Body & Soul

Accommodation, Food & Entertainment

The Three Valleys provide the visitor with a wide range of accommodation to satisfy all budgets including camping, B&B, self-catering and hotels.
You can savour excellent cuisine at Larchwood House and Sea View House.
The pubs in Kealkill, Pearsons Bridge and Ballylickey are entertaining and hospitable.
The Post Office shop in Kealkill will supply all your grocery and household needs. At Manning's Food Emporium in Ballylickey visitors can relish the gourmet delights of West Cork.
You can pamper yourself and relax at the Hagal Healing Farm in Gortnacowly.
There is a fine local tradition of music, verse making, folklore and dancing. You can even chance your skill at the ancient sport of road bowling every Sunday morning near the castle.
 

Arts & Crafts

Basketry at Maughanasilly: Observe the ancient craft of basket weaving being practised using locally grown reeds and made amid the  background sounds of organically raised animals and fowl.

Candlemaking: At Tedagh Candles in Derryfada visitors can view the candle-making process in a traditional farmhouse setting and browse among the big selection of finished candles - ideal for an imaginative gift.

Woodcarving: For the woodcraft enthusiast with a creative urge why not spend three relaxed days at Cullenagh with wood carving professional, Ben Russell, working on a project of your own choosing?

Future Forests: Treat yourself to a horticultural adventure in this unusual wood and garden centre, an international mecca for environmental tourists. Materials, plants and trees from this centre were the basis for the gold medal entry in the Chelsea Flower Show 2002.