Beara Peninsula is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast in the southwest of the republic Ireland. The northern part belongs to County Kerry, the southern to the County of cork.
Regions
- The counties Cork and Kerry share in the Beara peninsula.
- The islands belong to the region Dursey Island and Bere Island.
- South of the peninsula of Beara is the Bantry Bay, she separates Beara from the Sheep's Peninsula
- The bay Kenmare River separates Beara from the peninsula Iveragh.
- On the portion of the County Kerry on the Beara peninsula lies the Gleninchaquin Park.
places
- Glengarriff at the end of Bantry Bay and across from Garinish Island.
- Castletownbere, Small town with fishing
- Adrigole, one of the warmest places in Ireland. Sailing, camping
Other goals
background
Beara is something like "the little brother" from the peninsula Iveragh. The landscapes are similar, but the number of tourists is much lower. Due to the lower traffic density, Beara is better suited for trips with children and for cyclists than the "Ring of Kerry"on the northern Iveragh Peninsula.
language
Irish and English are spoken.
getting there
Ferry ports
The next ferry port is in Cork.
Pleasure boats
It is possible to travel by sea with seaworthy pleasure boats.
Airports
E.g. Kerry County Airport at Killarney and Cork Airport.
mobility
Ring of Beara
The 140 km long panoramic coastal route Ring of Beara is a lot nicer than the well-known northern route Ring of Kerrybecause it runs along the coast more often and the opposite coasts are closer. However, the regional roads are very narrow. The roads are closed to vehicles weighing more than 2.8 tons. Even coaches cannot drive on the streets. Especially overlooking the tip of the peninsula Dursey Island with the only Irish Cable car, which stretches over two masts from the mainland to the island. Here a sign shows that it is 3310 km to Moscow.
Beara Way
The 200 km long "Beara Way" is an excellent long-distance hiking trail.
Minor islands
- Dursey Island. Connected to the main island by cable car (Dursey Cable Car), daily 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with longer breaks, regular price 4 EUR per trip. Cars are not transported.
- Bere Island. Connected to the main island by car ferries :.
- "Murphy's Ferry Service" operates from Pontoon every day except Christmas (December 25th), at least 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Regular tariff for pedestrians: EUR 8.00, car drivers EUR 25.00, additional passengers in the car EUR 5 (each with return trip).
- From Castletownbere "Bere Islands Ferries" operate at least 8:30 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays and 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm on Sundays.
- Garnish Island. The garden island in Bantry Bay is opened daily from Blue pool (Access across from Quills Wollmarkt) in Glengarriff Daily every 30 minutes from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Sundays and in winter shorter ferry times. Fare: € 10, children 6 - 15 years: € 5, plus € 4 entry for the island (As of 2014). Another ferry service Harbor Queen Ferry departs at the same time from Glengarriff Habour on the N71 opposite the Eccles Hotel.
Tourist Attractions
At Kenmare Bay
- Derreen Garden
At Beantry Bay
- Garinish Island. Garden island Glengarriff.
Inland
- Glenmore Lake
- Healy Pass, on the R 574.
- Caha pass, on the N 71.
activities
- hike
- Beara Way. 196 km of hiking trails near the coast, English Wikipedia article.
- Cycling
- water sports
- fishing
kitchen
- Josie's Restaurant (Josie's Lakeview House), Clogherane, Lauragh, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Tel.: 353 6466 83155. A tea room with a wonderful view of Glenmore Lake in the middle of the mountains.
- MacCarthy's Bar, The Square, Cametringane, Castletown-Bearhaven. Tel.: 353 27 70014. At the latest after the paperback McCarthy's Bar: My very own Ireland of Pete McCarthy, ISBN: 978-3492240413, numerous mentions in travel guides and press articles, a.o. Irish Times, Cult pub in the southwest: ". The front half is a grocery store with seats for drinkers; the back half, a bar with groceries.". In this house there was by far the worst toilet and the worst coffee in a dirty dining room. The impressions at the small harbor with some fishing boats and the nets laid out for drying and mending rewarded us for the unsuccessful visit to the restaurant.
