Strandhill is the perfect place to relax and unwind in a spectacular setting in scenic West Cork. It is a bright, spacious and well finished home from home, built in 2006 with all modern facilities and with stunning sea views across Kenmare Bay to the Ring of Kerry. This is a detached cottage on 0.6 acres of private garden. Located in Urhan on the Ring of Beara and approx 4 kms from the picturesque village of Eyeries, there is a pub, shop and post office 300 metres from the property, while there are two small stony beaches 1 km away. The harbour town of Castletownbere with its bars and restaurants and Allihies, with its white sandy beach, are both 9 kms away. A five star hotel is due to open in Castletownbere in summer 2009 with a spa and wellness centre. There are numberous activities and attractions to suit everyone on ...
...the Beara peninsula and within 10 km, you can find walking and hiking routes, cycling, sea & shore angling, diving school, horse-riding, cycling, sailing, swimming, ferry trips to Bere Island, cable car trip to Dursey Island, golf, archaelogical sites, Buddhist meditation centre, copper mine museum. The house is child/ baby friendly with steriliser, cot and booster seat (6 mths+) available on request. Please note: no pets, no smoking, no stag/ hen breaks (sorry).
County Cork is the most southerly and the largest of the counties of Ireland. The western area of the county, known as West Cork, is a popular destination for tourists who visit the small villages and islands including nearby Dursey and Bere Island.
In recent years land in West Cork has become in high demand internationally, and large numbers of EU citizens have settled in the area, along with celebrities. West Cork is noted for its rugged natural beauty, fine beaches and distinct social atmosphere.
Castletownbere (9 km away) is Beara peninsula's main town and is also the largest white fish port in Ireland. There are supermarkets, coffee shops, pubs, restaurants, clothes and hardware shops in the town. There is mooring for yachts in the harbour and great sheltered sailing in the haven of Bere Island. Neil Jordan shot the movie 'Ondine', starring Colin Farrell, in Castletownbere and the Beara peninsula during 2008. An annual regatta is held here during the month of August.
The picturesque village of Eyeries (4 km away) has beautifully painted houses and flower displays on nearly every window. Parts of the TV series 'Falling for a Dancer' were shot here in 1997.
Activities and attractions all within 10 km approx. of the house include:
- Allihies village with its white sandy beach and Copper Mine heritage and museum
- Meditation Dzogchen Beara, a Tibetan Buddhist retreat centre
- Beara Way walking route passes by the house
- Dunboy Castle, home of the famous O'Sullivan-Bere family and the Puxley's, owners of the Allihies Copper mine. The Puxley home is currently being converted into a 5 star hotel with spa and wellness centre and is due to open in summer 2009
- Sea & Shore Angling
- Diving school
- Horse-riding
- Cycling
- Sailing and Powerboating (25 km)
- Deep Sea Diving (20 km)
- Canoing and kayaking (50 km)
- Ferry trip to Bere Island, rich in maritime history
- Cable car trip to Dursey Island, Ireland's most westerly point, a remote island with beautiful walks
- Golf
- Archaelogical sites scattered around the peninsula
- Drive or cycle the Ring of Beara
- Visit nearby towns of Kenmare (45 km), Glengarriff (45 km) or Bantry (50 km)
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Aer Arann and bmi baby fly to Cork direct from UK and mainland European destinations including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Liverpool, Manchester , Newquay, Plymouth and Southampton in UK, and Amsterdam, Barcelona, Geneva, Lisbon, Paris, Munich, Nice, Rennes and Rome.
http://www.corkairport.com/index.asp
A number of airlines serve Farranfore in County Kerry (approx 100 km's from the house) from Manchester, London, Liverpool, Grenoble and Frankfurt.
http://www.kerryairport.com/
Car hire information is available at the above links.
- Security deposit of €250 must be paid on booking and will be refunded within three weeks of your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection)
- 100% of rental fee due six weeks before your arrival (to secure booking) or at time of booking, if this is later
- Rental rates quoted are uptodate for 2009 and include utility costs and cleaning service fee
- No smoking
- No pets (sorry)
- No hen or stag breaks
This property is new to the market (first advertised in March 2009)
Prices may be subject to change.