Ballycotton Lighthouse
Ballycotton Lighthouse
Ballycotton Lighthouse
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Sarah C
Kinnegad, Ireland21 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
We went on a tour of the lighthouse with Ballycotton Sea Adventures - booked easily online and had a super 1.5 hour guided tour for €75 for family of 4. Well worth a visit to hear the history and tour the island and lighthouse. The boat over and back was lovely too and added to the experience.
Claire was our guide and was very knowledgeable and answered any questions we had.
Absolutely recommend if visiting Ballycotton - we had a fab lunch at the Sea Chirch restaurant too!
Claire was our guide and was very knowledgeable and answered any questions we had.
Absolutely recommend if visiting Ballycotton - we had a fab lunch at the Sea Chirch restaurant too!
Written 21 July 2021
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FrequentFlier629085
4 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
We have been coming down to Youghal for 12 years and we just did the Ballycotton lighthouse trip.. I can safely say it has been the highlight of my summer. We met the skipper on the pier and he took us over to the island and we were greeted by the tour guide (who was so friendly) all the information was so interesting and really could have stayed there for another hour we did have a glorious day and the crossing over on the boat was great.. what an experience would highly recommend it and Ballycotton is fab... definitely one of the things to do
Written 21 July 2020
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conor l
Cork, Ireland7 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
This was great,short boat trip, a hop really. Great sense of community from the tour guides, you can see the passion for the lighthouse, it's history and potential for the local area. Also Ballycotton is a real gem. Good for food and has a great cliff walk.
Written 29 April 2023
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Richard K
4 contributions
Jul 2020
Super trip to the lighthouse! Redmond and Derry were very good to us. Derry was a pleasure to spend time with it, and it was great to just listen to his extensive knowledge of the lighthouse, the lighthouse keepers and the surrounding bay.
Definitely recommend the trip and we have great memories.
Thanks,
Richard
Definitely recommend the trip and we have great memories.
Thanks,
Richard
Written 14 July 2020
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Helen W
3 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
Excellent Tour Guide Hazel.
Passionate and informative. Local and interested in the lighthouse and Ballycotton Hope future plans to develop the lighthouse and Island is successful. Be amazing!
Congrats and continued success!
Will definitely do a repeat visit!
Helen
Passionate and informative. Local and interested in the lighthouse and Ballycotton Hope future plans to develop the lighthouse and Island is successful. Be amazing!
Congrats and continued success!
Will definitely do a repeat visit!
Helen
Written 25 July 2020
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Danielle D
5 contributions
Aug 2022
Absolutely loved our visit to the lighthouse, Hazel our guide was so friendly and welcoming. The views are fantastic and we loved the boat trip over and back too. I would highly recommend this trip if you are visiting Ballycotton.
Written 9 August 2022
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Mairéad
6 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
We travelled as a group on Saturday to see Ballycotton lighthouse. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgable, funny and obviously passionate bout passing on, and learning about the history fo the Ballycotton lighthouse. After looking out at the island since the age of 2, 24 years later it was fantastic to finally visit and learn about it's history. I would really, really recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area. Such a lovely day and I will definitely be back next year.
Written 28 August 2018
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Eddie E
Cobh, Ireland86 contributions
Jul 2018 • Friends
The crew of the SAilCork training yacht "Holy Grounder" had a great tour to the lighthouse today. Matt our boat driver brought us safely across the the Island and we had great information from our guide Claire. Really interesting! Fantastic for all the family!!
Written 12 July 2018
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Elizabeth L
Raleigh, NC8 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
It’s a quick 15 minute boat ride to learn so much about the history of the Ballycotton Lighthouse. Our tour guide was a retired Lighthouse Keeper and he truly made the tour special with his inside knowledge. A must do if visiting Ballycotton
Written 20 June 2019
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Sheridan
England, UK2,391 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
Ballycotton lighthouse is a great place to visit. It is a short ride from Ballycotton and the tour is very interesting and enjoyable
Written 5 June 2019
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