Cork harbour's Riverwood is just the place to rest tired sea legs

Woodland with enormous Scots Pine trees towering away up to the back; water, yacht club and marina views to the front and south, plus farmland, and churchbells ringing out over the estuary — yes, indeed, a place like Currabinny’s Riverwood stirs the senses.

Riverwood, in Currabinny. Pictures: Tom Vaughan/John Roche.

Built about 25 years ago as a home for a family steeped in seafaring and sailing traditions over many generations and centuries - including transatlantic crossings in the mid 19th century - today, Riverwood is a good place for anyone who loves the sea and who wants to drop anchor to raise a family.