Great Blasket Island, Off The Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry.

The Great Blasket Island, the most westerly point in Europe, is the largest of a group of islands located 3 miles off the tip of the Dingle Peninsula Gaeltacht, 13 kilometers west of Dingle town. In the past few years a number of the houses have been restored and amenities provided for visitors to the island.	Great Blasket Island

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Simple accommodation in 5 restored houses at the top of the village.

Accommodation Rates
EU18 per person per night. (including Laundry)
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A 12 passenger boat
from Dingle Marina to the Great Blasket Island
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A café and restaurant with wine licence.
Snacks, soup, cakes, sandwiches, light meals and juices are available at the cafe throughout the
day.
Click here for a Blasket Island Cafe Sample Menu

Accommodation availability depends on dates - we find that Saturday nights
are busy and need to be booked well in advance, also for July and August it
is safer to book well in advance.

There are 4/6 beds per room at EU€18 per bed per night but you can book a
4 bed room for EU€60 per night, or a 3 bed room at EU€45 per night, or a 6 bedroom at €90 per night.
Those staying in the accommodation get preference at breakfast but it is safer to
pre-book your evening meals.

Superb walks on the green road and mountain tracks.

Attractive flora and fauna.
Pre-historic remains.

Gulls on the Great Blasket Island

For those with an interest in literature on the Great Blasket Island
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Read through the Dingle Peninsula site section on Culture, Heritage and Irish Language on the Blasket Islands.
This will provide you with the Names and Authors of books
of interest.

Dingle Peninsula Tourism Centre
Blasket Island Tourism Centre

Suitable clothes and safe footwear should be worn while exploring the Island.
Supervise children on the beach and cliff areas.
Dogs should be kept on a lead or under control at all times.
A flash light for night time use is a must.

Extreme care, on this Island, is necessary due to the terrain and
currents.

Drinking water is a limited commodity on the Island so we would appreciate
if you brought enough for your own use.
We would appreciate if rubbish could be brought back to the mainland.
Click here for more information about conserving the natural environment

Also visit DINGLE HORSERIDING | DINGLE HORSERIDING APARTMENTS | GREENLANE GALLERY DINGLE