Golf
Golfers are certainly at home in North Kerry, for some its is one of the main attractions. Take your pick from world class championship link courses. The spectacular setting and scenery unfolding around you make the experience of golfing in North Kerry a memorable one with woodland, beach and Atlantic Sea Views in abundance.
Tralee Golf Club www.traleegolfclub.com
18 Hole Par 71 6,890 Yards
Our jewel in the crown, Tralee Golf Course has always boasted a magnificent setting, with the scores setting down and the greens thriving over time Tralee has now joined the elite set of Irish links courses. With views of the Atlantic and white sandy beaches from almost every hole, Tralee earns rave reviews from all who play it.
Ballybunion Golf Course www.ballybuniongolfclub.ie
Old Course 18 Hole Par 71 6,593 Yards
Casheen 18 Hole Par 72 6,306 Yards
Ballybunion home to the Murphys Irish Open in 2000, baost two separate and highly ranked challenging linkscourses which are world acclaimed. The Old course constantly ranks as one of the world’s top ten courses meandering mecacingly through massive dunes on the shores of the Atlantic. The Casheen course founded in 1984 is growing steadily in popularity with visitors and has been ranked as one of the top 100 courses in the world.
Castleisland Golf Club www.castleislandgolfclub.com
18 Hole Par 72 6,041 Yards
Castleisland Golf Course, for those who want to experience something different but no less challenging is a parkland course with modern sandbased greens. The mature wooded undulating terrain creates gem of a course with many challenging holes.
Watersports
North Kerry boasts five of the designated Blue Flag beaches in the South West of Ireland which include Fenit, Banna, Ballheigue and Ballybunion North and South. With such clean and fresh waters its is the perfect place to enjoy a funfilled day of surfing, sailing, castle building with the family of take a swim in the breathtaking fresh Atlantic waters. For the adventurous, experience of a fast paced ride around Tralee Bay on a high powered speed boat should not be missed.
Sailing, Kayaking and Powerboating
Fenit Harbour Marina is situated just 8 miles from Tralee town just south of the Shannon Estuary. This 120 Berth blue flag marina has berths for all sizes of boats. Fenit is also home to Tralee Bay Sailing Schoolwhere a wide range of water sports such as sea kayaking, power boating and sailing holidays can be arranged in and around the beautiful Tralee Bay.
www.traleebaysailingschool.com
Surfing
With spectacular beaches, long indented coastine and the fresh atlantic surf it is no surprise that the surfing scene in North Kerry is rapidly gorwing. Spring and Summer are better seasons for surfing, when the winter swirl is present. The most popular area for surf is at Ballybunion Beach, a recognised surfing spot and it is suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced. Another popular place for surfers and especially for those travelling from Tralee is Banna Beach. For the kite surfers there is also a haven and Banna and Fenit are the most popular.
www.waterworld.ie
Walking
The walkers are spoilt for choice in Tralee and North Kerry with some of the most scenic marked short trails available, as well as the varying landscape of the long distance way marked North Kerry Way.
The terrain is quite varied – low hills, boglands, sandy beaches, small woods and sites of historical interest are plentiful.
The North Kerry Way is made of up of a number of short series trails which combined form a long distance way marked North Kerry Way – a distance of 50km
Cycling
North Kerry offers the cyclist a designated cycle route along quiet country roads, with magnificent views of rolling hills, beaches and prevailing fresh Atlantic Ocean breeze. Towns and villages, ancient treasures and visitor attractions are all included along the route. The North Kerry Cycleway, Fenit Cycleway and Kerry Head Cycleway are suggested routes to take ranging from distances of 18km to 74km.
Angling
Angling in North Kerry is a very special experience, be it out on the sea or on the shore of some of the finest beaches, where the views will equally realx and entrance you.
The main types of Angling in North Kerry are Sea Angling at Fenit Island: Shore Angling at Ballybunion, Banna, Ballyheigue beaches and River Angling on the Feale in Listowel. You will mainly find flounder, turbot, bass, Pollock and sea trout at shore angling, while out at sea shark and bottom can be caught. The main types of fish in the River Feale are salmon and sea trout. About 50% of the main river is controlled by local angling clubs each offering day tickets for visiting anglers.
Horse Riding
Overlooking Tralee Towm at the foothills of the Slieve Mish Mountians, Tralee Equestrian Centre is blessed with views of Tralee, Mount Brandon and the Maharees. Allow mother nature cast her spell over you on an enjoyable trek on country lanes, mountain trails or sandy beaches.
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