Kerry or Cork for a family vacation

Date: 5:22 PM, 09/05/05

Kerry or Cork for a family vacation

Michele Erdvig · Host

Wendy,

That's a tough decision. Neither place is really well-suited for doing day trips since both are way out on peninsulas and it will take time to drive off the peninsula and then back again. I suppose Ardgroom would be a shorter drive to get off the peninsula.

What time of year are you going? That will determine the crowds and bus tours. There is more traffic on the Ring of Kerry although Ballinskelligs is off the beaten path on the Skellig Ring. There won't be any tour buses roaring past either place you mentioned. The Beara Peninsula generally has a lot less traffic and tourists.

More and better beaches on the ROK. You can go fishing from either. You will find little craft shops, etc. in both places. Art galleries tend to be in more populated areas, though there is one in Ardrigole on Beara.

Both places you want to stay are remote with less choice of restaurants, pubs, sightseeing day trips, etc. than if you choose to stay closer to "touristy" areas. But if it is a remote "far from the madding crowd" experience you are looking for either place would suit.

Michele