Taste of West Cork

Local Attractions

If you have had enough of eating and drinking in the pubs and restaurants scattered around Baltimore and its environs you could go:

Activities

  • Deep Sea Angling

  • River Fishing

  • Shore Fishing

  • Go see a gig in Jacob’s Bar

  • Whale & dolphin watching

  • The Glebe Amphitheatre

  • Go on the garden trail

  • Island tours on the ferries

  • Drive to the unique salt water lake and heritage site of Lough Ine 5 minutes away

  • Go for a night time canoe in Lough Ine and be mesmerised by the phosphorescence

  • Bring the children to the play ground

  • Take a trip to Sherkin Island to see the Abbey or the marine centre

  • Take a trip to the Gaeltacht Island of Cape Clear

  • Do a sailing course

  • Go water skiing

  • Take a boat out to see the famous Fastnet Lighthouse

  • Bring the kids swimming in the Balitmore Harbour Hotel Leisure Centre

  • Browse through the myriad of art exhibitions

  • Visit the arts and crafts shop

  • Go scuba diving

  • Visit the heritage centre in Skibbereen and learn of it’s haunting famine history as well as fun marine and wildlife demonstrations for the kids

  • Go walking or hiking