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Durrus, Co. Cork

Durrus is a village in West Cork, 10km (six miles) from Bantry. Durrus is located at the head of the Sheep's Head and Mizen Head Peninsulas.

Durrus is located at the head of the Sheep's Head and Mizen Head Peninsulas. This region is particularly favoured by walkers and there are a number of highly rated public gardens established in the area, including 'Cois Abhann' and 'Kilvarock'

Gardens

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 ...

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Golf

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 ...

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Self Catering

Hillcrest House

Ahakista, Co. Cork

Hospitality comes first at this working farm overlooking Dunmanus Bay, where Agnes Hegarty’s guests - including walkers, who revel in the 55 mile “Sheep’s Head Way” - are welcomed with a cup of tea and home-baked scones on ...

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What's On

Skibbereen Farmers Market - County Cork - Saturdays

Skibbereen Farmers Market

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

Saturdays: 10am - 2pm

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Tourist Attractions

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 ...

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Wedding Venues

Mary Anns Bar and Restaurant

Castletownshend, Co. Cork

Castletownshend is one of west Cork’s most picturesque villages and was home to Somerville and Ross, the two Victorian ladies who wrote Tales of an Irish R.M. - and it is also where you will find the lovely church of St Barrahane famous for ...

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