Cork is the largest of the Irish counties located in the south-western corner of Ireland. Rich farmlands and river valleys contrast with wild sandstone hills and magnificent coastlines, shaped by the Atlantic into picturesque bays, rocky headlands and golden sands.
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- Day One: Early departure to Holyhead for the Stena HSS fast ferry to Ireland. Continue south along the Irish Coast to County Cork and the superb four star Midleton Park Hotel & Spa where we stay for the next four nights.
- Day Two: A morning visit to Blarney Village, home of the woollen mills and the famous Blarney Stone, set high in the castle battlements. In the afternoon we visit Cobh, the final port of call of the Titanic in 1912. Here you can see interesting exhibitions about the Titanic and Ireland’s mass emmigration.
- Day Three: A visit to the city of Cork, Ireland’s second largest city nestled along the banks of the River Lee. Continue to Kinsale, a delightful town with a long waterfront, narrow streets, slate-clad houses and a beautiful natural harbour, regarded as the gourmet capital of Ireland.
- Day Four: An included visit to the Jameson Irish Whiskey Heritage Centre, take a step back in time and see the largest still in the world and the old waterwheel manufactured in 1825. Afternoon at leisure in Midleton.
- Day Five: We leave Midleton and head to Waterford, home of the famous Crystal factory, then return to Dun Laoghaire for the HSS sailing to Holyhead and home to North Wales.
