Ventry Holiday Cottages Ring of Kerry: Self Catering Accommodation SW Ireland

Interior

Three double bedded rooms (one on the ground floor), a characterful lounge with ocean views, a wealth of exposed beams and a feature stone fireplace, a comfortable dining room, a well equipped kitchen and a bathroom. There are wooden floors throughout the lower level.

Local area

Local attractions include sandy beaches with safe swimming within walking distance, horse riding, hiking, historic trails and archaeological ruins. The amenities of Dingle town are only five miles away and include a variety of local shops, excellent fish restaurants and characterful local pubs with live music and storytellers.

The area is famous for its dramatic sculptured coastline and mild climate. It is steeped in ancient history and folklore with many historic attractions and a variety of annual festivals and events. Boat trips, sailing, fishing and wind surfing are all available from Dingle harbour.

The Dingle Peninsula is the smaller and northernmost of the two peninsulas that make up County Kerry, in Southwest Ireland. The landscape is wild and beautiful from the eastern spine of the peninsula in the steep Slieve Mish (mountain of phantoms) to the western end where the land breaks into a scattering of uninhabited and dramatic islands and cliffs and beaches alternate around the coast. Dingle town (An Daingean) is small enough to walk and big enough to be lively.

Once described by the National Geographic Traveller as “the most beautiful place on earth”, the Dingle Peninsula is a place of intense allure, with a plethora of green landscapes, rocky hills, long sandy beaches and staggering cliff edges.The warm Gulf Stream reaches the peninsula, giving has a wonderful mixture of sometimes rare and unusual flora and fauna.

Dingle is one of Ireland’s Government-protected Irish (Gaelic)-speaking areas, called “Gaeltachts”. Dingle's Irish name is Daingean Uí Chúis which, to fit on signposts, is generally abbreviated to An Daingean. Despite this, everyone calls the town Dingle and you will be extremely hard pressed to find a single person who calls it An Daingean.

Mount Brandon. At just under 1,000 meters, this is one of Ireland's highest mountains, and it offers wonderful panoramic views of the ocean and surrounding country-side. There are various routes to the peak, though due to its close proximity to the Atlantic, weather conditions are unstable and prone to sudden changes. Therefore, it is advisable to check weather forecasts before setting out and to carry rain gear and other provisions.

Slea Head. This magnificent head is located at the tip of the Dingle Peninsula and is the site of the most dramatic scenery in the area. Towering cliffs drop straight in the water, and the most dramatically situated beach in Ireland beckons invitingly. Great views of the Blasket Islands.

It is possible to follow a trail to the tip of Slea Head; the most westerly point in Europe

Many of the towns and villages in the region have Irish names too and, as many maps use the anglicised versions of these names, visitors are advised to purchase maps that give both the Irish and English versions of all place names.