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Gougane Barra Hotel
Gougane Barra
Ballingeary
Co. Cork
Ireland

T: +353 1 2958900
E: gouganebarra@irishcountryhotels.com
Activities around the Gougane Barra Hotel
Walking in Gougane Barra
There are a number of walks in Gougane Barra forest park comprising some 350 acres. Nature lovers will revel in the extensive areas of natural and cultivated forestry which abounds in wildlife.
 
You can drive along the ring road in the forest or take some of the very enjoyable walks. Sli Laoi a delightful walk along the floor of Cumrua follows the course of the infant Lee to the head of the valley.
 
For the more energetic there are interesting walks ascending the slopes, from which the panoramic view of mountain and crag, lake and forest, present a picture of unforgettable beauty.For the skilled walker the high hills surrounding Gougane Barra invite you to sample the joys of hill walking.
 
Fishing in gougane Barra Lake
The Lake in front of the hotel is known as Lough Irce and yields wonderful wild brown trout. Boats, lifejackets, information and complimentary fishing are available to all guests. This is a mountain lake and presents a true test to the dedicated fly angler and the season is open from 17th March to 12th October.
 
Trout fishing is also available in the stocked lakes of Lough Bofinne (Bantry), Lough Avoul (Glengarriff), and river fishing in the River Sullane (Macroom), River Lee (Inchigeelagh). Coarse Fishing for Perch and Pike is also to be found locally in Lough Allua.
 
Touring in the Southwest
Our family run hotel is nestled in one of the most scenic and romantic glens in the South West of Ireland, at the source of the river Lee, overlooking Gougane Barra lake and St. Finbarr’s sixth century hermitage.
 
The hotel is an ideal base for touring West Cork and Kerry, the windswept peninsulas, colourful towns, numerous heritage sites, sandy beaches, golf courses, and so much more to see and do in this unspoilt area.