Garnish Island/Kinsale
 

1) Is Garnish Island worth the ferry boat ride? <BR> <BR>2) We plan on spending 2 days in Kinsale. For those of you who have been there is there enough to do there for 2 days? Where would you recommend staying? Any recommendations on restaurants( I know there are many good ones)? We will be headed there from Kenmare/Glengariff.

Dear Marcia, <BR>We've been to Garnish Island last summer and it's worth the ferry boat ride - you can see seals during your ride. <BR>Surely, there are more pleasant gardens in Ireland (Powerscourt, p.e.,or Moutn Usher) but it's impressing to imagine, that the soil has been transported to the island by men. <BR>Enjoy your stay! <BR>Petra and Christoph from Austria

Dear Marcia: Stay an extra day in Kenmare--do the Bere Peninsula which is marvelous. You can easily do Kinsale in a day and the restaurants, though good, are not all that numerous, Joan

<BR>Hi Marcia, <BR> <BR>Garnish is definitely worth the trip - it's considered Ireland's version of the tropics -tropical plants grow on this Island that refuse to survive on the mainland. <BR>As for Kinsale - it's a haven for the Gourmet lover and home to one of the most stunning Golf Courses in the world. I'd strongly recommend at least two days . As for restaurants - pricey but definitely worth it - try the Blue Haven, Man Friday or Annelies. Acton's Hotel has a good reputation as does the Blue Haven Hotel. <BR>Kenmare is possibly one of my favourite towns - The Lime Trees is a lovely restaurant, try Drumquinna Manor for accomodation, it's a magic little hide-away ! <BR>Enjoy your trip !

I have been in Kinsale but i did not get to see garinish island.How do you get there? Is it a ferry,car ferry ,if so how long as my husband hates ferries and gets seasick.Thanks for your help,We will be returning to Cork this summer.

Maeve, <BR>Garinish Isle(I just realized I spelled it incorrectly) and Kinsale were 2 separate questions. Garinish Isle is off the coast of Glengariff (south of Kenmare). Karen Brown's Ireland says the ferryboat ride is only 10 min. from Glengariff. <BR> <BR>Do you have any comments to add regarding my original Kinsale question? <BR>Thanks, Marcia