Sail
Crosshaven is the home of the royal cork yacht club (http://www.royalcork.com/). every two years it hosts cork week (http://www.corkweek.ie), described as the "biggest fun regata in the world"
The Boat Yard and Marina [www.crosshavenboatyard.com] on the other side of town offer non-members of the yacht club a place to dock their boats. In the 1970's a boat was built using only technology available in medieval times in an attempt to prove that St Brendan, a 6th century Irish saint was able to sail to what is now Newfoundland.
Graball is approximately 1km from the village. The site of a swimming club in the past, it offers quiet, safe bathing in an athmosphere of faded grandeur.
Church Bay is around the same distance from the village. Divided in Victorian and Edwardian times into "The Men's Pool" and "Ladies Bay", it's a safe and comfortable place to swim and to dive.
Fennel's Bay is around 2km from the village, near TempleBreedy. Its relative remoteness make it a quite spot.
Myrtlevile is 3km from the village, also the site of Pine Lodge and Bunnyconellen. Its clear sands make it a very popular spot in Summer.
Fountainstown is around 4km away. Also a sandy beach that can become crowded in summer.
Crosshaven has walks for every level of fitness.
A gentle walk leads from the village to Drake's Pool, where according to a local apocryphal tale, Francis Drake hid while fleeing from the Spanish Armada.
Another walk leads from the village to Castlepoint and up a gentle slope known locally as "The Grassy" to Fort Camden, from where a spectacular view of the Harbour can be enjoyed. It's possible to continue from here to Graball, where there's a modest beach, and from there to Church Bay. It's possible to walk from here to Fennel's Bay along the Rcoks, though only when the tide is more than half-way out (http://www.myforecast.com...) check for tide times and by people with reasonable rock climbing skills. Those that brave this route are rewarded with excellent views of the harbour and a chance to visit the remains of World War I gun turrets and look-out posts.
An alternative is to walk from Church Bay up a steep hill to TempleBreedy, the church that gives Church Bay its name, and from there to Fennel's Bay. The walk from Fennel's Bay to Myrtleville is unchallenging. The entire walk from the village to Myrtleville takes around 2 or 3 hours.
Piper's Funfair (http://inphotos.org/piper...), known locally as "The Merries" has provided generations of children with amusement. Nearby, the former cinema called La Scala offers arcade games.
The Pitch and Putt course behind Crosshaven House offers a gentle course in arboreal surroundings. The course near Templebreed Fort is more challenging and windswept.