Glengarriff and Garnish IslandBoats run from the harbour out to the island gardens, and the seals sit on the rocks along the way.
House and gardens
Bantry Bay and Bantry House
Bantry, County Cork
The house looks down over the bay from its terraces, and the town sits at the head of the water below.
- Where
- Bantry, County Cork
- Official site
- bantryhouse.com
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Glengarriff and Garnish IslandBoats run from the harbour out to the island gardens, and the seals sit on the rocks along the way.
KenmareThree main streets meeting in a triangle at the head of the bay, between the Ring of Kerry and the Beara peninsula.
Gougane BarraA stone oratory sits on an island in the lake, with forest trails and mountain road all around it.
SneemPainted houses split in two by the river, halfway around the Ring of Kerry.
Mizen HeadIreland's south west tip, reached by an arched bridge over the water between two cliffs.
Muckross HouseMuckross sits on the lake shore inside the national park, with farms and gardens laid out around it.On nearby
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