It was a little of a hike to get here, but awfully fun to ring the bells in the tower. St. Anne's is not a spectacular site, but the experience of hiking up the tower, ringing the bells, seeing the bells up close and getting a view of the entire city makes it a unique experience.

The church is a matter of metres from the Butter Museum. Went up to play the bells. Unfortunately no New Zealand tunes so had to play Waltziing Matilda. Suggested to the receptionist they get Po kare kare ana, and she wrote it down - so maybe.....

It is said that you haven't visited Cork when you haven't rung he bells of Shandon tower.... Up to the bells is an easy climb, but the final stairs to the panorama balcony requires a certain level of elasticity. The final stairs are very narrow but the view is certainly worth the effort. Highly recommended on brighter days.

The best part was going up to ring the bells! AND you get a SPECTACULAR view of the city from the top of the tower!!

To be clear from the outset, I'm not reviewing religious content here, I visited the church for a Christmas concert. To that end, I found it comfortable (as far as pews can ever be), warm, cosy, old-fashioned in a good way and with a nice acoustic for the singers. It's a lovely building, especally from the outside. Parking's a little... More

We didn't have a chance to go inside, but the church was right beside our hotel and we walked around the grounds. Not anywhere near as impressive as St. Fin Barr's Cathedral on the other side of the river, but still worth checking out if in Cork.

For just 5 euros you can go up the bell tower for a fab view of the city but more fun you can play tunes on the bells.

Unfortunately, this delightful area has lost it's best tourist attraction the Shandon Craft Centre. Adittionally, there was no information for tourists outside St. Annes with a view to going inside and ringing the bells.

We were the only people in the church when we visited, so we were able to play several songs on the church bells. There is a booklet there with a good range of tunes to play. You can also climb to the top and see a 360 view of Cork. It's a great experience due to the unlimited access you... More