**GOOD VALUE Weekly Rates**  €300 - €500 including heating,electric, fuel and welcome pack

  The Croft

Holiday home, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland

Comfortable detached traditional West Cork self catering cottage, with views across the wild flower meadow towards Loch Ine forest and the mountains. Sleeps 2+, with airy open-plan living area, galley kitchen, cosy galleried bedroom, cathedral ceiling and magnificient full-height stone fireplace with open fire.

 The Gallery

Holiday home, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland

Luxuriously furnished West Cork semi detached self catering cottage style property. Sleeps 2, with galleried bedroom; cathedral style ceiling; well equipped kitchen; and panoramic views through the full height picture windows across the countryside to the sea and islands beyond.

The Gardens

Ballymacrown Homestead, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland

  Take time out to relax in the gardens at  Ballymacrown Homestead. Sit in the Rose  Garden and enjoy the views to the mountains  of West Cork. Follow the maze through the  natural wild flower meadow and identify the  numerous species of grasses and flowers. Or  just sit in the orchard and watch the antics  of our four resident ducks, paddling in the  dew pond. Behind the cottages is the  ornamental kitchen garden, where a variety  of veg are grown organically. The gardens are  bordered by fuchsia hedges and montbrecia -  native species of West Cork. Visitors are  welcome to help themselves and at harvest  time enjoy fresh potatoes, onions and garlic.

Click HERE for plan of garden

 
Holiday rentals

West Cork Artisan Food Producers

As a taste of West Cork's artisan food products, available locally in Skibbereen, we provide a local shopping service - CLICK HERE FOR ORDER FORM. 

Self Catering - 

What's Included?

You may be self catering but at Ballymacrown Homestead that doesn't mean you will have to bring “everything but the kitchen sink” with you on your holiday to West Cork. Here is a list of the equipment, eco-products, welcome pack items and the little extras that should make your stay in West Cork more enjoyable. 

Kitchen	Eco Products
Bed & Bath	Welcome Pack
Baby Equipment	Open Fire
Utility	Little Extras
Honesty Shop

 Whale watching in West Cork

The waters of West Cork are home to dolphins, seals and porpoises. Whales are regular visitors, with Minke whales arriving in April, Fin whales in the summer months and Humpback whales in September.

For the 2009 season Whale Watch West Cork are offering all Ballymacrown Homestead guests a 10% discount on their dolphin and whale watching tours of West Cork, which last 3 - 4 hours and depart from Reen Pier, Castlehaven or Baltimore Pier, West Cork. On booking your accommodation with us you will receive a code that you will need to quote to Whale Watch West Cork to avail of their discounted prices. 

For further details please click on www.whalewatchwestcork.com

West Cork Garden Trail

For garden lovers West Cork offers an annual garden trail, giving access to West Cork's best gardens during the period 13th to 28th June 2009. Many of the gardens are open throughout the season and include Stately homes, Island retreats and beautiful country gardens, others are only available during the West Cork garden trail weeks. For links to gardens participating please click HERE or for full details see www.westcorkgardentrail.com

Supporting Tree Planting

Reduce your carbon footprint and plant a tree.

During May - Sep we are offering our guests a free young sapling to take home and plant.

The choice includes: Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Hawthorn or Crab Apple. 

The trees were chosen for the diversity of insects and birds they will support.