GOLF

• Nearby Lisselan Estate offers a lovely 9 hole 18 tees course five minutes’ drive away (10% discounts available).  Classed as one of the best by Professional Golfers.
• Dunmore at Inchydoney is a course on the water near Clonakilty.
• World Championship Old Head of Kinsale at Kinsale ~ right on the cliff top.
• Kinsale Golf Course.
• Fota Island – First Class Course in Cork Harbour .
• Bandon Golf Club – Good course.
• Skibbereen Golf Course.
• Schull – 9 holes overlooking the water.

FISHING

• There are several good salmon rivers locally - The Argideen and Lisselan Estate (5 minutes drive) has Salmon Fishing for €30 per day including the licence. The Bandon (15 minutes drive) and the Blackwater (90 minutes drive).
• There is sea fishing from Courtmacsherry (15 minutes’ drive).
• We will be starting work on the river this winter to make it easier to cast a fly into.  However, in the meantime, you are most welcome to cast a fly into our lake (brown trout) and you may be lucky enough to catch something! Children (and grown-ups if they want to) are most welcome to fish with small nets!  However, you will probably catch nothing!

HORSE-RIDING

• Courtmacsherry Hotel Riding Stables in nearby Courtmacsherry have horses suitable for all grades of riders.  They hack out onto several beaches and farms in the area.

GARDENS & HOUSES

A complete guide to Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland can be found in Reception.  Nearby ones include:

• The West Cork Garden Trail has gardens open in June and July that are not open all the year round.
• Lisselan Gardens ~ on the way into Clonakilty.
• Castle Gardens ~ Timoleague.
• Fota Island Wildlife Park , House and Garden ~ Cork Harbour .
• Glebe House Garden and Café ~ Baltimore .
• Bantry House and Garden, and Armada Museum ~ Bantry.
• Garinish Island ~ wonderful garden in Bantry Bay .
• Bamboo Park ~ tropical plants in Glengariff.
• Muckross Park House and Gardens ~ Killarney.

BEACHES & COVES

• Within a short drive of here are many sandy beaches and coves, running from Kinsale to Castlefreke. Inchydoney is a good safe beach, Ownahincha, Red Strand, Coolmain Bay  and many others. They are all tidal sandy beaches.  Further west towards the Mizzen is Barley Cove Beach .

WALKING TOURS & CYCLING TRIPS