Holiday Cottage Querrin Loop Head Co.Clare Ireland

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Creek Cottage Loop Head

Creek Cottage Querrin Loop Head Co Clare
Creek Cottage Home Querrin Loop Head Co Clare
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What to do around Creek Cottage, Querrin

  • Walk in yoga classes and labyrinth
    at Pure Camping (purecamping.ie) in Querrin
  • Pony Trekking
    Carmen's Riding centre in Querrin caters for all levels of horseriding ability and experience, and is providing entertainment for the whole family
  • Dolphin Watching
    Dolphin watching tours from Carrigaholt (10 mins., Dolphinwatch.ie is winner of ecotourism awards) and Kilrush offer 2-hour boat trips in the season to observe the bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat as well as nature boat trips to observe the diverse other wildlife in the Estuary.
  • Poetry, art and creativity workshops
    The Loop Head Summer Hedge School combines an exploration of the unusual flora and sea weeds on the seashore of the Loop Head peninsula with poetry, art and creativity workshops, and wild food foraging Expect shoreline poetry readings, tea, philosophy and art sessions, rocky shore explorations and guided botanical walks. (see Carmelmadigangallery.com

More Things to do in West Clare

  • Golfing [more...]
  • Watersports [more...]
  • Walking, Hiking, Cycling [more...]
  • Traditional music sessions [more...]
  • Wildlife, dolphin & bird watching [more...]
  • Sightseeing Tours [more...]
The creek cottage

Creek Cottage Loop Head

Walking in Loop Head

Activities

Walking & Cycling
Bring walking whoes and you can start your rambles from the door of the Cottage! To get an insight of the peninsula we recommend to take a guided tour with Laura at the longwayaround.ie in Carrigaholt.
The house is located near the loophead cycleway which can be explored individually (bike hire in Kilkee) or on bike tours which can be arranged with bogroadbiketours.com.


Cycling the Loop Head Cycleway

Swimming, Watersports
The pier is a great place to play on the sand or swim. The creek is tidal so for the young you should go to the beach at low water when they can swim, splash and play in shallow water. Swimming from the pier is quite safe as there is no undertow, just be aware that the tide forms a current as it flows and ebbs and do not try to fight it, look at the flow before you jump in and go with it. There is also a nice sandy beach at low water. Another fine safe beach is just a couple of minutes drive away in Doonaha (see the picture on the bottom of our pages!)The Kilkee Diving And Watersports centre (diveireland.com) offers diving activities as well as deep sea angling, dolphin trips, sailing lessons and jet skiing. On offer are full organised dive tours, full rib and equipment hire. Surfing, Kayaking, Coasteering, Sailing courses for adults and kids are offered by nevsailwatersports.com

Fishing
Fish for crabs from the pier, we even have shrimp nets and handlines in the shed. shed! Sea angling trips can be arranged with local licensed operators carrying anglers to fish the abundantly rich coastal waters of the Atlantic and the Shannon Estuary - Cod, Ling, Hake, Haddock, Wrasse, Red Gurnet, Mackerel, Pollack, Conger, Tope and Shark.

Loop Head Lighthouse

Sightseeing
A drive along the amazing coastal scenery between Kilkee and Loop Head Lighthouse is a must. The famous Cliffs of Moher are only 40 mins away; a little bit further to the North is Doolin (where boats are leaving to the Aran Islands) and the unique limestone area of the Burren, a heaven for walkers, climbers and botanists. Also recommended is a stroll through the shopping streets of Ennis with its medieval atmosphere, as well as visiting Bunratty Castle & Folk Park which features many traditional buildings from the area. Medieval dinners are also arranged there throughout the year.
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Open air set dancing in Kilrush

Traditional Music and Festivals
Traditional Irish music is available in many pubs in local villages and towns watch out for signs in windows of pubs, weekly at the Teach Ceol on Thursdays in Kilrush in the summer; in Moyasta (festival in September ), Carrigaholt, Kilrush and the wonderful internationally renowned Willy Clancy Summer School in the first week of July annually. It is Ireland's largest traditional music summer school, held annually in the first week in July with nearly a thousand students from every part of the world attending daily classes taught by experts in Irish music and dance. In addition, a full program of lectures, recitals, dances and exhibitions are run by the summer school. All events are held in and near Miltown Malbay (20 kms from the house). Find out more about traditional music in Clare [here...

Birdwatching
Over forty-one species of birds have been recorded in nearby Poulnasherry Bay. It is a designated SPA, an important ornithological site and an important breeding area for Brent Geese. Loop Head is very popular with birdwatchers from all over the world. This popularity is due to the range of seabirds that breed here each summer (including Kittiwakes, Fulmars, Guillemots, Razorbills, Puffins and Gannets), and in particular due to the autumn passage of an amazing array of seabirds and waders. The best months are August through October, when West and NW winds blow many of the passing seabirds close to shore, so allowing excellent viewing. Seabirds regularly seen here in good numbers include Manx and Sooty Shearwaters, Storm and Leaches Petrels, and Great, Pomarine and Arctic Skuas. Sightings of Little Stints, Curlew and the American Buff-breasted Sandpiper have been made, and there are many other rare species seen from time to time from local viewing points.



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