When I booked online, there had been just two tours available at 12pm or 2pm but depending on demand more trips may be available. Stunning views of Cobh as the ferry departs. Yet the beauty of the Irish weather is that you never know what you’re going to get, at any time of year! We got lucky and blue skies and sunshine greeted us on the morning of our trip. He was assuming the weather would be brutal. Tours to Spike Island leave from Kennedy Pier in Cobh and let’s be honest, any excuse to go to Cobh is a good one! Having said that my dad wasn’t too impressed with the idea of heading to Cobh in October. Keep an eye on the Fortress Spike Island Facebook page for the most up to date info. Update: it seems the season has been extended this year and weekend tours will be running into November. I didn’t fancy waiting till next year and regular tours stop for winter at the end of this month (group tours of 15+ can still be booked during winter months). Well, there was only one way to find out what all the fuss was about! So earlier this month I got organised and made the trip out to Spike Island along with José and my parents too. When the only negative comments on Tripadvisor are that people didn’t have enough time on the island, you know it’s got to be worth a visit. People are genuinely raving about this little island located in Cork Harbour. You only have to read the Tripadvisor reviews to see that it’s not just good marketing. In the few short years it has been open to the public, it has won a number of awards including Europe’s leading tourist attraction 2017 at the World Travel Awards.
Spike Island or Fortress Spike Island has quickly become a must-do experience for tourists from near and far and is sometimes referred to as “Ireland’s Alcatraz”. However, once I did hear about it, it quickly became clear that this little island was something special. I’d never even heard of Spike Island two years ago, which can probably be forgiven as it is a fairly recent tourist attraction.
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