O/T Clonakilty,West Cork.

[Leekbrookgull]

Has any NSC user ever stayed or visited the area ?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It's a delightful part of Ireland. I once hired a horse-drawn caravan for a week from a place in Clonakilty. A great way to see the area in slow motion. Go west, though, towards Skibbereen, Bantry and Glengarriff, not eastwards to Cork City..

 

[severnside gull]

There can rarely have been anything more "off topic" than Clonakilty

 

[Dick Head]

Clonakilty's great. Would recommend a trip down to Baltimore and catch the ferry over to Sherkin Island.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Make great black pudding

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Has any NSC user ever stayed or visited the area ?

Yes. Spent a new year there. Lovely place and the world's best black pudding. Get down to Cork as well.

 

[Bill Cassidy's tie up]

Stayed at Inchadoney Island Spa for a wedding about 10 years ago superb.

 

[aberllefenni]

Visit West Cork often, as friends live in Skibbereen. As has been mentioned, Baltimore/Sherkin Island and Glengarriff are worth a visit, not sure about Bantry, thought it was a bit of a dump myself, in comparison with other places in the area. I'd also recommend Castle Townshend, Ballydehob, Schull and Lough Hyne. along with a look at Jeremy Iron's orange castle on the edge of Roaringwater Bay. If you're passing through Cork City then the Franciscan Well brewery tap on North Quay would be on my itinerary.

 

[Cian]

Yes. Its a bit of an awkward drive from Cork City, worth it for the scenery and the food. Even the supermarket deli counter in the Supervalu there is well beyond the norm. Its obviously seafood and blood pudding central but everything else is good too.

Stayed in a very high grade B&B called the Clonakilty Townhouse a few times. Not many B&Bs have lifts etc - its basically a hotel without a restaurant, and you don't need one with all the others in the town.

 

[Larry Day]

Has any NSC user ever stayed or visited the area ?

Yes, went to a mate's wedding there. Stayed four nights. Wonderful place; attractive town, terrific pubs with high quality nosh and a decent pitch & putt course. Head out westwards for magnificent beaches. Beware the sea though, coldest I've ever swam in, and that was August.

 

[JakyBF]

Spent a lovely family holiday here a few years ago. The black pudding (as previously mentioned) is world famous. Check out Skibbereen too, not far from there.

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[Leekbrookgull]

Thank-you for all your comments and as it stands Australia (one of our sons is there but we don't know for how much longer) The Scilly Isles and Southern Ireland are in the frame for 2017. We had a family holiday in Dingle a few years back and it was really rather good.

 

[oneillco]

Has any NSC user ever stayed or visited the area ?

Lovely part of the world. I accidentally got engaged in a pub there after several pints of Murphys and have been married for 22 years since...

 

[Captain Sensible]

Yes. Spent a new year there. Lovely place and the world's best black pudding. Get down to Cork as well.

Don't forget the White Pudding!!!
Yes beautiful area, Kinsale tops it for me, although I am biased, I got Married there.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Had a peek on Youtube and looks rather good and one of the most memorable things for us about Dingle was Slea Head Beach (and what a beach that is) along with this a split bar !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAyGU7hjv9s

 

[thisistips]

Yep, got married there in 1999. Lots of holidays since. Love it