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Cork Heritage Open Day is a unique event which is held on the last Saturday of Heritage Week.
For one day only 38 buildings opened their doors free of charge for this special event. Members of the public were allowed a glimpse of some of Cork’s most fascinating buildings ranging from the Medieval to the Military, the Civic to the Commercial and the Educational to the Ecclesiastical.
This event was greeted with great enthusiasm by building owners and members of the public alike with an estimated 10,000 people participating in the day.
Cork City Buildings Open to the Public Free of Charge for Heritage Open Day, Saturday 27th August 2011
| Building | Opening Times | Details | |
| Everyman Palace | Guided Tour 12 noon | Booking essential 021-4501673 | |
| 2 | Cork Baptist Church | 2 pm to 5 pm | McCurtain Street |
| 3 | Cork Trinity Presbyterian Church | 12 noon to 4 pm | Summerhill |
| 4 | Military Museum Collin’s Barracks | 10 am to 2 pm | Old Youghal Road |
| 5 | Heineken Murphy’s Brewery | 11 am to 1 pm | Leitrim Street |
| 6 | Skiddy’s Almhouse | 2 pm to 4 pm | Garden & Grounds Only |
| 7 | St. Anne’s Church | 10 am to 3 pm | Shandon |
| 8 | Firkin Crane Studio | 11 am to 4 pm | Shandon |
| 9 | Civic Trust House | 1 pm to 6 pm | 50 Pope’s Quay |
| 10 | Cork Arts Theatre | 2 pm to 6 pm | Camden Court, Carroll’s Quay |
| 11 | Cork Opera House | 1 pm to 4 pm | Guided Tours 1 pm, 2 pm & 3 pm |
| 12 | Crawford Art Gallery | 10 am to 5 pm | Guided Tours at 1.15 pm & 3.15 pm |
| 13 | North Monastery Schools & Grounds | 12 noon to 4 pm | Open Day and Historical Photographic Exhibition |
| 14 | City Hall & Council Chambers | Guided Tour 1.30 pm | Booking essential 021-4924717 |
| 15 | Webworks | 10.30am to 3.30pm | Eglinton Street |
| 16 | Custom House Port of Cork | 11 am to 4 pm | Custom House Quay |
| 17 | Clarion Hotel Penthouse | 11 am to 4 pm | Boardwalk |
| 18 | The Imperial Hotel | 10am to 4pm | South Mall |
| 19 | The Pavilion | 2pm to 6pm | Carey’s Lane |
| 20 | Unitarian Church | 10 am to 5 pm | Building Open & Craft Fair |
| 21 | Masonic Hall | 11 am to 4.30 pm | Tuckey Street |
| 22 | Triskel Christchurch | 10 am to 5 pm | Guided Tours at 12 noon & 2 pm. Booking essential 021-4272022 |
| 23 | Cork Circuit Court House | 11.30 am - 2.30 pm | Guided Tours at 11.45 am, 12.30 pm & 1.15 pm |
| 24 | Cork Vision Centre @ St. Peters | 10 am to 1 pm | Guided Tour at 10.30 am Booking essential 021-4279925 |
| 25 | Quaker Meeting House & Graveyard, | 11 am to 4 pm | Summerhill South |
| 26 | South Presentation Convent |
11.30 am to 4 pm | Guided Tour at 11 am & 2 pm. |
| 27 | Elizabeth Fort | 10 am to 5 pm | Last entry at 4.30pm |
| 28 | The Deanery & Gardens | 10 am to 2 pm | Dean Street |
| 29 | St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral | 11 am to 3.30 pm | Bishop Street |
| 30 | CIT Crawford College of Art & Design | 10 am to 5 pm | Guided Tours at 11 am and 2 pm |
| 31 | CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, Backwater Artist Group & Cork Printmakers | 10 am to 12 noon | Wandesford Quay |
| 32 | Boole Library, UCC | 10 am to 12.45 pm | Guided Tour at 11 am |
| 33 | The Crawford Observatory, UCC | 2 pm to 6 pm | Max. 20 persons at any one time |
| 34 | Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC | 10 am to 5 pm | Guided Tour at 1 pm |
| 35 | Cork City Museum | 11 am - 1 pm & 2.15 pm - 4 pm | Fitzgerald’s Park |
| 36 | Lifetime Lab at Old Cork Waterworks | 11 am to 5 pm | Open Day with Exhibition & Stands |
| 37 | Blackrock Castle Observatory | 11 am to 1 pm | Guided Tours at 11 am, 11.30 am and 12.00 pm. Theatrical guided tour at 12.30 pm. Please note that capacity for each tour will be 40 people. |
| 38 | Fota House, Fota Island, Cobh | Tours at 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm & 3.30 pm | Guided Tours: Booking Essential evelyn@irishheritagetrust.ie |