Co. Cork BALTIMORE

La Jolie Brise Pizza & Grill

Baltimore Harbour Hotel

Bushe's Bar

Casey's of Baltimore

Chez Youen

Customs House

Rolf's Country House & Restaurant

Slipway

Mews Restaurant

Islanders Rest, The, and Murphy's Pub

Windhoek

Glebe House Gardens

The Waterfront Baltimore

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Horseshoe Cottage

Inish Beg

Inish Beg is a private island estate in beautiful West Cork Ireland - just a few miles from the thriving market town of Skibbereen and the idyllic little port of Baltimore with its sailing, fishing and diving centres.

The wedding venues hosts, Paul and Georgiana Keane, have undertaken a uniquely sympathetic renovation and rejuvenation of this island paradise. The Estate with its beautiful woodlands, parkland, farmland, gardens and foreshore will enchant all who choose Inish Beg.

Paul & Georgiana Keane are offering Inish Beg as a location for wedding ceremonies as well as accommodation. The Boat House, The Walled Garden and The Main House can be used as a backdrop for the ceremony and serve as an ideal location for wedding photography. The Boat House is licenced for wedding ceremonies.

Outside the peak summer season bookings can be made for three nights; during the summer season bookings can be made for two nights. If all the accommodation on the estate is booked the reception and catering can take place at Inish Beg.

Casey's of Baltimore

 

Glebe Gardens and Cafe

There is something very heartening about a productive garden, where all the plants are useful as well as decorative. Created by Jean and Peter Perry, this five acre seaside garden exists in happy synergy with their other enterprise, the Courtyard Café.

Crops - including unusual varieties like Blauhilde French Beans and Golden Bush courgettes - are grown in their organic potager where the Perrys practice interesting techniques like companion planting to keep pests at bay, then find their way to the table as delicious soups, salads and puddings.

Vegetables are grown in raised beds and mulched to keep moisture in and weeds out, and apple trees are trained as espaliers.

The herb garden, where medicinal and dye plants are grown in beds edged with silver santolina, also serves the café. Other areas of the garden earn their keep too, the cutting garden looks good and is full of excellent flowering plants for the vase like, dahlias, lupins and love in the mist.

Scents from the gravelled courtyard garden - roses, lilies and lemon verbena - billow into the house, and a raised lily pond and an olive tree provide the main focal interest. Further afield, the Harold Barry walk leads through woodland to an amphitheatre overlooking Church Strand Bay.
 

Baltimore

Baltimore has some of the most varied sea fishing in Ireland, both in terms of the number of species and the types of fishing available, including shark, common skate and wreck fishing, as well as excellent general sea fishing.

Shark (very good, July-Oct), skate, conger, tope, ling, cod, pollack and mackerel from boats; pollack, bass and mackerel from shore. Best June-Oct.

Species: Cod, pollack, conger, tope, mackerel, ling, blue whiting, greater forkbeard, long-nosed skate, albacore, stone basse and skipper

Rolfs Cottages

Built around a courtyard and set in mature grounds and gardens, all of the Self-Catering Holiday Cottages have their own garden patio and a front terrace. From here, you can enjoy views of the distant hills (with a historic Spanish tower) to the east, while looking onto Baltimore Harbour, the spectacular Roaringwater Bay and Carbery's 100 Isles to the south ...

Sleeping up to four people, each 2-bedroom Holiday Cottage features an open fireplace, furniture made by local craftsmen and beautiful slate floors with under-floor heating throughout.

All cottages are equipped with modern appliances - such as; television, power shower, washing machine, tumble dryer, cooking appliances and microwave oven. Baby cots are available on request - free of charge - and should preferably be booked in advance. Please remember to bring your own bedding for baby cots, as this is not provided.

Should you as a guest in one of our rooms / cottages wish to have lunch or dinner in the restaurant, please get in touch with us to make a reservation before or upon arrival. This in order to avoid disappointment, especially during weekends and in the summer season.
 

Inish Beg Estate

Inish Beg is a beautiful private island estate in West Cork; with a stone bridge connecting Inish Beg to the mainland, a few miles from the thriving market town of Skibbereen and the idyllic little port of Baltimore with its sailing, fishing and diving centres. Fanned by the warm currents of the Gulf Stream, the island enjoys an idyllic setting in a micro climate which supports unusual species of flora and fauna.

Inish Beg estate has been sympathetically restored to its former glory over the past 12 years by owners Georgiana and Paul Keane. Set in 97 acres of wooded ground and farm land, even when their nine holiday homes are full to capacity and counting their staff, the population density is still probably of one person to two acres.

Peace, tranquillity, fresh air, beautiful scenery, wildlife, woodland walks and water sports are all on offer at Inish Beg. Some organic vegetables and herbs are available for guests to purchase, as are fresh eggs and honey produced on the Inish Beg estate.

There is a variety of styles available in the award winning accommodation. The Boat House, Inish Beg’s piece de resistance, is equipped to the highest standards with even an otter at the slip. Who could ask for more?

But there is more. Inish Beg House, built in the 1890’s has been lovingly restored and overlooks a sunken garden with views to the estuary. To the rear, within the Victorian walled garden is the Inish Beg full length indoor swimming pool, complete with sauna, steam room and a small gymnasium.

The nine rental properties range in price from Euro 395 - Euro 2,950 per week and shorter stays are accommodated from September through to June. All properties come with private gardens, underfloor heating, open fires, tv, video, dvd, laundry facilities, barbecue and access to wifi. A huge video library is available for guests. Inish Beg is he ideal setting for a relaxed and rejuvenating holiday.

At the water sports centre, guests can take Irish Sailing Association (ISA) courses in power-boating. Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) can also be hired to visit Sherkin, Cape Clear or some other of Carbery’s 100 Isles. There are a myriad leisure activities on offer in the locality, including, scuba diving, sea kayaking, angling, whale watching and quad biking. And for those preferring less energetic pursuits, cookery courses are held each autumn and spring on the island and horse and carriage drives around the island.

Always, a romantic choice, Inish Beg has also become a sought after wedding venue, catering for civil ceremonies for boutique style weddings at The Boat House and hosting larger marquee wedding receptions on the beautiful waterfront grounds. A vintage car from the vintage car collection is available to transport the bride and groom. Of late, discerning hens and stags are even choosing Inish Beg for their pre-nuptial festivities and The Garden Retreat, our one bedroom apartment is proving a huge favourite with couples.

Inish Beg House Cookery School

Dede at The Customs House

Baba’de