A woodland hideaway near the harbour town of Cobh, our centre provides a safe and exciting environment for young people to challenge themselves, build confidence, and create lasting memories

 

An historic country house reimagined 

Cuskinny Court is country house estate of 15 acres of woodland, open meadows and gardens.  Dating from the 1840’s it was the home of the Bennetts who were the landlords of the townland of Ballymore. Situated on the eastern side of Great Island on Cuskinny Bay adjascent to the Cuskinny Marsh Bird Sanctuary. Conveniently situated within 5 minutes drive from the historic seafaring town of Cobh and 25 minutes from Cork city.

At Cuskinny we provide a range of activities geared towards groups of all shapes and sizes. We are particularly popular with both primary and secondary school groups, scouting and guiding groups, Gaisce, after school clubs, youth organisations, international cultural groups, language schools, ASD groups, sports teams and company social groups.

Our focus is getting groups interacting with the natural environment in a fun and engaging way.

We also have a campsite for scouts and guides as well as indoor sleeping in hostel style self catering facilities for groups of up to 50.

In the winter we run our very highly regarded and popular Christmas event – The Cork North Pole Outpost Experience

School Tours 2026 – now taking bookings

4 Activity package starting at 27.50 euro per person

Overnight camping for Scout and Guide groups

We provide safe and secure overnight camp pitches solely for Scout and Guide groups 

What activities we offer…

We have loads of activity options for your group, Cuskinny is all about experiencing the great outdoors in fun and creative ways. 

Team bonding days for youth groups, sport teams and organisations

Activities to promote a mix of mental and physical challenges with a focus on creating bonds, fun and working together.

Family BBQ Activity days for companies and organisations

A relaxed and fun venue for your company summer day out, talk to us about designing your bespoke company BBQ activity day

Group self catering  hostel style accomodation 

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We have loads of activity options for your school tour activity day at Cuskinny

Get stuck in!

We love getting kids into nature in fun and engaging ways, we have a working vegetable walled garden where we run our sow and grow workshop for kids.  

Active agility and balance on the Squirrel Trail

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