Beautiful Bantry Bay in West Cork is a place of special beauty with high mountain ridges, cascading mountain streams running down to a vast blanket of ocean. Bantry, at the head of the bay, is a busy market town and fishing port.

Bantry House, is spectacularly situated and exuberantly furnished. It is one of Ireland's most attractive Great Houses, full of treasures collected by various generations of Earls of Bantry from all parts of the world. In the courtyard of Bantry House, The French Armada Exhibition Centre has been developed. This features the ill-fated French Armada invasion of December, 1796. Bantry House is a great day out and enjoys one of the best views of Bantry Bay.

Golfers will enjoy Bantry Bay Golf Club, and there are plenty of other options like diving, cycling and other watersports. Glebe Gardens is worth a visit for all the family and you can spend a day on the magical eco marine haven of Blasket Islands. This is a great place for a holiday, so why not make your self at home!