THE LOOP HEAD PENINSULA, COUNTY CLARE


The Loop Head Peninsula offers great choice and value when to it comes to other important aspects of your holiday — accommodation, good food and entertainment.


accommodation, food and entertainment


Accommodation: There are lots of accommodation options in key centres including Kilkee, Carrigaholt, Kilbaha and Lisdeen. You can choose from quality, family-run hotels and guesthouses to B&Bs and farmhouses. Or, why not try a self-catering holiday home - cottages, houses, apartments or even the Loop Head lighthouse!. There is also a caravan & camping park in Kilkee. For something different, try a traditional seaweed bath at an award-winning day health spa and guesthouse.


Foodies Delight: Loop Head has a variety of award-winning cafés, pubs and restaurants where you can experience the freshest of fresh foods. Most specialise in locally caught fish and shellfish.


Entertainment/Events: The pubs have regular music and sing- song sessions and traditional Irish nights feature regularly. There are also several nightclubs in Kilkee.


Festivals and Events: The Peninsula has some great festivals and events including The Carrigaholt Oyster and Trad Festival (May); the Kilkee ‘Hell of the West’ Triathalon in June (1,500m Atlantic swim; 44k cycle and 10k run); the Kilkee Maritime Festival (July); Currach Racing in Kilbaha and Carrigaholt in June and Kilkee in July; and Horse racing on Kilkee Strand (September).


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