Launched in spring 2014, the Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500 km coastal route that invites the visitor to explore Ireland’s dramatic western seaboard.
Flagged as ‘the world’s longest coastal drive’, thanks to the many headlands and inlets that beg to be investigated along the way, it aims to highlight the most dramatic landmarks and attractions while also making it easier to find the interesting little out of the way places that might otherwise be by-passed.
It can be joined at any point and is divided into five sections, the first being Donegal in the north, with the other four (Donegal-Mayo; Mayo-Clare; Clare-Kerry; Kerry-Cork) leading you right down the Atlantic seaboard to the southern counties of Cork and Kerry.
A simple route map is available on discoverireland.ie where full information on each section is given, including activities and key ‘discovery points’.
The very distinctive bright blue ‘wave’ road signs make it virtually impossible to get lost - and we have plenty of suggestions for the best places to eat, drink and stay along the way, many of which are run by people who know the west coast back to front and will help visitors to find a genuine sense of discovery along this beautiful and fascinating coastline.
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Hotel / Restaurant
Attractively situated on the waterfront, overlooking Lough Atalia, this fine contemporary hotel is more central than its scenic location might suggest, as the shops and restaurants off Eyre Square are only a few minutes walk. Formerly the Radisson Blu, ...
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Headford, Co. Galway
Country House
Situated about 15 minutes drive north of Galway city in the heart of hunting and fishing country, John and Finola Cooke's early Georgian manor house enjoys beautiful views overlooking Lake Hackett.
It is a lovely property, with large well-proportioned ...
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Inishbofin, Co. Galway
Hotel
Known locally as 'Day's', this family run hotel on Inishbofin pier has been the first port of call for the many visitors to the island over the years. It overlooks the inner harbour and has in recent years been transformed into a large luxury hotel (a ...
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Inishbofin, Co. Galway
Hotel / Restaurant
Having run The Dolphin Restaurant here since 2000 there was delight all round when brother and sister, Pat and Cathy Coyne, developed as a small hotel in 2006.
Set in landscaped grounds, it has proved a wonderful addition to this beautiful unspoilt is ...
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Leenane, Co. Galway
Country House
One of Ireland’s most famous sporting lodges, Delphi Lodge was built in the early 19th-century by the Marquis of Sligo, and is magnificently located in an unspoilt valley, surrounded by the region’s highest mountains (with the high rainfall ...
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Leenane, Co. Galway
Café / Hotel / Restaurant / Speciality Store
Stunningly located on a 300-acre estate in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt areas of the west of Ireland and eleven kilometres northwest of Leenane on the road to Louisburgh (R335), is Delphi Mountain Resort, a sensitively designed hotel, restaur ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Hotel
Situated on a roundabout outside Galway city, this landmark hotel is very easy to find, which is a big plus for business travellers.
Good conference and business facilities have made it a very popular venue, and it offers a high standard of accommodat ...
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Oughterard, Co. Galway
Guesthouse
A fisherman's dream, Michael and Maria Healy’s unpretentious, neatly maintained waterside guesthouse offers warm, family hospitality, comfortable accommodation, an open turf fire to relax by and real home cooking.
Rooms are regularly redecorated ...
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Recess, Co. Galway
Hotel / Restaurant
Maire O’Connor’s former sporting lodge on the shores of Lough Inagh makes a delightful small hotel, with a country house atmosphere. It has large, well-proportioned rooms, interesting period detail and lovely fireplaces with welcoming log f ...
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Roundstone, Co. Galway
B&B
Lynn Hill’s charming and unusual house on the Ballynahinch River near Roundstone was built as a sporting lodge in the eighteenth century but you don’t have to be a fisherperson to warm to the special charms of The Anglers Return: Lynn&rsquo ...
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