Kenmare B&B accommodation, Ireland
| country: | Ireland |
| location: | Kenmare, Co. KerrySee map here |
| price: | From €30 per person per night including breakfast |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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description
My place is in its infancy in opening to the public. I want to create a space which is not as formal as a B&B or full on serviced accommodation. People who like books and chat and walks and soaking up car free rural peace would like it here. Buffet breakfast is available and shared meals with owner or cook your own by arrangement, if desired. The town, Kenmare, just over 3 miles away also has many high class restaurants.
I want to offer a shared space that is beautiful, peaceful, warm and spacious and to focus on offering holistic therapies and nutrition advice, for which I have international experience and diplomas. (I work in Goa, India for some months of the year). It is the home of a writer/dramatist and would suit people who have interests in arts and music and enjoy peaceful rural surroundings.
There is a large sun/sitting room with a fireplace stove and also an intimate library room with sofa and armchairs. There are two double bedrooms one with bath and the other a wet room.
See Kenmare, Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park and Cork Kerry Tourism websites to get a feel for the great scenery around here. You have many uninterrupted areas of beauty as much of it is wild mountain and wonderful lakes and trees, unspoiled landscape abounds here, it is too wild to be destroyed by buildings.
Generally, stays are arranged on a weekly basis. Stays for longer can be arranged.
Walking: Walking opportunities abound in the hills and mountains all around and there is shorter off road walk straight from my door, through farmland to river. Many great areas to explore on foot. There is an old path which goes the whole way over mountains to Killarney, which is spectacular scenery.
Cycling: The town is three and a half miles away. I live on a back road, so cycling is easier, with little traffic. Serious cyclists have two great peninsulas to explore.
I want to offer a shared space that is beautiful, peaceful, warm and spacious and to focus on offering holistic therapies and nutrition advice, for which I have international experience and diplomas. (I work in Goa, India for some months of the year). It is the home of a writer/dramatist and would suit people who have interests in arts and music and enjoy peaceful rural surroundings.
There is a large sun/sitting room with a fireplace stove and also an intimate library room with sofa and armchairs. There are two double bedrooms one with bath and the other a wet room.
See Kenmare, Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park and Cork Kerry Tourism websites to get a feel for the great scenery around here. You have many uninterrupted areas of beauty as much of it is wild mountain and wonderful lakes and trees, unspoiled landscape abounds here, it is too wild to be destroyed by buildings.
Generally, stays are arranged on a weekly basis. Stays for longer can be arranged.
Walking: Walking opportunities abound in the hills and mountains all around and there is shorter off road walk straight from my door, through farmland to river. Many great areas to explore on foot. There is an old path which goes the whole way over mountains to Killarney, which is spectacular scenery.
Cycling: The town is three and a half miles away. I live on a back road, so cycling is easier, with little traffic. Serious cyclists have two great peninsulas to explore.
travellers' tales
The location was beautiful, the house stunning, the town of Kenmare a real treat, the breakfast a whole food feast and Anne's manner is a perfect balance of trust and hospitality. (more)
rooms, food and facilities
Disabled access: Downstairs double bedroom and wet room are suitable for disabled/wheelchair access.
how to find us
By road: Directions from the town of Kenmare. Travel south on the Glengarriff road for 2 miles approx. Look for left turning over a bridge and waterfall (sign Waterfalls B & B) take this left turn. Over the bridge is a T junction, turn left at the T junction. Travel one mile until you see a laneway on our left. Laneway entrance has stone wall. Turn left down laneway and we are down a few hundred years, the first house on left. By air: Cork is one and half hour’s away. Kerry is one hour away. Dublin airport and shuttle to Huston Station and a four hour train journey to Killarney. Busses from Killarney four times a day in summer. Pick-up to and from airports or Killarney town can be arranged. Local bike and car hire available. Killarney is 40 minutes drive from Kenmare. Cork city is about 90 minutes drive.
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Environment
The house is made of timber frame and hemp. One of the very first hemp builds in Ireland. All made by hand on site two years ago. It is carbon neutral and is fully breathable. Much glazing to the south captures light and heat. There is a thermal mass wall in the kitchen to trap more heat. The roof is made out of a slate which is made from recycled car parts, the windows are larch and triple glazed low e glass. The heating is by geothermal system with under floor heating and also a wood burning stove. The fuel for the stove comes from the three acres. Many trees have been planted and there is an organic garden in the making. In time we hope to serve our own garden vegetables. Right now vegetables in season are delivered from the organic grower next door and also purchased from the great local markets. We have one in the town on Wednesday mornings and a Saturday one in a local parish hall. For my own river valley, I am working on a long term plan to open it up with a walkway and cycle lane all along the river from the town and extending approximately seven miles, which would pass rapids and a waterfall and end at a local heritage park. This is a wonderful part of Ireland. I have a compost heap and my own well and an organic garden in the making with beds, a willow windbreak, organic topsoil. I use eco cleaning products in the house. Community Life on the rural side of town, very much a local community area with a mix of small farmers and artisans. The greater Kenmare area has a very cosmopolitan mix of people. As a community we work hard to keep the town looking good and are multi award winners at national level for the look of our town. I work as a writer and holistic therapist. I shop in local organic market and eat local fish. The town is full of award winning restaurants, there is lots of local fishing opportunities, shopping there are local jewellery designers, knitwear designers and dress designers and some great local artisan shops and clothes shops. Walks, bikes, hikes, boat hire all locally available. I am very close to a really great heritage park and many wildlife parks. |
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