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TIMOLEAGUE is a small village, set inland on the muddy estuary of the Ardigeen River. It is dominated by the extensive remains of a Franciscan abbey which was sacked in 1649. The much advertised Castle Gardens include a beautiful walled garden, but the ruins of Timoleague Castle itself are negligible and not worth the entrance fee. Timoleague is only a small place, but it boasts a handful of good bars, including Charlie Madden's and The Mill House Bar - you stand a good chance of finding some sort of live music in one of these at weekends - and Dillon's , which serves excellent food in the evenings (expect to pay from around GBP10/?12.70). Nearby Lettercollum House guesthouse and restaurant serves exquisite food (dinner around GBP24/?30.47) and offers good-quality accommodation in a spacious nineteenth-century house set in wooded grounds (tel 023/46251, www.clon.ie/letterco.html ; GBP40/?50.79-GBP70/?88.88). If you want to stay in the village itself, try Panorama B&B , Chapel Hill (tel 023/46248; GBP40-55/?50.79-69.84), which offers very comfortable accommodation and excellent views. There's also good camping around two miles out of Timoleague along the R600 towards Clonakilty at Sexton's Camping (tel 023/46347). At the broad mouth of the estuary, the village of COURTMACSHERRY is a safe, quiet family resort. It's certainly tranquil - when asked what happens here one local reckoned "the tide comes in and the tide goes out again". That's slightly exaggerated - if you're feeling rich you can go deep-sea angling or shark fishing (Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre; tel 023/46427), and horse riding can be arranged through the pleasant, family run Courtmacsherry Hotel (tel 023/46198; over GBP130/?165.07). For B&B, Travara Lodge (tel 023/46493; GBP40-55/?50.79-69.84) is a good option, or you could head a few miles south to Sea Court (8th June to 20th Aug; tel 023/40151 or 40218; GBP40-55/?50.79-69.84; dinner GBP22.50/?28.57 by reservation), an eighteenth-century mansion, furnished with antiques in the tiny village of BUTLERSTOWN .
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