Holidays

[STREET FIGHTER]

Any recommendations for a family holiday (young) within Ireland?

Going to Wexford, Amber Springs Hotel, have young kids 4 and 2. Hearing excellent reports about it so hopefully all goes well.

Nice....hope its a good one....

[BennyCake]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

[AZOffaly]

Rock of Cashel off the M8

[Rois]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

Kildare Village 

We climbed Carrauntoohill on Easter Sunday - give that a go.  Bloody challenging. 

[BennyCake]

Rock of Cashel off the M8

Oh yes, that's on the list 

[BennyCake]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

Kildare Village 

We climbed Carrauntoohill on Easter Sunday - give that a go.  Bloody challenging.

Think I'll give the Village a miss 

Met a woman from Kerry when climbing Croagh Patrick, and she had climbed Carrantuohill a few times. SHe said it wasn't as steep or as challenging as CP. Takes a bit longer, but very doable if you can manage CP.

[Rois]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

Kildare Village 

We climbed Carrauntoohill on Easter Sunday - give that a go.  Bloody challenging.

Think I'll give the Village a miss 

Met a woman from Kerry when climbing Croagh Patrick, and she had climbed Carrantuohill a few times. SHe said it wasn't as steep or as challenging as CP. Takes a bit longer, but very doable if you can manage CP.

Well I just didn't enjoy it - had to keep watching my feet.  In saying that, OH's mission on day hikes is always to beat the recommended time by a couple of hours, so I get little rest. 
The Devil's Ladder ascent is some craic - just don't look down.  Anyway - good to climb Ireland's highest peak.
If you want a nice relaxing morning or afternoon to yourself, and if you're not already staying there, you can book into Aghadoe Heights spa circuit - really really nice.

[AZOffaly]

Muckross House is nice for a stroll around Killarney as well, especially if the weather is dry.

http://www.muckross-house.ie/

If you're doing the Ring of Kerry, take the Ferry over to Valentia. Afterwards, if you are heading Cahirciveen - Sneem direction, you can take a turn into the right and go through the Glen, and Finians Bay. Lovely views of the Skelligs.

Actually the Skelligs would be worth a visit, but I've never been there myself, and I started going down to Cahirciveen in 1991!!

Waterville Craft Shop has a little dress up area that's free, with Star Wars Costumes and the like, and you can take selfies etc, the Kids love it. If you are doing the ring, and stopping off for a coffee or something, that would entertain for a small while.

[BenDover]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

Visit Kate Kearneys cottage for a bite to eat then drive up the Gap through the Black Valley and up to Moll's Gap.
Beaches - Inch, Glenboig White Strand outside Seems.
Dingle for the day
Mucross, Torc Waterfall beside each other. Take a trip on the jaunting cars from here or from town to Ross castle for a boat trip.
Hire a bike n get lost in the park.
Bring a coat 

[AZOffaly]

Glanleam beach on Valentia Island is lovely.  A little secluded cove, lovely place. Also Reenroe and Ballinskelligs beaches between Cahirciveen and Waterville are lovely.

[Tony Baloney]

Is Killarney still the gouging session of old, set up to prey on American tourists?

[AZOffaly]

Is Killarney still the gouging session of old, set up to prey on American tourists?

I doubt it's any dearer than Dublin, but yes, they like their Yanks alright.

[5 Sams]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

Visit Kate Kearneys cottage for a bite to eat then drive up the Gap through the Black Valley and up to Moll's Gap.
Beaches - Inch, Glenboig White Strand outside Seems.
Dingle for the day
Mucross, Torc Waterfall beside each other. Take a trip on the jaunting cars from here or from town to Ross castle for a boat trip.
Hire a bike n get lost in the park.
Bring a coat 

...and a lot of money

[BennyCake]

Booked Killarney for a week.

Plan to do the Ring and Dingle Peninsula. Done both before, but keen to do again. Other than those, anyone recommend something else in the Killarney area to do/see?

Also, anything to see off the M7/8 on the way down, where you could visit and help break up the journey?

Visit Kate Kearneys cottage for a bite to eat then drive up the Gap through the Black Valley and up to Moll's Gap.
Beaches - Inch, Glenboig White Strand outside Seems.
Dingle for the day
Mucross, Torc Waterfall beside each other. Take a trip on the jaunting cars from here or from town to Ross castle for a boat trip.
Hire a bike n get lost in the park.
Bring a coat 

Is it Moll's Gap the one you see with the jaunting cars? Did I hear correctly cars are banned from certain areas of the National Park, and you have to go by bike or foot?

[BenDover]

No not Moll's Gap, it'd be the Gap of Dunloe with the haunting cars. There steep enough tbh but the kids love it. Used to be a rule cars couldn't drive the gap until after 6pm but that seems to be ignored now. No cars at all allowed in the park foot or bike only