If you don't mind a drive to the other side of Dingle Bay you could try a boat trip to the Skelligs from Portmagee on Valentia Island. As featured on "Coast" on the telly last night by the way.

You can see billions of gannets on Little Skellig and exhaust youself climbing nearly vertically up Skellig Michael to the beehive huts of the monastery. The guys who run the trips may converse in Gaelic, go fishing while you're on the island, and gut the catch on the way home; ours did!

The whole thing is saved from being touristy by the stark beauty of the islands - and you can try a bar in Portmagee or Carhiserveen afterwards. We witnessed a very good gig from a band called Tuatha and I drank far too much Guinness.