The West Cork town of Bantry is a town celebrated in song and legend. It became a popular tourist location after it was visited by The Prince of Wales in the 1880's, and for many years, the same route, which also takes in Glengarrif and Killarney, was travelled by tourists keen to enjoy West Cork's glorious vistas.

More recently, Bantry has become famed for such diverse pastimes as the Sheep's Head walking route to its south, Garnish Island to its north, and, in the wonderful setting of Bantry House, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the traditional music festival, Masters of Tradition.

Bantry is visited by great numbers on its colourful Fair Day, a market which takes place on the first Friday of every month.

The West Cork landscape is renowned for its unique, unspoilt beauty, small, colourful towns and villages, and a gentle, pastoral pace of life.

Wind your way along the West Cork coast, from Kinsale through Clonakilty and on to Bantry, and you encounter a magical regiona of undulating fields, quiet bays and harbours, small ports and peaceful places. From Bantry, you can meander down the glorious Sheep's Head peninsula, or else choose the rugged beauty of the Beara Peninsula, before heading back to town.

Relevant Websites

West Cork Chamber Music Festival

Bantry Golf Club

West Cork Golfing

Caher Lodge Self-Catering

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