At 6.3 km the Derrynane Mass Loop is short enough to fit between breakfast and lunch, long enough to leave you happily tired, and historic enough that you will keep thinking about it long after the walk is over. … Read More
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Stargazing in the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve
Walk out the front door on a clear night and look up — you are standing in one of only three Gold Tier Dark Sky Reserves in the world. … Read More
What to Pack for a Wild Atlantic Way Weekend
Kerry weather is its own thing — four seasons in an afternoon. Here is what we would pack if it were our weekend on the Wild Atlantic Way. … Read More
Inside Chef Martin McCormack’s Kitchen: Sourcing Atlantic Seafood
When chef Martin McCormack opens the kitchen each morning, the first calls of the day are to the boats — what came in last night, what is on the way. … Read More
Five Beaches Within a 20-Minute Drive of the Hotel
Carroll’s Cove is on the doorstep and Derrynane Beach is famous — but five quiet coves within a 20-minute drive are worth finding time for during your stay. … Read More
The Magic of Skellig Michael: Booking Your Boat Trip
If your stay at the Derrynane coincides with calm seas, you can stand on a 6th-century monastic settlement at the top of an Atlantic sea-stack. … Read More
Derrynane House and the Story of Daniel O’Connell
Most people know Dublin’s O’Connell Street. Fewer realise that the man it is named for came from a stone manor house ten minutes’ drive from this hotel. … Read More
Why You Should Try a Traditional Atlantic Seaweed Bath
Not many treatments feel as specifically of-this-place as a traditional Atlantic seaweed bath. If you have never tried one, your first stay is the time. … Read More
A Family Day at Derrynane Beach
The most common reception question in summer is “where should we take the kids today?”. Our answer is almost always the same. … Read More
The Best Time of Year to Visit the Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry has a peak season and a quiet one. Unlike most places, the quiet season is arguably the better one. Here is how we would think about it. … Read More