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The insider's guide to Beara Peninsula: Where to stay, eat and explore in West Cork

The peninsula that put the ‘Wild’ in ‘Atlantic Way’ is a mesmerising place to explore, eat and stay. Join writer Thom Breathnach as he guides you through the headland that transcends county
The insider's guide to Beara Peninsula: Where to stay, eat and explore in West Cork

A stroll along the Beara peninsula.

Ask a local — from Allihies to Eyeries, from Castletown to Kilmacalogue — where they’re from and they may not respond with “Cork” or “The Kingdom”, but simply “Beara”. 

For Beara, the country’s most south-western peninsula shared by both Munster counties is an awe-inspiring land that transcends county identity.

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