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University College Cork (UCC), Cork

4.6

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Stroll among old buildings and vibrant, well-kept grounds and gardens, and take in the history of University College Cork (UCC). Find the visitor center to pick up an audio guide, which will take you to some of the most notable spots on campus. Visit the president's garden, a formerly private space now open to all, which contains mature oaks and giant redwoods, which were planted in the 1840s at the college's inception. Walk the stone corridor and examine the Ogham stones—a series of grave markers for prominent Celtic tribespeople dating from the second or third century. Explore the Crawford observatory, which contains an equatorial telescope, a transit telescope, and a siderostatic telescope. Use our Cork trip planning tool to arrange your visit to University College Cork (UCC) and other attractions in Cork.

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University College Cork (UCC) reviews

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4.6

By delagioventu

Beautiful campus, just to walk around, but they also organise guided tours, which are really interesting. Tours start at the visitors center.

Beautiful campus, just to walk around, but they also organise guided tours, which are really interesting. Tours start at the visitors center. more »
By johnsY9620EN

As a family we went during the Easter holiday. We went on the Guided UCC historic tour with our very informative tour guide Paul. Paul gave a wonderful exciting entertaining tour of the Ucc campus...

As a family we went during the Easter holiday. We went on the Guided UCC historic tour with our very informative tour guide Paul. Paul gave a wonderful exciting entertaining tour of the Ucc campus... more »
By Ankit2385

Small Campus with lovely building. With leaves turning colourful now, the buildings looked beautiful. Nice for a walk and quick visit.

Small Campus with lovely building. With leaves turning colourful now, the buildings looked beautiful. Nice for a walk and quick visit. more »

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By Andre Hackart

Struggled a bit to find main entrance and to find some parking Once we did the walk around was very pleasant. Loved the buildings and the gardens in particular were really impressive. It certainly created a peaceful setting and seemed Ideal for a learning facility. There was an on site cafe as well as a few pop up stalls near to cafe It was worth spending some time walking around the grounds

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By Frank Murphy

A little oasis of calm within the city. Beautiful gardens, historic buildings , cafés, art gallery and standing stone collection. Well worth a visit. Paid parking available nearby.

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By Albert Kure

The beautiful UCC campus is stunning, more so when the day nears its end and beautiful man-made embers illuminate the quad and other locations in what is one of the safest and most sustainability-forward tertiary institution in the world.

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By Logan Flint

UCC is one of the most beautiful and accessible campuses that I have ever visited. UCC, if not the first, is one of the first to have a green campus. Not to mention the historic Mardyke Arena UCC ☠️🇮🇪☠️ and their sports programs.

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By Vishnu Prasad

Great university to work with good options for research and development for postgraduate students. A good place to live with relatively cheaper accomodation compared to Dublin. Good connectivity to Dublin with lot of bus services

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