Harbour Queen Ferry

Garnish Island Visit

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:50 +0000

Super Motor Yacht Air off Garnish Island

The Super Motor Yacht AIR paid a visit to Glengarriff Harbour and moored off Garnish Island. This luxury boat was launched last year and is reported to cost a mere €750,000 a week to charter!

Complete with helicopter, cinema, swimming pool and an impressive observation lounge this is definitely one of the classier visitors we’ve had this year!

Garinish Island Ferry

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:43:35 +0000

Garinish (Garnish) Island is home to one of the most amazing gardens in Ireland. Visit these gardens aboard one of our fully licensed ferries. The Harbour Queen Ferries provides a regular service to the island. Ferries depart from Glengarriff Pier every 30 minutes during the season (April 1 – October 31). Our fleet of ferries are purpose built enclosed waterbuses which will whisk you to the island in safety and comfort.

Garnish Island 2012

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:09:35 +0000

Garnish Island Ferries out on the bay

We’re looking forward to a wonderful season in 2012 the team have been working hard to ensure the gardens are in tip top shape for this season.

The Gardens are opening on the 1st April and in the meantime the Garnish Island Ferry will be running some harbour tours and trips to see the seal colony in the bay. The weather is amazing right now and it’s incredible to be out on the water…

If you want to inquire about visiting Garnish Island (Ilnacullin) in 2012 or bringing a tour to the area we’d love to hear from you – contact Ferry Office here.

Garnish Island Ireland

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:58:20 +0000

Garnish Island Glengarriff - Courtesy of Con Connolly

Wonderful aerial shot of Garnish Island courtesy of Con Connolly. You can see the Martello tower, the clock tower and the casita clearly in this amazing shot. It gives a wonderful idea of the layout of the gardens. Take the Harbour Queen Garnish Island Ferry to visit these wonderful gardens and have a wonderful adventure!

Garinish Island & Gardens

admin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:03:11 +0000

Garinish is an old name for Garnish Island. Which means the near island in Irish.

Visitors can be confused as the Island is variously referred to as Ilnacullin, Garnish Island and locally it is also known as Garinish!

Whatever you decide to call it Garnish is a beautiful Island with wonderful gardens that you will enjoy! Take a trip by boat from Glengarriff Pier to the Island and enjoy the beauty of Bantry Bay and the wonderful rugged surrounding of Glengarriff Harbour.

Tour Groups to Ilnacullin Gardens on Garnish Island

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:48:47 +0000

Tours to Ilnacullin Gardens - Garnish Island

Harbour Queen Ferries have the only class v licensed ferry running to Ilnacullin Gardens on Garnish (Garinish) Island in Glengarriff in West Cork. The service can accommodate tour groups of any size as we operate a fleet of covered waterbuses on a scheduled shuttle to the island. Our ferries are fully licensed by the Department of the Marine and our crews are highly experienced professionals.

The trip to the gardens on Garnish includes a magical wildlife cruise to Seal Island where your group will see the wild seal colony and be able to take great photos of seals basking on the rocks, diving for fish and popping up their heads in curiosity! The backdrop to the trip is very beautiful as Glengarriff Harbour is a beautiful tranquil bay with stunning mountain scenery.

Ilnacullin Ferry

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:36:57 +0000

Ilnacullin (Garnish, Garinish) Island is home to one of the most beautiful gardens in Ireland. The Ferry to Ilnacullin runs from the main Pier in Glengarriff every 30 minutes during the season.

The Island is laid out in a series of gardens which were designed by the garden designer Harold Peto in the early 20th century.