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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Bantry, Co. Cork
Online Shop
Manfred Wandel's online organic and environmentally friendly garden supply shop is not only a favourite port of call for organic gardeners nationwide, but also a useful source of quality products for all gardeners.
Garden machinery, greenhouse accesso ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Baking/Bakery / Deli / Speciality Store
French bakers work through the night at Fintan and Michelle Hyland's bakery, to provide fresh croissants and other exquisite fare when the shop opens at 7.30a.m.
The Gourmet Tart Company has a philosophy of celebrating good food at a fair price; wh ...
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Midleton, Co. Cork
Internet/Phone Mail Order / Online Shop / Others
Family connections in India source top quality, ultra-fresh spices for Arun Kapil and his Green Saffron team, who then distribute them nationally, use them for their in-house curry nights (see website) and do things which make them peculiarly Irish - e ...
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Galway City, Co. Galway
Baking/Bakery / Café / Online Shop
In business since 1876, fourth generation baker Jimmy Griffin is keeping up the family tradition in style and has won many an accolade, notably for the Griffin's Artisan range which includes allergy-specific, yeast-free and a collection of 'Galway' bre ...
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Schull, Co. Cork
Cheeses / Farmshop / Fruit & Veg / Internet/Phone Mail Order / Meat & Game
Tom and Giana Ferguson are the fifth generation to care for this beautifully located family dairy farm and, inspired by Giana’s experience of continental cheeses when growing up in Spain and France, they wasted no time before experimenting with m ...
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Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Café / Chocolate / Confectionery / Internet/Phone Mail Order / Online Shop / Producers Shop
Having lived here for over a quarter of a century, Dirk Schonkeren is by now an honorary Mayo man - together with his wife Elaine, this Belgian chef and chocolatier was one of the pioneers in Irish chocolate making when they first set up business in 19 ...
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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Baking/Bakery / Café / Speciality Store
Established over a quarter if a century ago, this well loved store came into new ownership in 2016 when Geoff Caird and Cathy Melvin took it on as a going concern, with Susie Coughlan as chef.
A pleasing display of freshly baked breads immediately att ...
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Kilfenora, Co. Clare
Cheeses / Internet/Phone Mail Order
A familiar product on many of the country's best menus, and winners of more awards than most products ever enter - Great Taste Awards, British Cheese Awards, National Organics Awards, Irish Food Writers' Guild and many more - St Tola organic goat chees ...
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Scariff, Co. Clare
Classes/Courses / Online Shop / Producers Shop
A registered charity, the Irish Seed Savers Association is a large environmental non-governmental organisation in Ireland. They research, locate, preserve and use traditional varieties, cultivars of fruit, vegetables, potatoes and grains.
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Kanturk, Co. Cork
Butchers / Meat & Game / Online Shop
One of Ireland’s most famous butchers; not only do Jack and Tim McCarthy stock an exceptional range of fantastic meats, including local free range pork, Aberdeen Angus beef, Duhallow milk lamb and free range chicken, but you’ll also find sp ...
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