West Cork Activities

Whale watching West Cork? Kayaking West Cork? Angling West Cork?

With a self-catering cottage based in West Cork you can indulge in cycling, golf, angling, horse-riding, diving, kayaking to name just a few activities.

Cycling:

Cycling in West Cork is a joy. Uncrowded roads, little lanes, not too hilly and plenty of watering holes.  Roycrofts Cycles In Skibbereen hire bikes by the day or week and give you advice on cycle routes  Tel: 21235.

Golf:

There are several golf courses within easy reach of Grove House.
Skibbereen’s own 18 hole course is well kept and offers very reasonable green fees.Tel: 21227. (www.skibbgolf.com)
Bantry 18 hole 027 50579. (www.bantrygolf.com)
Bandon: 18 hole: 023 41111. (www.bandongolfclub.com)
Glengarriff: 9 Hole 02763150. (www.glengariffgolfclub.com)
Lisselan (Clonakilty) 9 hole 023 33249. (www.lisselan.com)
Old Head of Kinsale 18 hole: Tel: 021 4778444. (www.oldhead.com)

Angling:

For the keen angler there is a choice of sea fishing (from boat or shore), game fishing for salmon or freshwater lake fishing.

Sea Angling:

There are a few boat operators that offer angling trips out of both Union Hall, Baltimore and Schull

Iain O’Driscoll (Baltimore) 086 3862876.
Gerald O’Neill (Union Hall) 028 33510
Mick Walsh (Skibbereen) 028 21675

Game Fishing:

The River Ilen is just 400m from our front gate and is a decent salmon river in spate. For licences and advice about best pools talk to Tony Kelly, the proprietor Fallons in North St. 028 22264 (www.riverilen.com)

Lake Fishing:

Shepperton Lakes, about 3 miles from Skibbereen in the Cork direction offer brown trout, chubb and roach. Again, Tony at Fallons will sort out your licences and you can hire a boat from the water keeper at the lakes ( his house is signposted from the lake).

Diving:

At Baltimore:
Aqua Adventures: 028 20511 (http://www.aquaventures.ie/)

Baltimore Diving and Watersports Centre 028 20300 (www.baltimorediving.com)

Kayaking:

There are a variety of kayaking options available from Skibbereen under the expert guidance of Jim Kennedy (former Irish and British kayak champion). Jim offers half day trips, family trips and a super starlight/moonlight adventure.
Tel: 028 21058 or 086 6065973. (www.atlanticseakayaking.com)

Horse-riding:

There are several stables within easy reach of Skibbereen:
Rosscarbery Pony Trekking and Riding Centre: Tel: 023 48232 – ask for Annie
Bantry Horse Riding: 027 51412 – Heinz and Charlotte Wehrli

Boat trips, sea angling and whale watching:

Blue Thunder Charters
Iain O’Driscoll (Baltimore) 086 3862876