Location: Ballydavid, Dingle Peninsula
County Kerry
Contact: Sean or Fiona
Coastguard Lodge is part of Dingle
Activities, a family-run business. There are hostel accommodations, guided tours, camping, and a restaurant and pub that make up Dingle Activities.
Phone: (+) 353 (0) 66 9155300
Mobile: (+) 353 (0) 87 2460507
(+) 353 (0) 87 6384343
Email: tiaracht@iol.ie
Website: www.dingleactivities.com
www.gaeilgebeo.com
Accommodation:
The Coastguard Lodge is situated next to Tigh T.P. Pub and Restaurant, on top of the beach in the village of Ballydavid.
The Coastguard Lodge has six spacious en-suite rooms.
Amenities:
-fully-equipped kitchen
-peaceful sitting room
-rooms with television, bed linens, and
towels
-families welcome
-detailed maps and booklets and brochures
of the area
-updated weather information
-groups from 2 to 20 are catered
-off-season group excursions are organized
for office weekends away, walking clubs, etc.
-2001 and 2006 Bord Failte Ambience
Award-Winning Three-Star Caravan and
Camping site with 42 pitches (30 camping
and 12 touring) and wheelchair accessible
toilets is Ireland’s most westerly campsite
Things To Do
-enjoy Walking Tours on the Dingle
Peninsula. The Dingle Way is a long-
distance walking route of approximately
100 miles
-enjoy the Dingle Town Walk, Garfinny
Walk, The Munstermans Walk, Malkedar
Way Walk, The Beach Walk, The Edge of
the World Walk, Walking in St. Brendan’s
Shoes, the Sleeping Giants View Walk, and
the Saint’s Path
-visit Gallarus Oratory
-enjoy angling
-enjoy shore angling on registered angling
charter boat named “An Tiaracht.” There
is an abundance of various varieties of fish
in the area including golden-flanked
double-figure pollack, ling, conger, cod,
coalfish, whitebait, sandeel, and wrasse.
There are also giant skate, specimen turbot,
plaice, gurnard, blue shark, porbeagle.
-restaurant and pub situated in town with
unobstructed view of the clean, unspoiled
waters of Smerwick Harbour
-enjoy walking
-enjoy bike riding
-enjoy Archaeology Treasures Walking
-enjoy scenic vistas of Dingle Peninsula
-enjoy guided tours from Dingle Activities
Centre
-enjoy beach combing
-enjoy swimming and water sports
-enjoy boat trips