Food Scene
Restaurant Chestnut - West Cork
Staball HillExcellent Michelin Star restaurant in Ballydehob
Budds Restaurant
Main StreetGreat coffee and cakes, brunch and dinner on selected evenings
Hudsons Wholefoods
18 Main StWonderful wholefoods shop and café
Great cakes and coffee, lunch and afternoons. All made using local produce.
12 locals recommend
Kalbos Cafe
26 North StGreat cakes and coffee, lunch and afternoons. All made using local produce.
The Waterfront Hotel
Great pizza and fish, seafood platters and pints.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great line up of bands and musicians 'Over the Shop Counter' and a monthly trad session to boot.
16 locals recommend
Levis' Bar
Main StreetGreat line up of bands and musicians 'Over the Shop Counter' and a monthly trad session to boot.
Great music at the weekend, monthly trad session and an art gallery upstairs featuring local artists
7 locals recommend
Rosies Bar
Main StreetGreat music at the weekend, monthly trad session and an art gallery upstairs featuring local artists
Great bar, great pub seafood, music, rugby games on the big screen, overlooking the harbour
17 locals recommend
O'Sullivans Bar, Crookhaven
Great bar, great pub seafood, music, rugby games on the big screen, overlooking the harbour
Sightseeing
The southernmost point of Ireland. Great walk, iconic bridge and museum
22 locals recommend
1 Mizen Head Signal Station
The southernmost point of Ireland. Great walk, iconic bridge and museum
Jeremy Iron's pink castle, actually more terracotta...Just down the road, funnily enough!
Kilcoe Castle
Jeremy Iron's pink castle, actually more terracotta...Just down the road, funnily enough!
Parks & Nature
Liss Ard Estate
Castletownsend RdThe up-side-down garden and wonderful trails
Barley Cove Beach
The best beach in West Cork
Arts & Culture
West Cork Arts Centre
UillinnThe centre for arts in West Cork.
This heritage centre concentrates on Skibbereen's history especially around the time of the famine
25 locals recommend
Skibbereen Heritage Centre
This heritage centre concentrates on Skibbereen's history especially around the time of the famine
Blue House Gallery
Main StreetWonderful local art on display and for sale
Aisling Art Gallery
Wonderful local artists, new exhibitions regularly.
Shopping
Enibas Jewellery
Main StreetWonderful bespoke locally made jewellery and also bags, scarves etc.
Ballydehob post office is iconic. And on top of being a post office and stationary store, Bridie has a wonderful craft shop featuring local artists and crafts people.
Post Office
Main Street Ballydehob post office is iconic. And on top of being a post office and stationary store, Bridie has a wonderful craft shop featuring local artists and crafts people.
The Copper Merchant
Main StreetExcellent lifestyle store. Did all my Christmas shopping there this year.
Essentials
The best in the west... actually probably one of the best supermarkets in Ireland....
23 locals recommend
Field's SuperValu Skibbereen
Main StreetThe best in the west... actually probably one of the best supermarkets in Ireland....