Bounce in a club with Pure Cork pizzazz, revel in a festival or kick back to some jazz. Catch an intimate gig in a pub with a fire or watch a horse race with locals that comes down to the wire…
View allKayak around the city or head north for a hike, see Dursey by cable car and explore Beara by bike!
View allFind a charming old cottage or quiet hotel, in our old merchant city or near the sound of sea swell…
View allSink a cool pint of stout as the fireside roars, there’s a plate of fresh seafood and the name on it is yours…
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View allWest Cork with a vibrant culture, a land of green fields and pristine waters, a windswept coastline and a mild climate influenced by the Gulf stream gives us bountiful, sustainable and high quality food produce. And that before we take into account the warmest of welcomes and the legendary West Cork welcome which uniquely sets us apart. We invite you to meet some of the wonderful producers.
Rosscarbery, Co. Cork
Based in Rosscarbery in West Cork, Avril Allshire-Howe and her husband Willie run Caherbeg Free-Range Pork Ltd. as well as Rosscarbery Recipes, and have won multiple awards in Ireland, the U.K. and Europe for their pork products. (Tours by appointment only)
Clonakilty, Co.Cork, P85 HO46
Come and enjoy a delicious array of homemade ice creams with over 18 flavours to choose from. This Ice cream parlour based in Clonakilty for over 16 years is a local favourite, so why not pop in and try some of their famous sundaes and other delicious treats.
Kinsale, Co.Cork, P17 YX22
Walking past this little shop you are first met with the aroma of tempting Chocolate and Coffee wafting along the Pier which draws the young and young at heart to Frank Keane’s KoKo Chocolate Shop. Inside you will be met with an array of chocolate in a variety of sizes, shapes, strengths and, yes, colours.
Ballingeary, Co.Cork, P12 XH70
Introducing the first herd of buffalo to Ireland. Take a tour with farm guide Dorothy O’Tuama. Get up close and personal with the water buffalo and pet the baby buffalo. Find out how mozzarella is made with an audio-visual presentation in the cheese dairy.G ain insights into the Lynch family heritage and sustainable farming.
Timoleague, Co.Cork, P72 A265.
For nearly forty years Ummera has built up an enviable reputation for producing some of the finest smoked salmon available. Their natural flavour and texture, blended with careful curing, and gentle smoking over smouldering oak fires ensure that you will enjoy the finest smoked salmon.
Gortbrack, Castletownshend, Co.Cork, P81 FA03
Preserving only wild, non-farmed, natural fish since 1979. All fish is wild, with no colourants or artificial nonsense, using only salt and hardwood smoke.
