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Town in County Kerry, Ireland
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Kenmare is a village in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It's at the head of Kenmare Bay: north of the bay is Iveragh Peninsula, and its coast road is the popular Ring of Kerry tourist route. South is Beara Peninsula, marking the boundary with County Cork. Kenmare's resident population was 2600 in 2022, but it has lots of tourist accommodation and other facilities and gets busy in summer.
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A personal collection of vintage and classic cars, including Rolls Royce, Bentley, Alvis and Armstrong Siddeley. If you happen to own one yourself, the boss can do repairs and servicing.
They offer try-dives, training, kit hire and dives for every skill level: see Scuba diving for what's involved. They're open for business May-Oct, the rest of the year they just dive for fun in a grey heaving Atlantic.
Working sheep farm, where you watch the collies herd the sheep, and lambing and sheep-shearing in season.
Pub and restaurant with good pub food.
Pub-restaurant serving great trad-continental food.
This cosy restaurant get great reviews for its modern Irish cuisine.
It's not a microbrewery as the name implies, but a pub-restaurant with a decent menu.
Friendly restaurant with rooms in town centre.
Friendly small hotel. No dogs. Live music in Casey's Bar.
Slick modern hotel.
Clean, friendly hostel west along N70.
Now you've really arrived: the summer residence of the Marquis of Landsdowne is now a plush resort hotel and country club south shore of the bay.
Craft shop for lace plus a small museum. Needlepoint lace was handmade by the nuns of Poor Clare Convent from the 19th century, winning acclaim for its innovative designs. The convent declined in the late 20th century but the nuns taught a local craftswoman their skills and she founded an artisan co-op which became this centre. It occasionally has demonstrations, classes and promotional events.
The closest airport is Kerry (KIR), midway between Killarney and Tralee. It has limited flights and you might do better to fly into Dublin, Shannon or Cork.
Read in the guideMotorists should use the main car park on Railway Rd by Holy Cross Church. There are public toilets here. Avoid the congested Square.
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