East Cork has a whole lot to offer

With great food, a fine beach and plenty to do, Esther N McCarthy enjoyed her stay at Garryvoe Hotel

TO PARAPHRASE the great comedian, WC Fields, you should never travel with children or animals. Unless you have to. And if the little sprogs are your own and you can’t cod anyone into taking them for the weekend, make it easy on yourself. Base your break around them. You’ll all be so much happier.

We squeezed into the car, wedged between buggies and balls and Ben 10 books, off to Ballycotton Bay.