Places to go
There are endless walking and hiking trails in Ballydehob and it's surrounding area, e.g. Mount Gabriel, Mount Kid. There are also bike routes for leisurly bike rides. Look out for those picnic spots. Hire a bike from (028) 21235.
Horse riding
You can take a horse on the beach the road or in a field, contact
Derry
Collins 087 961 6969,
Dunbeacon Equestrian Centre (027)
61532,
Ballycumisk Riding School (028) 37264.
Planetarium
Schull Planetarium in Schull Community College, Colla Road. For open dates
and times vist their website: www.schullcommunitycollege.com/planetarium.html
The Cinema
Bantry Cinema is only 20 minutes away (027)55777 or www.cinemaxbantry.com
Leisure Centre's
If a sauna and steam room are more your thing, why not relax at one of the
following Leisure Centre's:
The Westlodge Hotel
& Pondlodge Cottages, Bantry, West Cork
Phone 027 50360 or
check out www.westlodgehotel.ie
The Health
& Leisure Centre offers indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room,
jacuzzi and a selection of therapeutic and aromatherapy massages.
On site
there are outdoor tennis courts, pitch and putt and squash courts.
There are
also Children's facilities with children's bubble pool, toddler's pool, outdoor
playground, indoor playroom and games room.
Non Members
welcome!
Harbour View Hotel Leisure
Centre, Schull, West Cork.
Phone 028 27120 or check out www.harbourviewhotelschull.com
The
modern Leisure Centre includes swimming pool, water curtains, spa, sauna, steam
room, kiddies pool and fully equipped gym. Members only. Swimm passes
available.
Club Maritime, Maritime
Hotel, Bantry, West Cork
Phone 027 54720 or check out www.themaritime.ie
Club Maritime offers
fun excitement and enjoyment for the whole family. This state-of-the-art club is
for the exclusive use of members and hotel guests and features a large swimming
pool, children's pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and a well equipped
gym.
Stone Circle
Stone circles are also a big reason why people come to West Cork. You can
buy a book at the Craft Shop which has a map of all the stone circles in the
area.
Folk Museum
Check out Gortnegrough Folk Museum (details in Business/Services) there is
so much to learn about.
Well worth a visit if you want to go back in
time.
Whale & Dolphin Watching
Whale Watch West Cork is the only marine tour operator in West Cork
dedicated solely to whale and dolphin watching.
They are based in Union
Hall, which is about 50 min drive of Ballydehob.
During the early part of the
season they run tours in the morning and during the afternoon. 
Whale Watch West Cork is the only operator in West Cork to have a
qualified zoologist available and information sheets available on every
trip.
Pre-booking required!
For more information check out their website:
www.whalewatchwestcork.com or
contact Nic on: 028-33357 or 086-1200027
The Westlodge Hotel & Pondlodge Cottages, Bantry, West Cork
Phone 027 50360 or check out www.westlodgehotel.ie
The Health & Leisure Centre offers indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and a selection of therapeutic and aromatherapy massages.
On site there are outdoor tennis courts, pitch and putt and squash courts.
There are also Children's facilities with children's bubble pool, toddler's pool, outdoor playground, indoor playroom and games room.
Non Members welcome!
Harbour View Hotel Leisure Centre, Schull, West Cork.
Phone 028 27120 or check out www.harbourviewhotelschull.com
The modern Leisure Centre includes swimming pool, water curtains, spa, sauna, steam room, kiddies pool and fully equipped gym. Members only. Swimm passes available.
Club Maritime, Maritime Hotel, Bantry, West Cork
Phone 027 54720 or check out www.themaritime.ie
Club Maritime offers fun excitement and enjoyment for the whole family. This state-of-the-art club is for the exclusive use of members and hotel guests and features a large swimming pool, children's pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and a well equipped gym.
Well worth a visit if you want to go back in time.
They are based in Union Hall, which is about 50 min drive of Ballydehob.
During the early part of the season they run tours in the morning and during the afternoon.
Whale Watch West Cork is the only operator in West Cork to have a
qualified zoologist available and information sheets available on every
trip.Pre-booking required!
For more information check out their website: www.whalewatchwestcork.com or contact Nic on: 028-33357 or 086-1200027
