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Cheaper than Dublin, and the gateway to the south-west.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304363","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1788 | The English Market opens\r\n1920 | The Burning of Cork\r\n25 min | By train to Cobh","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The rebel city, and the food capital","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Cork calls itself the real capital of Ireland, and only half as a joke. The county earned the name Rebel County for backing the wrong side in the fifteenth century, and kept it through the War of Independence, when British forces burned the centre of the city in 1920.\r\n\r\nThe centre sits on an island between two channels of the River Lee, a tight grid of lanes, quays and bridges with the hill of Shandon rising on the north side. It is a compact, walkable city with a large student population and a food scene that the rest of the country admits is the best.\r\n\r\nTwo days covers the city. Cobh, the harbour town that was the Titanic's last port of call, is a short train ride away, and Kinsale, Blarney and west Cork are all within reach.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | About 8 km. Bus to the city, about 20 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot. City buses to the university and suburbs\r\nLanguage | English\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants if service is not included. Not in pubs\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Two days, three with Cobh or Kinsale","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The island centre is where to stay. 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Cork City Gaol, a castellated nineteenth-century prison on the hill west of the centre, is well done and a little eerie.\r\n\r\nUniversity College Cork has a Victorian quad, a collection of ogham stones and the free Glucksman gallery.\r\n\r\nOut of town, Cobh is twenty-five minutes by train: a steep harbour town of painted houses under a cathedral, with the Titanic Experience in the old White Star Line ticket office, and ferries to Spike Island, a fortress-prison in the harbour.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"English Market | Since 1788. Eat lunch there\r\nShandon Bells | Ring them yourself, then climb\r\nCork City Gaol | A nineteenth-century prison on the hill\r\nCobh | 25 minutes by train. Titanic's last port","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Cork","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Cork","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The English Market is free to walk through, and it is the best free show in the city. So is the Crawford Art Gallery, the Glucksman at UCC and the grounds of the university.\r\n\r\nElizabeth Fort is free, with views across the city. The walk up to Shandon and around the lanes of the north side costs nothing, though ringing the bells does.\r\n\r\nFitzgerald Park, by the river west of the centre, has a small free museum and gardens. The quays along the Lee are best walked in the evening.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Crawford Art Gallery | Free, next to the Opera House\r\nElizabeth Fort | Free, with views over the city\r\nUCC | Quad, ogham stones and the Glucksman\r\nThe English Market | Free to browse","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Cork","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Cork","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Cork is the food capital of Ireland, and the English Market is the proof. It sells local meat, fish, cheese, bread and the city's own specialities: spiced beef, drisheen, a blood sausage, and tripe, which is still sold for the older generation.\r\n\r\nThe caf\u00e9s in and around the market do lunch for \u20ac10 to \u20ac15, and it is the best-value good food in the country. The Victorian Quarter, around MacCurtain Street, has cheaper restaurants and bars.\r\n\r\nCork drinks its own stout. Murphy's is brewed in the city, and many pubs pour it alongside or instead of Guinness. Order one.\r\n\r\nWest Cork, beyond the city, is the country's best-known food region: cheese, smoked fish and Clonakilty black pudding.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"English Market | Lunch for \u20ac10\u201315\r\nSpiced beef | A Cork speciality\r\nMurphy's | The city's own stout\r\nWest Cork | Cheese, smoked fish and black pudding","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Cork","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Cork","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Cork has a big student population and a lively, friendly night out. Oliver Plunkett Street and the lanes around it are the centre, with bars, late venues and live music.\r\n\r\nThe Victorian Quarter, around MacCurtain Street on the north side of the river, has the best bars and music venues in the city. Sin \u00c9, on Coburg Street, has trad sessions most nights.\r\n\r\nA pint is \u20ac5.50 to \u20ac6.50. Pubs close around 23:30 during the week and 00:30 at weekends, and clubs by about 02:30. The Cork Jazz Festival in October is the city's biggest weekend.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Oliver Plunkett Street | The centre of the night\r\nVictorian Quarter | The best bars and music\r\nSin \u00c9 | Trad most nights\r\nA pint | \u20ac5.50\u20136.50","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Cork","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Cork","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is small and walkable. City buses run to the university, the Gaol and the suburbs.\r\n\r\nCork Airport is about eight kilometres south of the city, and a regular bus takes about twenty minutes to the bus station.\r\n\r\nTrains from Dublin Heuston take about two and a half hours. Kent Station, on the north side, also has local trains to Cobh, which take about twenty-five minutes. Buses go to Killarney, Kinsale and west Cork from Parnell Place bus station.\r\n\r\nFor west Cork and the Beara peninsula, a car is far easier than the bus.