In and around Bantry
Bantry is the perfect place for a really relaxing holiday, and is ideally located as a central touring base while visiting the south west coast of Ireland. 

Here are some of the activities available locally:

Fishing
West Cork is known as a sea angling centre. Equipment can be booked by the day on state-of-the-art boats. Shark and wreck fishing can be done from many of the local towns. Mackerel fishing may be enjoyed off the rocks in summer. Stocked lakes famous sea trout and salmon rivers, with day licence, are only a few miles away.

Boating & Wind Surfing
Bantry Bay attracts yachts and pleasure boats. The Bay is a popular wind surfing venue. Seals are commonly sighted in Bantry Bay, while dolphins and whales are sometimes seen.

Bird Watching
In autumn, winter and spring Bantry Bay holds up to 22,000 migrant birds.

Horse Riding & pony Trekking
Horse riding and pony trekking are available at a number of nearby venues.

Gym & Tennis
There are sophisticated gym facilities at Bantry with tennis courts available both on the Island and in Bantry .

Walking & Cycling
The area is wonderful for walkers with routes following the wild, magnificent scenery of The Beara Peninsula. There is a range of routes from family walks to the more strenuous rugged country climbs. Behind the town is a most beautiful walk through a coastal woodland, which is renowned for its beauty, especially in evening as the sun sets over Bantry bay.

Beaches
The sheltered white sandy beaches at Bantry are ideal for picnicking, and swimming.

Golf course
The Links course is beautiful and can be seen from the house, there are also many other golf courses locally Irish sports, especially Hurling Comogie, Gaelic football and Road Bowling can be seen locally in the spring and summer.

Traditional Music
There are often impromptu sessions at the island pub on the island, along with many pubs on the mainland having regular sessions every weekend.