cork

[dizzy34]

well after my question the other day about what to do in the easter hols, we have decided to go to cork in ireland to visit family. We now need some where to stay. i would prefer a cottage or self catering. does any one know of any?

Are your interested in cork city or county? Will you be arriving by ferry or flying? If you have transport "trabolgan" is a holiday village about 15 mins drive from the other side of cork city (not the airport side). They have a web site i expect. it offers swimming pool, other activities, entertainment etc. the town of Kinsale is the airport side, about 20 mins drive. It is a small fishing town with the reputation of being the gourmet food capital of ireland.There probably isnt too much for children there, although there is a fort. Its more of a couple weekend away place!

I know a lovely place, although not cheap.

Fantastic for families as they provided us with cot, pushchair, toys, books, & lovely play area in garden.

The views are superb and within walking distance of Kinsale.

We are hoping to go back some time.

\link{http://www.holiday-rentals.com/Ireland/holiday-cottage-house-County-Cork/p3437.htm?tgqfe=1\here, we stayed in Cara's Cottage}

I'm not a fan of Cork city personally (my dad lives about an hour from the city), but if you head west there are some absolutely stunning places - Clonakilty is lively, near beaches, great pubs, child friendly etc. Rosscarbery is a very pretty village along the same road. There are two lots of holiday cottages in Rosscarbery: the company is called Celtic Cottages (I had a quick look on Google and there are lots of companies with that name, so you would want to search for Celtic Cottages Rosscarbery). Skibereen and Schull are also lovely - again plenty of holiday cottages in the vicinity. Self catering is definitely best - eating out is extremely expensive, especially with a family. Pubs in Ireland are generally very child friendly (outside the cities), but a recent law means kids are now kicked out at 9 (very unpopular in tourist areas where pubs make their living from holidaying families), and of course everywhere is non-smoking. Not sure if you are referring to your own family in which case you probably know all this already, have a great time