Ocean Wild

  If only for its superb location, this unassuming 1960s-style hotel would always be well worth a visit, but there is much more on offer. After a closure, this hospitable, family-friendly place re-opened under energetic new ownership in 2026 and - while continuing ...

With well-maintained gardens, plenty of parking and beautiful views, this purpose-built B&B and adjoining self-catering cottage creates a great first impression - and a warm welcome extends to your four-legged friends too. Owners Mike Hegarty and Julia Bird will be ...

Welcoming aromas of coffee tempt passers-by to investigate the cornucopia of fine fare at this popular café in the centre of Bantry. As well as excellent coffee, cakes and filled homemade baps and salads from the blackboard menu, there's plenty more including sou ...

  Relocating from Dunmanway, where they will be much missed, Ann Marie Butler and Patrick Kiely re-opened the lovely Wild Garlic in the heart of bustling Bantry town early in 2025 and it's going down a treat. With Patrick front of house and Ann Marie running the bu ...

A warm welcome and personal supervision are the hallmarks of this restful country house hotel, which is set in lovely gardens close to Ballylickey Bridge. Famous for the exceptional hospitality extended to guests by Kathleen O’Sullivan since 1979, the baton has be ...

Whether to pick up the morning newspaper or drop in for something much tastier, the Manning family’s roadside Aladdin’s cave of good things is not a place to pass by. A supporter of local West Cork artisan produce for many years, Val Manning is rightly cred ...