West Cork Hillwalking Holidays and Accommodation on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula for 2023

Here at Hillside Walks on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula in West Cork we will guide you or if you prefer the Self Guided option on a West Cork Hillwalking Holiday on the beautiful Sheep’s Head coast line in Ireland and offer local accommodation information  at Seamount Farm House Bantry B&B.  Scenically set with interesting gardens, Seamount Farm House Bantry B&B is a restored 7th generation Irish farmhouse with traditional stone farm buildings and is the ideal base for a hill walking holiday in Ireland. The house boasts magnificent views overlooking Bantry Bay and across to the Beara Peninsula. Seamount Farm offers Hill Walking Holidays in West Cork and Bed & Breakfast Accommodation on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula. There are a number of Restaurants and Pubs on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula with bikes and boats for hire.

The Sheep’s Head Way covers 150km of walking routes located on the narrow Sheep’s Head Peninsula in West Cork Ireland between Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay .The Sheep’s Head trail also extends eastwards from Bantry to Drimoleague and south to Mount Corrin on the Mizen Peninsula also to Whiddy Island accessible by boat From Bantry the narrowness of the Peninsula means you are never to for away from the Atlantic Ocean on the outward stretch of the sheepshead way you will climb to 345 metres above sea level on the Glenlough Seefiin Ridge there are great views from here, it is the Highest part of the Walk you can extend the ridge section of the Sheepshead way to connect to a number of other loops .Walks that start and finish on the Goats Path Road you could walk out to the old Copper Mine ( Gortavallig ).1845 to 1848 on the ridge or on the Mass Path route visit the Mass Rock from Penal Times and not far from here an Open Mould for making Bonze axes was found.

By Car from Bantry.
Take the Sheep’s Head Drive, turn right 200metres past the West Lodge Hotel signage for Kilcrohane. We are 12km from this junction, if you drive for another 3km you will come to a small car park on your left DUN-OIR. There is a nice walk to the ridge from here and then on to the Goats Path there are two Car Parks and the best views of the Sheep’s Head Peninsula, this is 220 metres above sea level. Take an  easy walk here on the Horse Shoe Road which is also part of the Sheep’s Head Walk. If you continue on to another section of the Sheep’s Head Peninsula there is a parking area near Laharndoda Lake or Tooreen you can see the Lighthouse and the remains of the Napoleonoc Signal tower on the ridge.

Lots more areas for walkers and guests to visit in the South West of Ireland Mizen Head, Lough Hyne near Skibbereem Gougane Barra, Glengarriff Nature Reserve, and Castletownbere.

Talk to us when planning your Irish Walking Holiday on the Sheeps Head Penninsula in West Cork.

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• Contact – Hillside Walks:
  Hillside Walks
  Glenlough West
  Bantry, County Cork
  Telephone: +353 27 61226
  Fax: + 353 27 61226
  E-mail: info@sheepshead.ie

 

 

• Contact – Seamount Farm Bed and Breakfast:
  Seamount Farm Bantry B&B
  Bantry, West Cork
  County Cork, Ireland
  Telephone: +353 27 61226
  Fax: + 353 27 61226
  E-mail: info@seamountfarm.com

 

 

 

 

• West Cork Walking Guide – Charlie McCarthy
  Trusted Irish Guide of Hillside Walks West Cork