What to do in Cork when it rains
Rainy days suit Cork: trade the streets for its galleries and museums, a sheltered market, and a café where you can watch the weather go by.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Cork City Gaol Convent Ave, Sunday's Well, Cork, Ireland
- The Butter Museum O'Connell Square, Shandon, Cork, Ireland
- Collins Barracks Military Museum Collins Barracks, Old Youghal Rd, The Glen, Cork, Ireland
- Nano Nagle Place Nano Nagle Place, Douglas St, Cork, T12 X70A, Ireland
- Cork Public Museum Fitzgerald Park, Mardyke, Cork, T12 V0AA, Ireland
- The Glucksman University College Cork, University College, Cork, T12 V1WH, Ireland
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Crawford Art Gallery 1 Emmett Pl, Centre, Cork, T12 YHN7, Ireland
- Lavit Gallery Wandesford Quay, Clarke's Bridge, Cork, T12 E26D, Ireland
- Arts at Civic Trust House 50 Pope's Quay, Shandon, Cork, T23 R6XC, Ireland
- Laneway Gallery 120A Shandon St, Gurranabraher, Cork, T23 NA46, Ireland
- The Lord Mayor's Pavilion Fitzgerald's Park, Mardyke Walk, Mardyke, Cork, T12 AW6R, Ireland
- Cora Murphy Visual Artist, Contemporary Irish Art 42 Douglas St, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 EC5K, Ireland
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Cork City Hall City Hall, Anglesea St, Centre, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland
- Elizabeth Fort Barrack St, The Lough, Cork, T12 C8A0, Ireland
- The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega 44-45 Corn Market St, Centre, Cork, T12 W27H, Ireland
- Dance Cork Firkin Crane John Redmond St, Shandon, Cork, Ireland
- The National Monument 48 Grand Parade, Centre, Cork, T12 PY86, Ireland
- Red Abbey Tower Red Abbey St, Ballintemple, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Marina Market Marina Market, Centre Park Rd, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 YX76, Ireland
- The English Market Grand Parade, Centre, Cork, Ireland
- Tesco Superstore Paul St, Lavitt's Quay, Centre, Cork, T12 VNP3, Ireland
- Tesco Superstore Shopping Centre, Wilton Manor, Sarsfield Rd, Wilton, Cork, T12 CKC1, Ireland
- Tesco Superstore Shopping Centre, Douglas, Cork, T12 X2XT, Ireland
- The Black Market Dornan's Yard, The Black Market, Monahan Rd, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 NXN1, Ireland
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- The SpitJack 34 Washington St, Centre, Cork, T12 RY96, Ireland
- The Lough Café 1b The, Lough Rd, The Lough, Cork, Co. Cork, T12 YR99, Ireland
- The Black Market Dornan's Yard, The Black Market, Monahan Rd, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 NXN1, Ireland
- Cortado Coffee The Marina, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 TX2F, Ireland
- Marks & Spencer 6-8 St Patrick's St, Centre, Cork, T12 TW80, Ireland
- Izz Cafe 13-14 George's Quay, Ballintemple, Cork, T12 EY24, Ireland
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Wilton Shopping Centre 1 Sarsfield Rd, Wilton, Cork, T12 DY01, Ireland
- Douglas Village Shopping Centre Shopping Centre, Douglas, Cork, Ireland
- Merchants Quay Shopping Centre 1-5 St Patrick's St, Centre, Cork, T12 ERW9, Ireland
- Douglas Court Shopping Centre Douglas, Douglas Court Shopping Centre, Cork, T12 HK5D, Ireland
- Blackpool Retail Park Blackpool Shopping Center, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
- Paul Street Shopping Centre Paul St, Centre, Cork, Ireland
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