Marie-Clotilde’s guidebook
Sightseeing
stunning walk to the lighthouse, either 1 hour, or 2 hours if you do the loop
Sheep's Head Lighthouse
stunning walk to the lighthouse, either 1 hour, or 2 hours if you do the loop
Beautiful walk, easy and fun for children, stunning vegetation and views, swings, paths in the woods, kiosk, ideal place for going swimming with pontoon
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Blue Pool Ferry
Glengarriff RdBeautiful walk, easy and fun for children, stunning vegetation and views, swings, paths in the woods, kiosk, ideal place for going swimming with pontoon
Beautiful gardens and walks on the island opposite Glengarriff.
Access by ferry, lots of seals to see on the way
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Garinish Island
Beautiful gardens and walks on the island opposite Glengarriff.
Access by ferry, lots of seals to see on the way
Amazing views and scenery from the top of this wild mountain, only a few minutes drive from the house
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Priest's Leap
Amazing views and scenery from the top of this wild mountain, only a few minutes drive from the house
Lively town with weekly market every Friday all day, shops, pubs and restaurants
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Bantry
Lively town with weekly market every Friday all day, shops, pubs and restaurants
Bantry House
Beautiful house and lovely gardens as well as tearoom
Ballyrisode
Stunning beach, 30 min drive from the house, near Schull
Kealkill Stone Circle
Beautiful place and views, just 10 min drive from the house
Breathtaking scenery over lakes, waterfalls, woodlands and streams, also stone circles, standing stones, a ring-fort and various burial sites and other historical dwellings such as a famine cottage. Ideal for picnics and you can even bring a barbecue.
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Gleninchaquin Park
Breathtaking scenery over lakes, waterfalls, woodlands and streams, also stone circles, standing stones, a ring-fort and various burial sites and other historical dwellings such as a famine cottage. Ideal for picnics and you can even bring a barbecue.
Barleycove
Beautiful walk leading to the beach, sand dunes
swimming spot
Great spot for swimming, only 5 mins drive from the house.
Also Snave strand, just a bit further, with a small sandy beach
Snave Pier
Great spot for swimming, only 5 mins drive from the house.
Also Snave strand, just a bit further, with a small sandy beach
Perfect for swimming, one spot near small kiosk with steps, 2nd spot a bit further with flat easier access, you can swim to the pontoon and around a small island
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Blue Pool Ferry
Glengarriff RdPerfect for swimming, one spot near small kiosk with steps, 2nd spot a bit further with flat easier access, you can swim to the pontoon and around a small island
Bantry bay
small sandy beach, lovey view, just after Bantry center
Our favourite sandy beach, 30 mins drive from the house, bear Schull
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Ballyrisode Beach
Our favourite sandy beach, 30 mins drive from the house, bear Schull
Our favourite beach, 30 min drive from the house, near Schull
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Ballyrisode Beach
Our favourite beach, 30 min drive from the house, near Schull
very large sandy beach, 50 mins drive from the house
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Barley Cove Beach
very large sandy beach, 50 mins drive from the house