Where do you start?  Kerry is a hive for the outdoor enthusiast, those who love to drive, climb, hill walking, shopping, eating and so much more.  So here are our top ten things to do and see in Kerry and all are accessible while staying with us at Killarney’s Holiday Village. Killarney National Park situated close to Killarney Town and across from our village houses, the National Park and is Ireland’s Oldest National Park, created when Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish Free State in ...

Who would have imagined that people would queue up to cycle 180km for charity in one day? Well, that’s what’s happening in Kerry, where registration just opened for this year’s Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, the 34th annual staging of an event that attracts thousands of participants of all ages and fitness levels. This is the biggest one-day charity fund-raising event in Munster, with thousands of leisure cyclists covering 180km of stunning Kerry coastline and countryside, while making money for c ...

Kerry is no stranger to stars—and we’re not just talking about Michael Fassbender: One of the world’s best places to see heavenly bodies is just over an hour’s drive from Killarney. Stay at Killarney’s Holiday Village for the perfect Kerry Dark Sky Reserve accommodation. What is the Kerry Dark Sky Reserve? The Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve is a 700sq km area in the southwest of the county that has been awarded gold-tier designation by the International Dark-Sky Association in Arizona ...

Whether you are travelling with the family or looking for a relaxing escape with the girls, it’s always a bonus to have a swimming pool close at hand. When you stay at Killarney’s Holiday Village, you have a choice of great pools and facilities within easy reach. Here are 5 favourites, in no particular order: Aquila Club Just minutes from Killarney’s Holiday Village, the Gleneagle Hotel has two pools to keep all the family happy. The main 25 metre pool has two dedicated swim lanes, in addition t ...

If you like to lace up your shoes and head out in the fresh air, you know that Killarney’s Holiday Village is the perfect place to stay. Book a holiday home here and you’re just a few minutes’ walk from the delights of Killarney National Park, one of the world’s most beautiful natural playgrounds. You might have heard of popular walks like Torc Mountain and the circular walks in Killarney Demesne, but you might not be as familiar with these hidden delights on your doorway: Blue Pool Walk This ...

Booking self-catering accommodation at Killarney’s Holiday Village is a sensible choice if you want to go fishing in Kerry. A holiday home here makes the perfect base, whether you are interested in lake or river fishing, shore fishing, sea fishing, coarse or game angling. Fishing in Kerry: Your Options Killarney’s Holiday Village is situated on the Iveragh peninsula, which plunges into the pure waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a rich fishing ground in itself and a source of the salmon that spawn in ...

When you stay at Killarney’s Holiday Village, you have the perfect base for a tour of movies filmed in Kerry. From Ryan’s Daughter to Far and Away, Kerry has long drawn moviemakers from top studios as a location for a variety of productions. Here are our pick of movies filmed in Kerry: Ryan’s Daughter Dingle came to worldwide attention in 1970 as the setting for David Lean’s epic Ryan’s Daughter. The old schoolhouse built for the movie still stands on a headland overlooking the Blasket Islan ...