Beaufort Golf Club is a superb 18 hole parkland championship golf course located just 10 minutes from Killarney Town on the Ring of Kerry road. 2 min. drive from the house.

It is a spectacular course in stunning surroundings and is enjoyable for all standards of golfers.

When golfing in Killarney with it's picturesque backdrop of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks you can be sure of a golfing experience to remember.

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, the venue for the 2010 & 2011 Irish Open, and with plenty of golf courses in close proximity you will have a truly memorable golfing holiday in County Kerry, Ireland.

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Local activities include day trips through the world famous Gap of Dunloe, boat trips through the Lakes of Killarney or bike riding and horse riding through the Black Valley. For the more extreme sports enthusiasts, there is mountain biking, rock climbing and canoeing also available in the local area. Alternatively enjoy a day climbing Carrauntouhill, the highest mountain in Ireland, engage in some Salmon and Trout fishing on the River Laune or Sea Angling in nearby Cromane and Rossbeigh or simply stroll through the streets of Killorglin and Killarney with their many restaurants, cafes and craft shops.

1.Visit Muckross Abbey, Muckross House & Gardens, Torc Waterfall .

2. Boat trip to the Skellig Rock, 5 th. Century Monastic settlement 700 feet up just amazing

3. Surf the Atlantic Waves at Brandon Bay or at Inch Reef’s

4. Cycle the Gap of Dunloe and Boat 13 miles on three Lakes back to Killarney.

5. Play Golf at Killarney, Beaufort,Dooks, Ballybunnion, Ring of Kerry or Waterville.

6. Drive the Ring of Kerry and Visit Valentia Island.

7. Drive the Dingle Peninsula, Swim with a wild Dolphin, magnificent scenery !

8. Take a Jaunting Car ride in the National Park.

9. Climb Ireland’s Highest Mountain Carrauntuohil 3,414 feet. (Not Alone or take a Guide!!)

10. Visit Muckross House and the National Park, Cycle or Walk.

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For clients wishing to have dinners catered at the house we have two local chefs we recommend:

Eileen O’Brien

Phone: +353 868 222044

Email: foodonthewildside@eircom.net

Mark & Bernie Doe

Just Cooking

Phone: + 353 66 979 3660

Email: info@justcooking.ie

Website: www.justcooking.ie

Kerry's Best Restaurants

We are fortunate in having a number of excellent restaurants close by.

BEAUFORT

The Beaufort Bar: (064 6644032) It offers an excellent selection of local dishes including beef, lamb and fish and vegetarian options.

The Inn Between: A popular pub in the village of Beaufort that serves very good bar food and is ideal for casual dining. (064 6644347)

10 minutes away by car is:

Kate Kearney's Cottage: A small friendly family run restaurant at the mouth of the Gap of Dunloe. Kate Kearney was a legendary beauty who a 150 years ago served poteen - illegally brewed from potatoes - to visitors to the Gap. (064 6644146)

Aghadoe Heights (064 6631766) We do not usually recommend hotel restaurants but this is exceptional. Situated in a modern hotel beside the ancient monastic ruins at Aghadoe, between Beaufort and Killarney, the restaurant has a panoramic view of the Lakes and of McGillycuddy's Reeks. The food is of a very high standard and correspondingly priced but for a special occasion it is ideal.

Hotel Europe (064 6671300) Considered by some critics to be a building aesthetically better suited to a Swiss mountain resort than the Kerry landscape the monolithic Hotel Europe offers a bistro open seven days a week serving decent food. Not the least of its attractions are an excellent view of the lake with outside seating in fine weather(and some might say that an additional benefit is that it is also one of the few places in the area from which one cannot see the hotel)

KILLARNEY TOWN (about 10 minutes away)

Cucina Italiana: (064 6626575) A sophisticated Italian restaurant offering very good modern Italian cooking. The swordfish carpaccio is highly recommended. Bookings probably essential. In an alleyway opposite the cinema.

Porterhouse Bistro Pub Food. Great Atmosphere. Excellent food. Music nightly. 064 6671130

Bricin: Excellent food - including traditional Irish Boxty - and friendly service. Closed Sunday (064 6634902)

Gaby's: (064 6632519) is an internationally renowned fish

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KILLORGLIN (15 minutes away)

Sol y Sombra: (066 97 62347) Located in an old church this is a terrific Spanish themed tapas

Nick's: (066 9761219) is a steak and seafood restaurant.

Bianconi: (066 9761146) is a very good pub restaurant.

Jacks: (066 97 69102) A very good restaurant in Cromane specializing in local seafood with a pub attached .