There is so much to do on the Dingle Peninsula it wouldn’t be possible to list all the activities and attractions so we have concentrated on those that are within 10km of the cottage. This list will give you a few things to consider but there is a lot more to discover…………….

Beaches
The area is abound in beaches! A number of safe sand beaches are in close proximity of the cottage Cappaclough and Derrymore. If you wish to travel further the longest beach in Ireland 19km in length stretches from the Maharees westwards through Castlegregory to Cloghane village.

Watersports
Waterworld and Jamie Knox is situated at Sandy Bay and specialises in looking after the kids offering 2 hour ‘kids club’ sessions a day. Leave your kids in the safe hands of fully trained staff while you do your own thing. For the more adventurous choose from windsurfing, kitesurfing, sea kayaking, watersking or just swim in the sea.

Diving
Waterworld Dive Centre is one of Europe’s premier dive schools. Some of the best diving in the world is at the northern side of the Dingle Peninsula. You find yourself in a landscape of exceptional beauty, shoals of makarel, playfull seals, while the reefs themselves are light up by different varieties of sponge and anemones. Waterworld at Fahamore have daily trips and for the beginner there are state of the art lecture rooms and a heated swimming pool.

Horse Riding
Horses are available for hire by the hour or day from Hilltop Farm (066-7130262). Guides are available to help you discover scenic beaches and mountain trails. Goodwin’s (066-7139106) on the Maharees offer trekking on the beaches and dunes.

Fishing

Fresh-water angling and deep-sea fishing are available in Camp. Lough Slat, Doon Lough and Lough Caum, which attract local anglers, posess a sense of calm amidst the power of massive corrie headwalls. Lough Caum in Glanteenassig is open for rainbow trout fishing from June to October. Permits and boat hire are available locally. The Maharees is home to some great surf, boat and pier fishing and attracts anglers all year round in pursuit of that prize Bass.

Walking/Climbing

The Dingle Way walking route (Sli Chorca Dhuibhne) stretches 50 km between Tralee and Dingle, following the old Dingle Road. The walk is divided naturally by the villages of Annascaul and Camp into three sections, each comfortably traversed in a day.

Walking the clearly-marked trail to the summit of Caherconree 835 mtrs the climber can survey the whole of Munster, the Blasket Islands basking in Dingle Bay and Loop Head jutting out into the vast Atlantic Ocean. Other mountains to be climbed are Beenoskee 826 mtrs and Stradbally Mountain 798 mtrs which can be conveniently accessed from Stradbally village (10km).

There are wonderful scenic forest walks to be enjoyed through Glanteenassig , a substantial forestry development 6km west of Camp and is one of the most beautiful places on the peninsula on a fine day.

For the more adventurous climbing to the summit of Mt Brandon 952 mtrs the second highest mountain in Ireland is very popular. Cloghane is the best centre for climbing Mt Brandon which offers spectacular views over lakes, bogs, waterfalls, mountains, the bay and the estuary. The uninhabited valleys offer an almost unique wilderness, in start contrast to the stress of everyday living.

Golf
Castlegregory Golf and Fishing club (066-7139444) west of Camp is an interesting nine-hole course. An 18 hole pitch and putt course is located 3km from the property.
Also within easy reach are 2 18-hole courses at Tralee, in addition courses are available at Ballyferriter, Killorglin Killarney and a 18-hole seaside links at Ballybunion (33km from Tralee).

Cycling
Cycling is a magical experience on the Dingle Peninsula, with miles of peaceful coastline and by-roads which can be explored at your leisure.

Offshore Islands
Situated off Slea Head, the Blasket Islands are known as the last outpost of Europe. There are boat trips from Dunquin to the largest island – Great Blasket and a ferry operates from Dingle (066-9151344), ask at the Dingle Tourist Office (066-9151188). The Maharees or Seven Hogs just north of the Maharee Peninsula may be visited by boat. On Illauntannig island there are remains of a small monastic settlement with an oratory and stone huts surrounded by a wall. Contact 066-7139003 to arrange trips. A Christian Monastery can be visited on the Skellig islands, boats leave from Valentia or Waterville.

Bird Watching
The Dingle Peninsula is a great place to observe birdlife. Thousands of seabirds congregate on the coast and offshore islands. For good measure, there are regular sightings of rarities that have been blown off course or just passing along the coast. Among Kerry’s special breeding birds are the chough, black guillemot and hen harrier. www.birdwatchireland.ie

Food and Drink
Gourmet cuisine and bar food can be sampled at Ashe’s bar and restaurant (066-7130133) or why not sample excellent food at the Paddy's Cottage(066-7130870) just 100 metres from the property at Bannagh Bridge. Join in traditional music sessions or listen to genial conversation in Dalys Bar and Ashe’s pub in Camp village, or at the Railway Bar and the Junction Bar at Camp Junction. If you go further afield there is Spillanes family friendly pub on the Maharees, Islands restaurant, Ned Natterjacks, Ferriter’s, Bolands, Maurice Fitzgerald’s, The Milsean, Old Ship, Tadhg Ogs at Castlegregory, Seven Hogs at Aughacasla, Tomasins at Stradbally, Crutches Hotel, O’Connor’s Seafood Cloghane………Enjoy