Bantry Harbour
Working harbour on the edge of town with fishing boats; a stroll along it gives views of Bantry Bay, Whiddy Island and the Beara Peninsula. Free to visit.
Bantry, Ireland
Bantry is a harbour town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork, Ireland. Ships anchor offshore and guests go ashore by tender; check on board for where tenders land. More about Bantry →
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Where is the Bantry cruise port?
Ships anchor offshore and guests go ashore by tender; check on board for where tenders land. Distances here are measured from Bantry Pier in the town centre, beside the marina and near Wolfe Tone Square: Bantry House & Garden is about 1 km away on foot, and Cork Airport about 87 km by road.
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Getting to the Bantry cruise port
Bantry Pier → Bantry House & Garden
1 km · ~15 min by car
Bantry House & Garden overlooks Bantry Bay on the edge of town, a walk of about 1 km and 15 minutes from Bantry Pier.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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Walk
Freeper person
~15 min
Free.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Bantry House & Garden is about 1 km from Bantry Pier, about 15 minutes on foot. The Whiddy Island ferry leaves from a slipway on the Bantry waterfront, about a 15-minute walk from the port, with an adult return fare of EUR 8. Glengarriff is about 18 km by road and Cork Airport about 87 km. No official taxi fare is published.
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About Bantry
Bantry is a harbour town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork, Ireland. Ships anchor offshore and guests go ashore by tender; check on board for where tenders land. The working harbour on the edge of town has fishing boats and views across the bay to Whiddy Island and the Beara Peninsula. Bantry House & Garden overlooks the bay about 1 km from Bantry Pier, a short ferry crosses to Whiddy Island, and the island garden of Ilnacullin lies off Glengarriff, about 18 km away by road.
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Things to Do in Bantry
Bantry House & Garden
Historic house overlooking Bantry Bay, about 1 km and a 15-minute walk from Bantry Pier, with an Italian-style garden laid out on terraces and the Hundred Steps climbing behind the house. Admission EUR 14 (adult).
Whiddy Island
Island reached by ferry from a slipway on the Bantry waterfront, about a 15-minute walk from the port, with a fortified battery built by the British after the French fleet arrived in the bay, and two lakes. The ferry's adult return fare is EUR 8.
Ilnacullin (Garinish Island)
Island garden in the sheltered harbour at Glengarriff, about 18 km by road from Bantry, created by Annan and Violet Bryce with the architect and garden designer Harold Peto. Boats cross to the island from Glengarriff. Garden admission EUR 5 (adult).