Local Activities in the Glenbeigh area

Golf

Dooks Golf Club, Dooks, Glenbeigh (066 9768205). Dooks, an 18 holes links course, is one of the oldest links courses in Ireland and is located just 4 miles from Glenbeigh offering spectacular views over Dooks, Rossbeigh and Dingle Bay.

Beaufort Golf Club, Churchtown, Beaufort (064 6644440) – 18 holes parkland course

Gap of Dunloe Golf Course, Dunloe, Beaufort (064 6644578) – 9 holes parkland course and golf driving range

Killorglin Golf Club, Steelroe, Tralee Road, Killorglin (066 9761979) – 18 holes parkland course

Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, Mahony's Point, Killorglin Road, Killarney (064 31034). The Killarney Golf and Fishing club boasts three world-class 18 holes parkland courses:- Killeen Course, Mahony's Point and Lackabane. The Killeen Course will host the 2010 Irish Open from 29 July to 1 August 2010.

Castlerosse Golf Club, Ballyvourney, Killorglin Road, Fossa, Killarney (064 6633600) - 18 holes parkland course

Ross Golf Club, Ross Road, Killarney (064 6631125) - 9 holes parkland course

Horse Riding

Burke's Activity Centre, Rossbeigh Road, Glenbeigh (087 2379110 or 066 9768872)

Abbeyglen Riding Stables, Lyre, Milltown (066 9767714)

Childrens Activities

Crazy Golf, Mini Mazes, Willow Maze, Play Areas, Pet Corner at Burke's Activity Centre, Rossbeigh Road, Glenbeigh (087 2379110 or 066 9768872).

Outdoor Activities and Water Sports

Outdoor Education Centre, Cappanalea, Oulart West, Caragh Lake, Killorglin (066 9769244).

Derrynane Sea Sports is a family-run business, offering sail boats for hire and sailing lessons, wind-surfing hire and tuition, open mould recreational canoes, body-boarding and snorkelling. They also provide water-skiing, wake-boarding and knee-boarding (066 9475266).

Nathan Kingerlee of www.outdoorsireland.com runs outdoor adventures of hill walking, rock climbing, mountaineering, kayaking and coneoing (086 8604563).

Cycling

Go Ireland specialises in cycling holidays along the West Coast of Ireland, for small groups with experienced local guides (066 9762094).

Fishing

The Glenbeigh area boasts several excellent salmon and brown trout fishing rivers and lakes:- Caragh Lake, River Caragh, River Behy and River Laune.

Daily fishing permits for Caragh River are available from the Caragh Bridge Angling Club, c/o the Red Fox Inn, Glenbeigh Road, Caragh Lake (066 9769184) or from the Water Keeper, Mr Kevin Donovan (087 9495488).

The Irish Central Fisheries Board provides a list of Fishing Guides and Instructors for the Kerry region.

Sea-Angling

The Irish Central Fisheries Board provides a list of Sea Angling Charter Boats for hire in the Kerry region, including trips to the Skellig Islands.

Sea Angling can be enjoyed locally in Castlemaine Harbour with Dominic Spencer at Kerry Sea Fishing (087 2312366).

Galleries and Exhibitions

Iveragh Panoramics on-line gallery, Barbara Hodges (066 9471342 and 087 7431778) located at Knockeens, Cahirciveen, Main Street, Cahirciveen

Other Visitor Attractions

Glenbeigh Festival - Horse-racing is held each August on Rossbeigh Strand. The annual Glenbeigh Race Festival is now one of the biggest race meetings on the Horse and Pony Racing Calendar.

Kerry Bog Village Museum, The Red Fox Inn, Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry (066 9769184). The Kerry Bog Village Museum located on the beautiful 'Ring of Kerry', gives people an insight into how people lived and worked in Ireland in the 18th Century.

Cromane Sea Fest - A series of concert gigs at Jack's Coastguard Station, Cromane, featuring Mary Black (23 July 2010), Paul Brady (24 July 2010) and the Republic of Loose (25 July 2010), in aid of the Emly Ward Special Care Baby Unit 'Baby Ventilator Fund' at Kerry General Hospital.

The Skellig Experience, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry (066 9476306), where you can experience many aspects of those offshore Skellig islands while remaining on the dry land, in a custom built, stone clad, grass roofed, prize winning building located beside the Valentia Island bridge.

Siamsa Tire, Ireland's National Folk Theatre, Town Park, Tralee (066 7123055) is the National Folk Theatre of Ireland, whose mission is to reflect Ireland's great wealth of music, dance and folklore on stage, through vibrant, colourful theatrical entertainment and to continue creating new folk theatre presentations, drawing on our traditions and a rich cultural reservoir.

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