What to do in Bantry

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Bantry House featuring château or palace, a garden and heritage architecture
Bantry House featuring heritage architecture and château or palace
Bantry House which includes a park
Bantry House showing interior views and a house
Bantry House showing interior views and château or palace

Bantry Tourist Attractions & Activities

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Top places to visit

1. Killarney National Park

Killarney National Park is a wonderful expanse of mountains and lakes in Ireland’s southwestern corner. It has a mix of flora and fauna spread out across its dense woodland and mountain peaks. Enter the Victorian mansion of the Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms for updated information from its visitor center.
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Muckross Abbey showing château or palace, heritage elements and flowers

2. Bantry House

Visit Bantry House for an impressive collection of art, lavish furniture, paintings and tapestries. Many of these treasures were collected from around the world by the second Earl of Bantry. The earl's travels also inspired Bantry House's garden. Italianate in style, the garden features a number of terraces, providing spectacular views of a wisteria-encircled fountain, the sea and Whiddy Island. The garden also features the Hundred Steps, a steep staircase which provides a great view of the house.
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Bantry House featuring château or palace, a garden and heritage architecture

3. Torc Waterfall

Follow the sounds of the rushing stream and reach a forest clearing to find Torc Waterfall. Here the fresh, clear water of the Owengarriff River crashes over ancient rocks, sending spray up into the cool air. The waterfall is over 65 feet (20 meters) high. After rainfall, which is frequent in this area, it is even more impressive. Stand, watch and be mesmerized by the rushing water passing through a narrow rocky gap between leafy green.
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Torc Waterfall featuring forest scenes and a river or creek

4. Moll's Gap

At the highest point of the road, be rewarded with a spectacular sight in Moll’s Gap. See the skies, huge and vast, filled with rolling clouds passing slowly over the ancient green landscape. Mountains rise on either side.
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Moll\'s Gap showing views, tranquil scenes and landscape views

5. Ladies View

Arrive from a drive through the green countryside to Ladies View, a breathtaking panorama over the finest jewels of Killarney. Look out at Black Valley, the Upper and Middle Lakes, the Gap of Dunloe and the mountains of Macgillycuddy Reeks, as well as Derrycunihy Wood, the Eagles Nest and Torc Mountain and Purple Mountain rising around the lakes.
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Ladies View showing tranquil scenes and a lake or waterhole
Beautiful view of the beach with palm trees

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Recommended things to do in Bantry

Number of things to do
2
Cheapest thing to do on Expedia
Shore excursion from Glengariff to Killarney National Park: AU$1,056
Top 5 things to do
Half-day tours
With kids

What to do in Bantry

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Bantry House featuring château or palace, a garden and heritage architecture

Bantry House

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This privately owned 18th-century estate looks out over Bantry Bay. Stay for the afternoon or splurge and spend the night.

Bantry House

Bantry Bay Golf Club

Enjoy a round of golf in Bantry at Bantry Bay Golf Club. Visit the top-notch restaurants or lively bars in this quaint area.

Bantry Bay Golf Club

Wolfe Tone Square

You can find out about the history of Town Lots with a stop at Wolfe Tone Square. Visit the top-notch restaurants or lively bars in this quaint area.

Wolfe Tone Square

 

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