Antarctic explorer Tom Crean ran this sky-blue inn in his retirement. Now it’s a regular Crean museum and gift shop, as well as a cracking pub serving Killarney-brewed Expedition Ale and average pub grub (mains €10 to €18; food served to 9pm). It's in the residential village of Annascaul, 16km east of Dingle town.
South Pole Inn
Dingle Peninsula
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