PARKNASILLA Activities brochure 8pg

Activities at Parknasilla
On Site Activities at Parknasilla Resort & Spa
Complimentary Activities include;
• Tennis • Thermal Suites, Pool and Outdoor Hot Tubs • 500 Acres of Walks
ARCHERY
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING
45 min Session €15.00 per person
30 shots €30.00 per person
Beginners especially welcome.
Beginners are especially welcome. Strictly Over 18 Only
GUIDED WALKS
BOAT TRIPS
There are a variety of guided walks available
varying in price from €15.00 to €40.00 per
person. There are also complimentary guided
walks of the extensive hotel grounds.
Pick up from Parknasilla Pier
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€25.00
24 Hour notice required, contact reception for details. Minimum 4 persons .
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Off Site Activities
Eclipse Outdoor Centre Blackwater Bridge, Sneem.
Eclipse Outdoor Centre 11kms from Parknasilla. All activities are minimum of 2 people.
HORSE RIDING / TREKKING
Trekking - 1 hour
Trekking - 2 hour
€30.00
€55.00
SPECIMEN BROWN TROUT
FISHING
Fishing on Eclipse Lake
Tackle Hire
€10.00
€10.00
CYCLING
Self-led tours inclusive of safety gear & maps
€18.00
Daily bicycle hire
DAILY TO LAKES
QUAD SURFING
SALMON ON LOCAL RIVERS
Per person per hour
€22.50
(inclusive of permits and tackle)
€25.00
Daily (inclusive of permit and tackle) POA
HILL WALKING
CANOEING / KAYAKING
1/2 day Guided Walks (min charge €160) €40.00
Full day Guided Walks (min charge €195) €65.00
Full day trip - Kenmare Bay
1/2 day trip - Kenmare Bay
€95.00
€65.00
www.eclipseireland.com Tel: 064 6682965
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From Kenmare Pier, hop onto a
Seafari cruise which will take you
from Kenmare Harbour pier down the bay which is sheltered
by the Beara peninsula to the south and the Iveragh (Ring of
Kerry) peninsula to the north. wildlife such as seals, otters and
foxes are often spotted on the cruises. Enjoy unobstructed and
splendid panoramas of the Cork and Kerry Mountains all
around and later in the cruise a view of the open Atlantic
ocean away to the west.
Adult price is €20.00 and Family ticket for 2 adults
and 2 children under 12 is €60.00
Prices include Tea, coffee, cookies, sweets, lollipops, “Tot of Rum”,
use of binoculars, live Irish music etc. Seal pups arrive from the end
of June onwards.
Kenmare. Sailing, Kayaking /
Canoeing, Treasure Hunts, Team
Games, Pedal Boats, Powerboat Trips &
Doughnut rides. Sailing tuition and
boat hire. Summer camps available for
- 15 year olds.
Prices for Camps is €190.00 per week
or €45.00 per day* / half day €25.00 *
Price includes packed lunch on full day rate
( Packed lunch to consist of bottle water, Fruit & roll )
All activities are subject to availability.
www.staroutdoors.ie Tel: 064 664 1222
www.seafariireland.com Tel: 064 664 2059
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Take a day tour; Order a picnic from front desk
and head off around the Ring of Kerry
The Iveragh Peninsula, also known as the Ring of Kerry, is Ireland's
best-known scenic drive and is a day long trip, however the drive as far as
Cahersiveen will take 45 mins and there are lots of exciting thing to do
and see. Just turn left into the village of Sneem and follow the N70
taking in the following attractions and places along the way. Staigue Fort
located three miles from Sneem near Castlecove and Caherdaniel, this
is one of the largest and finest ring forts you are likely to see in Ireland.
It stands on a low hill in an amphitheatre of
rugged hills open to the sea on the south.
The wall is up to 5 m high, 4m thick and
27.4m in diameter.
The interior of the fort is reached through
a 1.8m passage roofed with double lintels.