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"From Dublin | Train about 2.5 hours\r\nAirport | Bus, about 20 minutes\r\nCobh | Train, about 25 minutes\r\nWest Cork | A car makes it much easier","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Cork","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Cork costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cork is cheaper than Dublin. Dorms run \u20ac20 to \u20ac28, and a pint is \u20ac5.50 to \u20ac6.50.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac70. The English Market lunches are the best value food in the country, and the museums and galleries in the centre are mostly free.\r\n\r\nThe costs that add up are day trips and car hire for west Cork. The train to Cobh is cheap.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac20\u201328\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201370\r\nMarket lunch | The best value in Ireland\r\nFree galleries | Crawford and the Glucksman","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Cork","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Cork","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Cork is a safe, friendly city. Ordinary care is enough in the centre at night, particularly around the bus station and the quays after closing time.\r\n\r\nThe quays and the river are the hazard after a few drinks. Stay back from the edge.\r\n\r\nIn west Cork and on the coast, cliff paths have no railings and Atlantic waves can surge onto rocks without warning. Stay back from edges and off wet rocks.\r\n\r\nEmergency numbers are 112 or 999.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Late at night | Ordinary care around the quays and bus station\r\nThe river | Stay back from the edge after drinking\r\nCoast | No railings on cliff paths\r\nEmergency | 112 or 999","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Cork","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Cork","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The harbour, the stone everyone kisses, and the best food town in Ireland.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Cobh and Spike Island | 25 minutes | Train from Kent Station | A harbour town of painted houses, the Titanic Experience, and a ferry to the fortress-prison on Spike Island. |  | 1304476\nBlarney Castle | About 25 minutes | Bus from the city | The castle with the stone you kiss upside down for the gift of the gab, and large gardens around it. |  | 1304477\nKinsale | About 45 minutes | Bus from Parnell Place | A colourful harbour town, the star-shaped Charles Fort and some of the best restaurants in Ireland. |  | 1304478\nKillarney | About 1.5\u20132 hours | Bus or train | The base for the Ring of Kerry and Killarney National Park. |  | 1304479","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Cork","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Cork is mild for Ireland. May to September is best, and October has the Jazz Festival.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Cork is one of the mildest parts of Ireland, and one of the wettest cities.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 9 | 1 | Mild, wet and quiet\r\nFebruary | 9 | 1 | Quiet and cheap\r\nMarch | 11 | 2 | St Patrick's parade\r\nApril | 13 | 2 | Days lengthen\r\nMay | 15 | 3 | Excellent. Long evenings\r\nJune | 18 | 3 | Midsummer festival\r\nJuly | 19 | 4 | Busy, warm for Ireland\r\nAugust | 19 | 4 | Peak season\r\nSeptember | 17 | 3 | Excellent. Quieter\r\nOctober | 14 | 4 | Jazz Festival weekend\r\nNovember | 11 | 1 | Wet and cheap. Film festival\r\nDecember | 9 | 2 | Christmas lights, busy streets","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The Jazz Festival on the October bank holiday weekend is the biggest of the year.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Cork","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/ireland\/cork\/","hw_hub_city_events":"St Patrick's Day | 17 March | City centre | A parade and a busy day in the pubs. |  | \nCork Midsummer Festival | June | Venues across the city | Theatre, music and performance in unusual spaces. |  | \nCork Jazz Festival | October bank holiday weekend | Venues and pubs across the city | The city's biggest weekend: jazz in hundreds of venues and every bed taken. |  | \nCork International Film Festival | November | Cinemas across the city | One of the oldest film festivals in Ireland. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes walking and the odd bus. The train to Cobh is a few euros each way.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 22 | 18 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 32 | 30 | 4 | 14\r\nComfortable | 50 | 45 | 10 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Cork","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Cork has a small number of hostels, most in the centre within a few minutes of the bus and train stations. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Cork","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/ireland\/cork\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Cork travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Cork? | Two for the city, and a third for Cobh, Kinsale or Blarney.\r\nIs Cork worth visiting? | Yes. It has the best food in Ireland, a lively night out, free galleries and a real local character, and it is cheaper than Dublin.\r\nHow do I get from Dublin to Cork? | The train from Heuston takes about two and a half hours. Buses are cheaper and slower.\r\nIs Blarney Castle worth it? | The gardens are good and the stone is a tradition. The queue to kiss it can be long in summer, so go early.\r\nWhat should I eat in Cork? | Lunch at the English Market, spiced beef, and a pint of Murphy's, the city's own stout.\r\nWhere should I stay in Cork? | In the centre, on the island between the two channels of the Lee, or in the Victorian Quarter near the train station.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Cork? | May to September. The Jazz Festival in October is great fun but fills every bed.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Cork hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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