Location:
The Paddock, Kilcrohane,
Durrus Bantry, County Cork
Contact: Mrs. Anne McCarthy
Phone: 353 (0) 27 67035
Open: year-round
Directions: From Bantry take the main scenic road to Sheep Head’s Peninsula. Keep right in Durrus village. Proceed on the main road to Kilcrohane. Towards the end of the village, look for the hostel sign on the right. Take the left-hand turn at this sign.
Rates:
14 euros per person
camping: 7 euros per person
family rates available
Amenities:
- beautiful setting on a farm on the Sheep’s
Head Way overlooking
Dunmanus Bay and Carbery Island
- cozy peaceful, friendly setting
- self-catering kitchen
- Carbery View is a separate building on
the property which sleeps eight people
in bunk beds
- private bathroom
- gardens
- picnic table
- near shops and pubs
- camping available
- swimming at local beach
- traditional music each weekend at local
pubs
-three restaurants and wine bar in village
Things to Do:
- explore the unspoiled Sheep’s Head
Peninsula with its beautiful scenery
- walk the Sheep’s Head Waymarked Way
(an 88km marked walk with loops
around the Sheep’s Head Peninsula )
- explore the village of Kilcrohane
- horseback riding nearby
- enjoy sailing, scuba diving
- fishing nearby
- visit a ringfort
- take a trip to Clear Island
- visit the Mizen Signal Station Visitor
Center
- visit the Skibbereen Heritage Center
- participate in a guided walk
- visit several forts
- hike one of the mountains
- kayak in the bay or in one of the
nearby lakes
- visit the restaurants, pubs, and wine
bar in the village within walking
distance
- visit one of the three private gardens
open to the public
