Contact Irene: irenerue63@hotmail.com
Tel:+353-27-73105. Mobile: +353-86-3633911
Beachview Bed and Breakfast
Welcome – Cead Mile Failte – Bienvenue – Willkommen – Bienvendia – Beneuto.
This Beach View Bed & Breakfast Allihies on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork is a family run B&B. It has fantastic views of Ballydonegan Beach and further out to the Skellig Rocks. It is within walking distance to Allihies restaurants and pubs.
Beach View Bed and Breakast on the Beara Peninsula is a 4 star accommodation with lovely bedrooms, ensuite (with private shower WC and washhand basin) and tea and coffee making facilities all available for our guests. A warm welcome awaits you from Irene and her family.
Our guests, at Beach View, are assured of our personal attention at all times, as we are a small bed and breakfast. We take time to help guests plan their days here in Allihies and Beara – and we are of course pleased to give whatever assistance guests need. If required we do a drop – off and pick-up for both walks and buses and evening meals and we prepare packed lunches for picnics to make the most of your time on our unspoilt Beara Peninsula.
Beach View B&B Accommodation is perfectly located overlooking the beach and we have the added bonus of having the view of the beach from some of the rooms with stunning views. Beach View B and B Allihies is in a perfect location for all local amenities with the village of Allihies a few minutes walk away.
Things to Do & Local Attractions In Allihies
There is no shortage of interesting things to do and see in and around Allihies. Walk along the spectacular Beara Way,
Horese Racing
Take the Cable Car across to Dursey Island, follow the Allihies Copper Mine Trail to discover the remains of its ancient industry or settle down for a family picnic on one of the beautiful sandy beaches.
- Walking
- Pubs
- Diving
- Cycling
- Golf
- Fishing
- Restaurants & Cafes
- Horse Riding & Livery
- Art Gallerys
- St Michael’s Catholic Church
- Shops and Post Office
- Dzogchen Beara the Tibetan Buddhist Centre
- Castletownbere
ALLIHIES COPPER MINE MUSEUM (www.acmm.ie)
Overlooking Ballydonegan Bay
ALLIHIES MINE MUSEUM
The objective of the museum is to recognise, research, preserve and celebrate the rich mining heritage of Allihies.
The museum achieves this through the display of artefacts, the use of photographs, illustrations, original drawings and documents, diagrams and maps, as well as a number of key large-scale models together with text panels.
The location of the museum is a key factor being the Methodist chapel built in 1845 for the Cornish miners working in the mines.
ACMM has a vital community role in so far as it is a custodian of an important story that reaches into the heart of the community, shaping its identity.
The museum is not seen as a static entity but rather a continuous work in progress with new material being added as it comes to light. The Copper Café commands views over the sandy beach at Ballydonegan. The beach is in fact a by-product of the 19th century mining industry, being the crushed quartz resulting from the ore extraction process, washed down and deposited on the shore. The Café is a welcoming place for the visitor to relax and enjoy a range of meals and snacks, home baking, homemade ice cream and the best espresso in the south west
DURSEY
Dursey, which is only 6.5km long and 1.5km wide provides the tourist with some lovely walks and breathtaking views of the nearby West Cork coastline
The remains of the island’s three villages are waiting to be explored, giving the visitor an insight into the way the people lived and worked. The island is famous for it’s magnificent selection of bird species and is a birdwatchers’ heaven. This rugged island is accessed via Ireland’s only cable car, which runs about 250m above the sea and takes six people or one large animal at a time! The journey takes about ten minutes crossing the infamous Dursey Sound where strong tides make travelling by boat hazardous.
The island is part of the Beara Way walking trail and having no shops, pubs or restaurants offers the day visitor a unique experience of calm with spectacular views of the Beara Peninsula
ALLIHIES – Allihies Village
Irish: Na hAilichí
The Colourful Village of Allihies
Allihies a small seaside village with a big personality LOCATED IN THE BEARA PENINSULA. This little seaside village has so many personalities it’s difficult to know where to start. The town is lovely and the beach is stupendous, but you can’t go walking in those inviting hills unless you travel the carefully laid out roadways. Once properly known as Cluin, Allhies was a thriving copper mining town,
The annual Allihies Festival traditionally takes place on the 15th of August. It usually features horse racing – a practice probably dating from the time of more widespread use of horses and ponies in the copper mining industry. It takes place in a setting between the ocean and the surrounding mountains. The festivities now extend through the week and feature music, bale tossing and other events. The village also hosts the Michael Dwyer Festival of Traditional Irish music, which commemorates the life of a Beara musician and composer. The main street is small but welcoming; its brightly painted buildings stand in brilliant contrast to the gray hills they nestle under.
ALLIHIES BEACH
Allihies Beach
The jewel of Allihies is its beautiful beach. Swimming in Allihies is exhilarating and safe most of the time. Like any place beside the sea, it pays to use common sense, especially when the the tides turn and the waves come thundering in!
Delicate tidal pools and a white quartz strand make Allihies beach a treasure to behold
The Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland is a treasure trove of incredible sites. One of these jewels is Dzogchen Beara, a short drive from the town of Castletownbere ON THE ROAD TO ALLIHIES. Dzogchen Beara is a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Centre welcoming people of all nationalities and religion located on the beautiful Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland. They offer daily meditation classes, rest and renewal breaks, retreats with Sogyal Rinpoche and other renowned Tibetan masters and more. The surroundings are magnificent, serene, and well worth the visit.
Castletownbere is the principal town in Beara and sits right beside the harbour The fishing boats come in with many species of fish daily. Castletownbere has all the services of a typical Irish small town, i.e. banks, pharmacies, supermarkets, internet cafes, restaurants and bars
Bere Island access by two ferry’s, one from Castletownbere the other two mile to the east next to the golf course, “Pontoon” Dursey Island Ireland’s only cable car.
Hungry Hill the highest of the Caha mountain’s.
Dunboy ; The Ancestral Castle of the O’Sullivan Bere Clan .
Contact: Irene
Beach View B&B
Ballydonegan Allihies, Beara,
West Cork, Ireland
Tel:+353-27-73105. Mobile: +353-86-3633911
Email: irenerue63@hotmail.com
Web: www.beachviewbandb.com