Eat, Explore and Experience
Only the best make the list.
Sightseeing
Ballydonegan, Allihies Beach
Ballydonegan, Allihies Beach is a calm and private haven.
Bonane Heritage Park
Explore six thousand years of ring forts, boulder burials, stone circles, and cottage ruins.
Cable Car to to Dursey Island
A perfect place for bird watching, the car holds six people. (or a cow!)
Driftwood Craft Furniture
Driftwood is an unusual and beautiful craft shop specialising in handmade garden furniture.
Drive or Bike the Wild Atlantic Way
The Wild Atlantic Way, the longest, signed coastal drive in the world.
Glengarriff Nature Reserve
A sheltered glen opening onto Glengarriff Harbour is worth the visit.
Hungry Hill Cottages
Beautiful views of Hungry Hill and the ocean, with serenity and nature at your feet.
Hungry Hill Gallery
Hungry Hill Gallery, is a family run gallery, gift shop, and coffee shop with delicious homemade cakes.
Mill Cove Gallery
Mill Cove Gallery, one of the best galleries in West Ireland with a sculpture garden overlooking Bere Island.
Puxley Mansion and Dunboy Castle
Daphne du Maurier based her novel Hungry Hill on the mansion, and the castle was once the scene of a famous siege.
Restaurants
The restaurants in Castletownbere use best local produce in the area including excellent fresh fish caught daily.
There are many interesting pubs and restaurants serving local produce on the Beara Peninsula, but here are a few we like.
Breen’s Lobster Bar
+ 353 (0) 27 70031 – Excellent Chowder.
Jack Patricks
+ 353 (0) 27 70319 – Local favorite food and baked goods.
McCarthy’s Bar
+ 353 (0) 27 70014 –A world famous pub for craic, music and food.
Murphy’s Restaurant
+ 353 (0) 27 70244 – Simple, tasty Irish seafood.
O’Donoghues
+ 353 (0) 27 70007 – Busy atmosphere in the centre of town.
The Copper Kettle
+ 353 (0) 27 71792 – Excellence all-around.
The Golden Coast
+ 353 (0) 27 71111 – Chinese food on the Beara.
The Olde Bakery
+ 353 (0) 27 70869 – A hidden gem.
Twomey’s Ivy Bar
+353 27 70114 – A musical-infused pub in centre of town.
Catholic Services
Catholic Church of St Bartholomew – 9am Sunday (10 mins walk)
Church of Sacred Heart Castletownbere – (10 mins drive) – Sat 7.30pm / Sunday 11.30am
Church of St Fachtna, Adrigole – 8 mins drive – 10.15am
Protestant Services
St Peters – In Main Street, Castletown
Buddhist Meditation Center
Castletownbere has an amazing meditation center & retreat founded on the principals of Buddhism – this special place is worth a visit for spiritual enlightenment, peace, serenity, or beautiful scenery. The first Buddhist Monastery in Ireland is being built here.
Get Active!
Hungry Hill Cottages, between Adrigole and Castletownbere, is a paradise for walkers, runners, cyclists, and golfers.
Bantry Bay Golf Club
One of the top four courses in Cork with 170 acres of undulating scenery skirting the coast.
Beara Way Cycling Route
Cycling on the Beara Peninsula is a unique experience and great way to see the sights.
Glengarriff Gold Club
Surrounded on 3 sides by one of the few remaining ancient Oak forests of Ireland and set amidst the mountains.
Hike Hungry Hill
The loop is an hour climb, covering 13km and rising 685 metres, or reaching the top takes two hours.
Kenmare Golf Course
The jewel in the crown of the late great Mr. Eddie Hackett, one of the games premier golf course architects.
Ring of Kerry Golf & Country Club
This gem should be on the short list of superior Irish experiences.
Rossmackowen River
The footbridge is on the western side of Hungry Hill on the loop which passes by the cottage.
Serene Running Routes
Run on quiet traffic free routes with amazing scenery
Join one of the many organized runs held all over the Peninsula
The Beara Way Walking Route
The route covers the entire Beara Peninsula but you can join the trail at many points along the way, including right outside the cottage!
Fishing, Boating, and More
Cork has an abundance of fishing, boating, watersports, and history. There’s so much to do!
Beara Tourism
For more details on the area’s many activities and sights!
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