Ahakista, Co. Cork

Ahakista (Atha Ciste) is located approximately half way along the Sheep's Head peninsula between Durrus and Kilcrohane in West Cork. It is a pretty wooded coastal village that has a deep and sheltered harbour.  There is a small sandy beach, and the 88km (55 miles) of marked trail comprising the Sheep's Head Way criss-crosses through the village. The sheltered deep water harbour is home to both fishing boats and pleasure craft and the annual Ahakista Regatta is held every August bank holiday weekend.

 It is an ideal base from which to tour the Bantry Bay area and offers enjoyable walks and cycling routes for all the family.  The area is rich in historical sites including the Kealkil Stone Circle, the Breenymore Megaliths and the Ahakista Stone Circle. 

There are excellent scenic walking routes in the area, with two being recognised by the National Waymarked Ways Committee, namely the Sheep’s Head Way and Beara Way. 

Visitors can also enjoy the Shamrock West Cork Garden Trail which consists of a number of both private and public gardens open to the public in the summer months.  The influence of the warm gentle gulf stream results in an abundance of rich plant life in the area.

There is lots to offer the angling enthusiast such as shore fishing, chartered deep sea boats, and also salmon and trout fishing in the many local lakes and rivers. 

Gardens

Kilravock Garden - Durrus County Cork Ireland
Kilravock Garden
Durrus, Co. Cork
Phemie Rose started the West Cork Gardening Trail in association with the Harold Barry Trust to show others just what could be done And the paradise Phemie has created with her husband Malcolm is proof indeed of just how special gardens there can ...

Golf

The 11th Fairway
Bantry Bay Golf Club
Bantry, Co. Cork
Course Type: Clifftop-Parkland
Founded in 1975, Bantry Bay Golf Club in Co Cork has been described as "one of the most spectacular golf courses in the world" and visitors have long been enthralled by the charms of West Cork and this delightful course. The 6,690 ya ...

Self Catering

The Artists Cottage - Self Catering Accommodation - Lahardonta Kilcrohane Bantry County Cork
LAHARANDOTA - The Artists' Cottage & Studio
Bantry, Co. Cork
‘Laharandota’ - The Artists' Cottage & Studio – is an old stone farmhouse formerly owned by an American painter, Frank Russell, and now fully renovated to include slate floors, old beams and stone walls. Located 4 miles ...

What's On

Skibbereen Farmers Market - County Cork - Saturdays
Skibbereen Farmers Market

Old Market Square (opposite AIB Bank), Skibbereen, County Cork

Saturdays: 10am - 2pm

Tourist Attractions

Skibbereen Heritage Centre - Heritage Centre in Skibbereen - Skibbereen  County Cork Ireland
Skibbereen Heritage Centre
Skibbereen, Co. Cork
The Heritage Centre is located in the award winning, beautifully restored Old Gasworks Building, in Skibbereen and is home to the Great Famine Commemoration Exhibition that commemorates the tragic period in the 1840s that is known in Irish Histor ...

Wedding Venues

Wedding
Bantry House & Garden
Bantry, Co. Cork
Bantry House is a stately home overlooking Bantry Bay in the south west of Ireland. All Bed and Breakfast accommodation in the beautifully restored en-suite rooms in the East and West wings of the House look out over the south facing garden and h ...
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