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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Bellharbour, Co. Clare
Bakery / Baking/Bakery / Café / Chocolate / Producers Shop
Although it is well signed near north Clare’s famous Flaggy Shore, John and Kasha Connolly’s charming little chocolate factory, bakery and café still comes as a surprise. John, who knows The Burren like the back of his hand, is well ...
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Ahakista, Co. Cork
Café / Speciality Store
The tiny village of Ahakista on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula is choc-a-bloc with charm and beauty, and it has more than its fair share of quirky places to visit.
Artist Annabel Langrish’s gallery and café is one of the most charming s ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Café / Deli
Just outside the campus of NUIG, 37 West is in the happy position of being located between two large and equally culinarily challenged institutions, the University and the Hospital. The café sits calmly looking across the busy road at the big bu ...
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Limerick, Co. Limerick
Restaurant
Malaysian chef Eddie Ong Chok Fong and his Chinese wife Jenny took the Limerick dining scene by storm when they opened Aroi in 2014. In no time at all, this simple little takeaway/diner became one of the city's favourite casual dining destinations - an ...
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Co. Donegal, North West
Bakery / Baking/Bakery
Aka the Slow Food Co, Kemal Scarpello’s purpose built bakery at his home near Burt (“Ireland's first fully functional Wood Fired Brick Oven Bakery!”) produces superb sourdough and other breads, including traditional Irish breads, and ...
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Very obviously a former pub - the name is writ large on the wall in traditional style - Corina Thornton and Mike Macdonald’s charming gallery and coffee house just west of Kilcrohane offers organic and seasonal refreshments in a quirky setting an ...
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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Butchers
Donegal Town is exceptionally well catered for in the meat department with several excellent butchers, including EWS Traditional Butchers (Eddie Walsh & Sons,) all within a few yards of each other. Astonishingly good fortune for the shoppers of Don ...
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Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
Bar / Distillery/Brewery / Restaurant
Launched at the Culturetech Craft Beer Festival in 2014, the Walled City Brewery is an ambitious new venture and the first craft brewery in the city centre for over 100 years.
Handsomely located in the old military pay office on Ebrington Square ...
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Co. Sligo, North West
Bakery / Baking/Bakery / Café
In 2015 Dervla James, her husband Johnny Conlon and their daughter Edith moved back from Dublin to Dervla's home town, to set up this lovely café and bakery with views of Easkey Castle and the Atlantic Ocean.
It was something of a triumphal ma ...
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This is a fantastic little place and, even if the stunningly beautiful Loop Head (and its lighthouse) weren't such a magnet, it would be worth heading to the peninsula just for the pleasure of a visit to Liz Greehy and Ailish Connolly's fascinati ...
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