While Ireland is not renowned for its sunshine we have many beautiful sandy beaches within a few kilometres of our house that are safe for swimming or just walking. For the more adventurous there's paddleboard or kayak rental in Dingle Town or you can learn to surf or windsurf at Inch Beach (30 minutes) or Castlegregory (45 minutes).

For those who like to hike there are many beautiful walks on the surrounding hills and mountains to suit all tastes and abilities.

The 18 hole Ceann Sibéal Golf Course (Dingle Golf Links) is nearby and there are also a number of other notable golf courses within a two hour drive at Ballybunion, Killorglin, Killarney, Tralee, Waterville.

The Great Blasket Island, dis-inhabited in 1953 and accessible via ferry is a must visit and for an authentic experience guests can stay overnight in the Blasket Island Hostel. See loads of photos etc. from the island from someone how spent most of 2019 living on it on twitter @island_lesley A visit to the Blasket Island Centre on the mainland in Dun Chaoin is also recommended.

Fans of film will note that some of the latest Star Wars films were shot here as well as at nearby Skellig Michael Island. Previously Ryan's Daughter (1960s) and Far & Away (1990s) were other films shot in the locality.

Traditional Irish music sessions are in many of the Dingle pubs every evening during the summer months and local Ballyferriter pub O Cathain's hosts a blues session on Sunday afternoons which has a lovely atmosphere. Some pubs in Dingle such as Mc Carthys and An Conair also host rock music and other music sessions and concerts.

Dingle Distillery, which distills both whiskey and gin, and which scooped the top award at the gin awards in London a few years ago is worth a visit http://dingledistillery.ie. As is the nearby pub and microbrewery at Bricks Pub (5 mins) http://westkerrybrewery.ie

For fans of sports there are weekly games of gaelic football played locally where our own team An Ghaeltacht competes in Division 2 of the County League. While Gaelic football is an amateur sport played by local residents, the level of fitness and intensity is as high as that of any professional sport. If you're lucky you'll catch one of the local derby games between An Ghaeltacht and great rivals Dingle, dubbed El Clasico locally, these are always fiery encounters! 2 nearby basketball teams (Tralee Warriors and Killorglin) compete in the national premier league and a third (killarney) in the second tier. Hurling is another high intensity Irish sport. It is not played locally but can be seen in Tralee and north County Kerry as well as on the TV during the summer.

The West Kerry Peninsula has a very high density of historical and archaelogical sites and structures, from Churches and castles to standing stones, beehive huts, ancient burial sites, fairy forts etc. These have all been documented and museum in Ballyferriter (2km) gives further detailed information. (http://www.westkerrymuseum.com