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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Achill Keel, Co. Mayo
B&B
Located on a hillside overlooking Keel Village and Bay, right across to the cliffs, Jon Fratschoel's B&B must have some of the most stunning and ever-changing views in the West of Ireland, as the big waves roll in from the Atlantic.
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Westport, Co. Mayo
Hotel / Restaurant
Pat and Noreen Hoban’s small family-run hotel is quietly located in immaculately maintained gardens near Westport harbour, with views over Clew Bay, and it offers warm hospitality, very comfortable accommodation and good food.
Spacious, individu ...
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Westport, Co. Mayo
Hotel / Restaurant
Behind the traditional stone facade of an old mill on Westport harbour, this bright modern hotel has spacious public areas combining traditional and contemporary themes and materials.
On the ground floor, the Coast Bar Bar offers informal meals f ...
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Westport, Co. Mayo
Hotel / Restaurant
Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site overlooking Westport town, Adrian and Geraldine Noonan's Victorian-style hotel has been welcoming guests to this lovely town since 1997. Meanwhile, the hotel has built up an enviable reputation for good foo ...
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From the moment you enter the bright reception area of this family-run, eco-friendly hotel you can tell there's someone who cares at the helm.
Built in the late 1960s, the hotel was taken over by Michael Lennon and family: an affable, hands-on owner m ...
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Aughris Head, Co. Sligo
B&B / Pub
The McDermott family’s picturesque and beautifully located thatched pub seems too good to be true when you first find it in this quiet and unspoilt place, but there it has been since the 18th century when, apparently, it was a shibín known ...
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Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Classes/Courses / Country House
One of Ireland’s most unspoilt old houses, this is a unique place - a Georgian mansion situated in 1,000 acres of farm and woodland, overlooking the original lakeside castle which was built by the Knights Templar in 1200 A.D.
The Percevals have ...
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Collooney, Co. Sligo
Hotel / Restaurant
RE-OPENED UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 2017, weddings only at present
Sligo’s oldest inhabited house was home to the Cooper family for 350 years and, having been purchased and refurbished by the Corscadden family of hoteliers, it opened as a ...
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Set on seven acres of parkland and conveniently close to Sligo town, this long-established but fairly modern hotel has particular appeal for people who prefer a quiet location with plenty of easily accessed parking space, and is known for its good conf ...
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Killarney, Co. Kerry
Hotel
In seeking to regain the glamour of the grand hotels, this new Killarney hotels offering an alternative to the modernism that has taken over in Irish hotels in recent years.
The scale is large, but the proportions are pleasing and, although undoubtedl ...
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