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Pet-Friendly Holiday Homes in Kerry
Ten of our self-catering homes on the Dingle Peninsula and Tralee Bay take dogs. Each one has its own terms, shown on the house page and applied when you book, so what you read is what you pay. Below: the homes by village, the beaches we send our own guests to, and the few rules that matter in sheep country.
10 homes that take dogsacross 4 villagesbooked direct, no platform fees
Castlegregory
Sand on both sides of the village: Brandon Bay for a long run, the Maharees for a walk with water either side, Lough Gill for a quiet loop when the wind is up.
East Bay House Aughacasla
House · sleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms · 2.5 bathrooms
from €213 / night · ★ 5.0 · 1 review
West Bay House Aughacasla
House · sleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms · 2.5 bathrooms
from €216 / night · ★ 5.0 · 4 reviews
Woodside House
House · sleeps 8 · 4 bedrooms · 2.5 bathrooms
from €226 / night · ★ 4.74 · 34 reviews
Lough Gill Lake House
House · sleeps 7 · 3 bedrooms · 2.5 bathrooms
from €264 / night · ★ 5.0 · 14 reviewsPet terms at a glance
- East Bay House Aughacasla: One small dog by arrangement only: send an enquiry before booking, the garden is not fully enclosed
- West Bay House Aughacasla: One small dog by arrangement only: send an enquiry before booking, the garden is not fully enclosed
- Woodside House: Dogs welcome, up to two, pet fee €100 per dog
- Lough Gill Lake House: One dog welcome, pet fee €100
Cloghane
Under Mount Brandon, on the empty side of the peninsula. Brandon Bay strand starts at the pier and the walks start from the door.
Brandon Bay View
Cottage · sleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms
from €194 / night · ★ 4.72 · 39 reviews
Inchaloughra Lodge
Cottage · sleeps 9 · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms
from €224 / night · ★ 4.96 · 23 reviewsPet terms at a glance
- Brandon Bay View: Dogs welcome, up to two, pet fee €100 per dog
- Inchaloughra Lodge: Dogs welcome, up to two, pet fee €100 per stay
Camp
Where the peninsula begins, under the Slieve Mish mountains, with Tralee Bay below and a short drive to the beaches at Aughacasla and Inch.
The Old Post Cottage
Cottage · sleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathroom
from €187 / night · ★ 4.75 · 12 reviews
Slate Cottage
Cottage · sleeps 5 · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms
from €194 / night · ★ 4.56 · 9 reviews
An Teach Beag
House · sleeps 4 · 3 bedrooms · 1 bathroom
from €230 / night · ★ 4.76 · 33 reviewsPet terms at a glance
- The Old Post Cottage: One small non-shedding dog per booking, pet fee €100 per stay, just tell us when you book
- Slate Cottage: Dogs welcome, up to two, pet fee €100 per stay
- An Teach Beag: Dogs welcome, up to two, pet fee €100 per stay
Fenit
A harbour village on Tralee Bay with a Blue Flag beach, the Greenway to Tralee and a working pier to walk.
Pet terms at a glance
- The Lighthouse, Fenit: One small non shedding dog by arrangement, pet fee €100 per stay
Why West Kerry works for a dog
The beaches are long and mostly empty. Brandon Bay runs for twelve kilometres from Cloghane to the Maharees, and outside July and August you can walk it for an hour and meet nobody. Fermoyle and Stradbally strands sit behind dunes with parking at the end of a farm road. The Greenway from Fenit to Tralee is flat, traffic free and thirteen kilometres long.
This is farmland too. Sheep graze the hills above Camp and Cloghane and the fields around most of our homes, and some gardens are not fully enclosed. We say so on the house page where it applies. A lead near livestock and a closed gate behind you is all that is asked.
Vets: there are practices in Tralee, Dingle and Castleisland. Details and the nearest to your house are in the welcome information you receive after booking.
Beaches for a dog walk
Local guides
Good to know
Which of your holiday homes take dogs?
The homes listed on this page. Each one shows its own pet terms in the Good to know section of the house page, and the same terms are applied when you book.
Is there a charge for bringing a dog?
Most homes add a pet charge per stay to cover the extra cleaning. The amount and the number of dogs allowed are shown on each house page before you enter your dates, so there are no surprises at checkout.
Can I bring more than one dog?
Some homes take up to two, others one small dog only. The house page says which. If you are not sure, send us an enquiry with the breed and size and we will tell you straight away.
Are the gardens enclosed?
Not all of them. Where a garden is open to the road or to farmland we say so on the house page, because this is working farm country with sheep on the land around many of our homes. Keep dogs on a lead near livestock and close every gate behind you.
Can dogs go on the beaches?
Dogs are welcome on most Kerry beaches. Lifeguarded bathing areas on Blue Flag beaches can restrict dogs in the summer months, and the dunes on the Maharees are a nesting ground in spring. Read the signs at the car park and you will be fine. Our beach guides linked below say which strands are wide and quiet enough to let a dog run.