My partner and I decided to walk out to St. James Fort one cool afternoon. We had already visited the other larger fort and decided to make an afternoon of it. The walk was great down thru town by the water, across a long bridge,...More

Really interesting, friendly staff and very informative. We enjoyed the hour or two we spent their despite howling winds and rain but then again it did add atmosphere

My husband and I made it out to James Fort yesterday and had our breath taken away! It's about a 40 minute walk from Kinsale town centre, but if you drive and park, it's about a 10 minute walk. The gates to the interior of...More

We enjoyed visiting James Fort as well as Charles Fort. A definite if you are in the area. The history and the views are wonderful

We visited towards the end of the arts festival in July. Well worth a visit and not overpowered by the crowds.

The Historic ruins of James Fort are just a short walk from Castle Park marina, the main fort is locked but one can walk all round the grassy ramparts and moat, then descend to sea level to explore the gun emplacement of which just the...More

nice walk/hike, just a few minutes outside kinsale. old fort and ruins. amazing view. free. a beach, green everywhere. easy walk for anyone, you don't need to be trained or fit.

It was such a beautiful day and we had the place to ourselves, we spent over an hour here running around and exploring!

On our visit to Kinsale we decide to walk to James Fort.It took us approximately 1 hr each way going south out of town,crossed bridge and backtrack on Penninsula .Scenery is beautiful across river Bandon you can see Charles Fort. Going down the hill on...More

Across the river from Charles Fort, this fort is smaller and not "manned" so there is also no admittance cost. It's mostly a park but interesting to walk around. We spent about a hour. It's worth a visit.