Ceann Trá Heights

Dingle Peninsula


An ideal base for exploring the area, this comfortable, modern five-room guesthouse has a great location overlooking Ventry Bay (rooms 1 and 2 have stunning sea views). An open fire warms the cosy sitting room in chilly weather.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Dingle Peninsula attractions

1. Reask Monastic Site

2.63 MILES

The remains of this 5th- or 6th-century monastic settlement are one of the peninsula's more evocative archaeological sites, with low stone walls among…

2. Gallarus Oratory

2.68 MILES

Gallarus Oratory is one of Ireland's most beautiful ancient buildings, its smoothly constructed dry-stone walls in the shape of an upturned boat. It has…

3. Gallarus Visitor Centre

2.73 MILES

This privately owned visitor centre and car park is next to Gallarus Oratory. The only reason for paying the fee is to use the car park (the audiovisual…

4. Dingle Distillery

2.93 MILES

An offshoot of Dublin's Porterhouse microbrewery, this small-scale craft distillery went into operation in 2012, and began bottling its distinctive single…

5. Dingle Peninsula Museum

3.05 MILES

Set in a 19th-century schoolhouse, this local museum has displays on the history, geology, archaeology and ecology of the peninsula. It's in the centre of…

6. Famine Cottages

3.08 MILES

The 1845-built Famine Cottages (6km southwest of Ventry) were once the home of the Kavanagh family, and the primitive furnishings and cooking utensils…

7. Dingle Oceanworld

3.35 MILES

Dingle's aquarium is a lot of fun, and includes a walk-through tunnel and a touch pool. Psychedelic fish glide through tanks that recreate such…

8. Kilmalkedar Church

3.59 MILES

The Dingle Peninsula's most important Christian site, Kilmalkedar has a beautiful setting with sweeping views over Smerwick Harbour. Built in the 12th…