Fota Arboretum & Gardens — Attraction in Municipal District of Cobh

Beautiful house & gardens. Tour of the house worth taking as story of family who lived there up to its transfer into state hands very interesting and you get to see most of the important rooms in the house, not just a few. Rooms all furnished in original material and authentic to period paintings. I remember news items in the 1990's lamenting the fact that the house was in danger of falling into rack & ruin like so many other period houses so nice to see that it was eventually saved and renovated. Nice coffee shop/ restaurant. House guide was very good and...

We went to attend the Winderlights at Fota last night.

One word -

S P E C R A C U L A R

Extremely well organized, the display timings are perfect. As much as there are plenty of people and crowds, the flow is clearly well calculated and works to ensure everyone has a wonderful time.

And the 5th 🌟, back to the top SPECTACULAR.

I was expecting a something geared towards the kids, very...

Spend about three hours seeing the animals and birds, While the more dangerous had to have high wires etc for safety, they had plenty freedom to roam about But was saddened to see all the giraffes in an enclosed area, just walking up and down a concrete path in front of a building. They were there from when we arrived to when we left, despite acres there for them to rome, like the zebras...