Ventry Holiday Home  – Things to do

Ventry - Ceann Trá

The small picturesque village of Ventry, is located right in the centre of Ventry Harbour, it lies on a stunning coastal drive called Slea Head. Ventry boasts a beautiful sandy horseshoe-bay that stretches 5 kilometres provides a safe swimming area that is also popular with windsurfers and horse-riders. There are endless amounts of local walks that span out from the village including the renowned Dingle Way this something not to be missed.

Blasket Islands

Situated three miles off the coast of Dunquin Pier in West Kerry lies a group of Islands known as the Blasket Islands. Of these, it is the Great Blasket which is most visited with thousands of tourists making the ferry ride over to explore this beautiful island every year. For more information on the Blasket Island Ferry click here!

An Ghaeltacht

There are several areas in this Kerry Region where Irish, or Gaelic, is still the spoken language. Ventry, Co. Kerry in one of those areas, Irish speaking areas are known as The Ghaeltacht. Whether you are coming to West Kerry to brush up on your Irish language skills or you fancy the idea of escaping from reality, Ventry is ideal.

Dingle - Daingean Uí Chúis

The beauty about staying in Ventry is that it is only a ‘stone’s throw’ from the small town of Dingle. The Irish for Dingle Daingean Uí Chúis and this means “fortress”. Dingle has so much to offer visitors from a wide selection of shops to decent restaurants and not forgetting the cosy pubs.

Surfing

The beaches in Dingle provides visitors with the best learning waves and most of all the safest waters for beginners, and of course the more advanced surfers will certainly have selection of surfing beaches to choose from. There are many surf schools operating in the Dingle should you require lessons.

Boat Trips

Perhaps your preferred form of relaxation is out on the water? Well if it is you have selected the perfect holiday! Chartered boat trips operate from the marina in Dingle and they offer all types of day trips from a ferry to the Blasket Island, Eco Tours, Dingle Bay Tour, Yacht Charter, Sea Angling they offer it all. A Trip to the Dingle Peninsula isn’t be completed until you have experienced the breathtaking view from the water to the mainland.

Climbing Wall

Dingle boasts ‘possibly the largest climbing wall in Ireland’ and it’s something not to be missed.  Play at Heights in Dingle offers Outdoor Freefall, Zipwire, Climbing Wall and Abseiling. They are located at Ballinaboola, Dingle, Co. Kerry.