Leisure activities:

The town of Kenmare is a haven of tranquillity with many craft shops, galleries and award winning restaurants. This picturesque town is the perfect location from which to discover the South West of Ireland, Famous Ring of Kerry, Skellig Islands and many other attractions.

Ring of Kerry
This 110-mile loop around the Iveragh Peninsula is one of Kerry's premier scenic drives. There are several tours available if you do not have your own transport. Traditionally, the route begins in Killarney, onto Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Caherciveen, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem, and Moll's Gap. Be sure to stop at Ladies View and see the entire Long Range of the three lakes, Black Valley, and in the distance, the Gap of Dunloe.

Gap of Dunloe
The Gap of Dunloe is situated between Macgillicuddy Reeks and the Purple Mountains.. This is a path between the mountains of about 4 miles long. Visitors to the area will be surrounded in natural beauty from sapphire blue lakes, the purple hue of the Purple Mountains, yellow lilies in the lakes, lush green grass, yellow gorse (when in season) and dozens of fluffy white sheep that roam freely around the hills.

Lakes of Killarney
South and west of the town of Killarney are the world famous Lakes of Killarney. Killarney National Park, 10, 236 hectares in extent, comprises the mountains and woodlands surrounding the Lakes as well as the three Lakes themselves. The Park includes the peaks of Mangerton, Torc, Shehy and the Purple mountains while just to the west of the Park rises MacGillycuddys Reeks, the highest mountain range in Ireland.

Muckross House Gardens And Traditional Farms, Killarney
This period mansion is set amidst the spectacular scenery of the Killarney National Park, and is open to the public. It is now a museum of Kerry folklife and has an excellent craft centre in its basement. Watch the craftworkers at their trades. Many tender and exotic trees and shrubs flourish in the mild climate and sheltered location of Muckross Gardens. Attractive features include a fine collection of rhododendrons and azaleas, an outstanding rock garden on a natural rock outcrop, and beautiful tree fringed lawns. The farms are an outdoor interpretation on a 70 acre site of Kerry rural life. The project provides an authentic environment and experience of life in the early part of the 20th. century. Traditional buildings and field systems are represented, and domestic farming and craft practices are carried out on the site.