The fort is surrounded by a large bank and ditch, to be seen on the north
side. Staigue Fort shows skill in building. No mortar was used and the
stones are not dressed. The dating is difficult but it may have been built
during the Celtic period, probably around the first century BC. There is
evidence that copper was excavated in the surrounding area and appears
to be a place of worship, an observatory and a place of defense. The
Staigue Fort Exhibition Centre open from Easter Weekend to the end
of September from 10am to 9pm daily.
Caherdaniel
Overlooking Derrynane Bay is the charming and secluded Caherdaniel.
The view from the main road, the N70, is one of golden beaches and
small islands nestling in a turquoise sea. To the rear, the village is
sheltered by undulating mountains, once mined for copper, reaching
towards the sky.
Derrynane
1 mile on is Derrynane beach, house and gardens. The house was the
home of Daniel O'Connell, famed in Ireland as "The Liberator" (1775 1847), who won Catholic representation in Parliament in 1829. The
house is now a museum and contains many of his personal belongings, as
well as his famed Triumphant Carriage.
OPENING TIMES
Open 1st April to 24 November as follows:
April:
Wed-Sun and
B/Holidays 10.30- 17.00
May to September: Daily 10.30 - 18.00
Oct to 24 Nov:
Wed-Sun and
B/Holidays 10.30 - 17.00
Last Admission 45 minutes before closing.Average Length of Visit: 1 hour
ADMISSION
Adult €3
3.00 Child / Student €11.00 Senior €2
2.00 Family €8
8.00
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Waterville
Skellig Islands
In the Skellig Experience Centre 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 right on the waterfront beside the Valentia
Island bridge at Valentia, County Kerry.
Waterville "The Little Whirlpool", is the premier coastal
tourist centre, with blue flag beaches, on the Ring of Kerry. It
has attracted many celebrities through the years including
Charlie Chaplin & family.
Waterville nestles between Balinskelligs Bay & Lough
Currane, you will find mountains & lake land with the added
advantage of the sea on your doorstep. Traditional fair days or
market days are still held on the streets where young and old,
visitors and locals meet and chat. A visit to Waterville ensures
intimate bars, superb food and a wide range of shops.
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July & August Open 10.00a.m.-7.00 p.m. 7 days a week
March, April, October & November Open 10.00a.m. - 5.00
p.m. 5 days a week
Valentia Island
As well as lush sub tropical gardens, Valentia Island has many
monolithic monuments, standing stones, cairns and wedge
tombs along with remains of beehive huts from the early
Christian period. A recent discovery is the ‘Tetrapod Trackway’,
150 footprints which show the pathway taken by a prehistoric
dinosaur which came ashore more than 350 million years ago.
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Leacanabuaile
Stone Fort
Two miles north-west of
Cahirciveen at the southern
end of the Iveragh Peninsula;
north of the Valentia river,
on a hillside, reached by a
minor road to Cooncrome Harbour.
Leacanabuaile ('Hillside of the Summer Pastorage') is a fine,
partly-reconstructed stone fort on a massive rock foundation, its
stone walls enclosing an almost circular area 70 feet in diameter.
Protected on three sides by steep grassy slopes, the entrance is on
the eastern side. The walls, mostly 10 feet thick and with
irregular steps leading up on the inside, contain the remnants of
a square dwelling house built on top of earlier circular ones;
another clochan on the western side has a cavity leading to a long
souterrain. Excavation produced Iron and Bronze Age objects,
suggesting the existence of an early Christian farming
community.
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From the top of the ramparts there are fine views down to the
coast, where the gaunt ruins of Ballycarbery Castle a fortress of
the MacCarthys, stand black against the skyline. At least two
other similar, but lesser forts, and some standing stones, are in
the district.
Barracks Heritage
Centre, Cahersiveen
Once an old RIC Barracks, burnt
down in 1922 now restored to its
former glory, as part of a
Community project.
The Barracks is an interpretive
centre for the area.
Continue along the N70 coming to Glenbeigh and Rossbehy
Strand to Caragh Lake and onto Killorglin. Into Killarney
and through the National Park to Molls Gap where you turn
right onto the R568 to Sneem.
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Parknasilla Resort & Spa,
Sneem, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)64 667 5600
Email:info@parknasillahotel.ie
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