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CROSSHAVEN

Twinned with Pleumeur Bodou, Brittany

rosshaven is a quiet and peaceful village located at the point where the Owenabue River enters the sea at the mouth of Cork harbour. roches-point.jpg (19872 bytes) Here you can enjoy beautiful walks with sea, river and land views.
Drake's Pool', located 2km upriver from Crosshaven, is so named following an incident whereby England's Sir Francis Drake eluded the Spanish Armada by sailing upriver at Crosshaven.


Today, 'Drake's Pool' is renowned for its scenic beauty. The village is also home to the world's oldest yacht club, the 'Royal Cork', founded in 1720. The club is now surrounded by extensive serviced marinas, boatyards and a chandlery. Prestigious world yacht racing championships are now hosted by Royal Cork Yacht Clubin Crosshaven is fast becoming the blue water sailors' favourite stop-off along Europe's western seaboard.


Crosshaven, famous for its pubs, offers many facilities including shore or deep-sea angling, wreck fishing and boat or yacht charter. Nearby scenic Church bay, Myrtleville and Weaver's Point with sand and pebble beaches, are popular bathing places and attract many visitors on warm summer days.

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Situated only 8 miles (12km) from Ringaskiddy Ferryport and 9 miles (14km) from Cork Airport, Crosshaven makes it a very accessible place. Only 9 miles (14 km) from the Monkstown-Carrigaloe cross river ferry, to bring you for a day to Cobh, Fota and East-Cork.


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