One day in West Cork
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| Warren Strand, Rosscarbery |
Our itinerary for this day in West Cork started at our base, the lovely Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery. Glandore, Union Hall, Reen Pier, Castletownsend, Baltimore, Lough Hyne, Cliff Walk, and Clonakilty were all visited before we got back to our hotel in the evening.
Took the side road (from Rosscarbery) to Glandore and enjoyed the views of the waters between it and Union Hall and made a stop or two. From Union Hall, we headed for Reen Pier and enjoyed a longer break
here.
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| Warren Strand, from the cliff walk. |
After Reen, we made our way to nearby Castletownsend. Included a visit to the old church in our walkaround and then a lovely lunch at Mary's Anns (link below). On then to Baltimore as the sun continued to shine even if the wind was brisk. Spent quite a while watching young boys and girls being trained on boats in the harbour and just outside of it (link at end of this post).
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| Looking out at Galley Head lighthouse from Warren Strand. |
Lough Hyne was our next stop. Quite a few people here, relaxing, picnicking and swimming in the clear waters. No stop in Skibbereen (next time!) as we headed back to the Warren Strand in Rosscarbery and took that short steep-ish cliff walk with its views over the sunny strand and the Galley Head lighthouse in the distance.
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| The Celtic Ross Hotel, from the cliff walk |
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Into Clonakilty then looking for a bite to eat. But quite a few places on our mental shortlist were closed (in some we were too late for daytime opening eg Scannells, others weren't open on Wednesdays). But there was a good crowd in the Courtyard Bar, both inside and out. The atmosphere, lots of craic and laughs, was inviting, a counter full of lively conversationalists having a drink and, in the room itself and outside, quite a few were dining. Here, I found a tasty curry that certainly did the job.
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| Glandore sailing |
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