. The people of Cork forced to pay for repair of the fort after English reinforcements restore control”. 1624–26. The “fort is rebuilt in stone. Existing fort is demolished and a stronger stone fort is constructed. This fort is built in its present star-shape and much of the fort from this build survives”.

Well worth a visit. You can get a nice view of the city and its free entry.

Free entrance fee. Audio guide is three euros cash only. It is historically significant to Cork and Irish history.

Energetic and really friendly tour guide. She had a great knowledge of the Fort. The scenery from the wall of Cork is absolutely stunning. We'll looked after place. Recommend a visit.

It is a must place to see in Cork. The fort is small can be finished in 30min, there is no fee and parking is very limited. The fort was first built in 1601. It was built to have a control over Cork by British. There are few canons and other battle stuff there with a small exhibition over the history of Ireland and cork. The staff was super friendly and supportive. It gives a panoramic view of cork from the walls of the fort.

Free entry; although you can pay €1 for a map, or €3 for an audio guide. I opted to walk around without purchasing either, and just read the various points of information dotted around the Fort. I’d read somewhere that you get great views of Cork from the Fort - and if you like car parks, then you’re in for a treat! The views weren’t great, but that wasn’t my main reason for visiting the Fort anyway. I really enjoyed the exhibition inside the old Garda Station - especially learning about the women who were held prisoner at the Fort before being transported to Australia. Also I’d just like to say how super friendly and welcoming the staff were. There was no pressure to purchase the maps or audio guides, but they were both gave fantastic customer service regardless.

Located on the southwest end of the city, this Elizabethan fortress offers wonderful views and scenery from the turrets. We visited the exhibition that was on charting the prisoners that were sent overseas to serve prison sentences. We were assisted by the very helpful and informative Jennifer, who gave my partner and I some advice on other sites to see around the city. Recommended!

A very interesting experience almost hidden and not mentioned as a castle on Google maps so somewhat hidden away and well worth a visit. With a new open air stage for live concerts during Cork jazz fest this is a hidden gem of Cork city... Made "the jazz" even better.

We didn't use a tour guide but we did catch a few minutes of a lecture at one display and thought it was fabulous. However, even if you don't use a tour guide, a self-guided tour is still really fascinating. Take time to actually read the plaques to get a brief peep of the history. You'll be glad you did. Also, make sure you take a stroll by Cork City's beautiful Lee River while you're at it. It's just a few minutes' walk from the fort.

Only small but worth a half hour walk around and then another half hour in the museum. Great mannequins to show scenes from the past and a great exhibit in the museum about women sent to Australia as convicts.

A place where I learned more about Irish history and migration. The Women, Wall and Water exhibition was a plus for this historic building. Staffs were very helpful and supportive in explaining the stories. This Victorian Fort is just next to the Cathedral.

The history that came with the Fort is quite startling...It shows the true extent of how our ancestors were treated .. quite sad 😔... well worth a visit... great views of the city also

Great historic Fort with some excellent views of the city and exhibition facilities. Some nice info displays and installations. Severed heads on pikes were the icing on the cake.

As a tourist attraction that does not charge, I feel any criticism may seem unfair. So instead I hope that the Fort continues to expand what it offers and considers charging. It can be traversed exceptionally quickly, perhaps longer if you take an audio guide, and the views sadly suffer from the changing skyline of modern Cork. The displays are informative but brief and infrequent. The single building hosting a history is intriguing but again brief. Much potential here, but don't imagine it taking more than an hour or two of your day to visit currently!

A lovely place to visit that is free but if you want the guided tour there is a small charge. The staff were very friendly and helpful and there was a little game to count how many lizards they could find as you wandered around. There was also giant jenga and snakes amd ladders with a few other games to keep the little (and big) ones busy.

Went there on the second week of February 2022, this was a quiet time because of cold weather and that was on weekdays. No public car park, I just parked my car at the corner of the small road behind the fort. Parking paid through phone number display on the Parking sign. But it was hard to going though the phone line. We had a quick visit the Fort (about 15 minutes) with very friendly welcome receptionist, she explained everything and gave my sons some stickers. It was no fee of charge. And just one round up the the top of the Fort, from there you can seen almost Cork City and best church viewing from the top corner. They also have a museum at the ground floor but I did not enter there because just I feel a bit worrying about my car parking. Everything was fine and I could say it is worth a visit, well maintained place.

Great for children, free and great historical spot.

Great historical site, guide was full of enthusiasm,she was great,made it All worthwhile

Look back in time. Very helpful staff. Tragedies of life of the Irish outlined. Ongoing development. Fabulous views of Cork City. Free admission. Well worth a visit

Staying at the EF Garrison house within the fort. The staff we incredibly welcoming, although our bookings were not with the Fort itself, the staff helped us out every way they could. The site itself is very cool, with tons of information about the fort, as well as the history of the city around it. Good views of the cathedrals and other major land marks. The English market is around the corner, along with a ton of other restaurants and eateries.

Nice views of the city lovely little exhibition on women who were deported. Free to walk around but you may need the audio guide if you want to know more about the history of the place.