Day Drives-Cork Area

rebel_rebel

Looking for some advice please. I a hoping the bring my mother out for a Sunday drive this weekend as she broke her wrist and could day with a few hours out of the house. I am looking for any beauty spots even if they are a bit off the beaten track.A nice area where we could park the car and go for a walk. I will be travelling from the North Cork area so someplace near the coast would be nice in East Cork area or any recommended forest walks.

Thanks in advance

BrianJD

Fota Gardens or Inchidonney Beach followed by lunch in the hotel
Gugane Barra is also a pace we go to.

Owen

Closer to home might be Milstreet Country Park - if you haven't been already, it's a nice area to walk around. Outside the Park, there's some other nice things to see along the scenic roads, some Ogham Stones, and a Dolmen.

curly from cork

Kinsale, Nice viewing area at Charles Fort or if its not too much a nice flat walk if you park at Man Friday you can walk along side the water as far as Summercove. About a 30 min return at a strolling pace. Its called the Scilly walk.

Longboard

If you make the journey to west cork (Clonakilty/Rosscarbery area), all of the following are within 10 minutes drive of each other.


Start with a drive to Galley head


Then the ruined church in castlefreke


Longstrand just off castlefreke is a good place to go when there is a storm


Drombeg stone circle


Finish with a coffee/tea/hot chocolate in Hayes Pub Glandore.