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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Just outside Doolin, and commanding dramatic sea views across to the islands, the heart of the Linnane's family-run hotel is an eighteenth century house. It makes a good base for a family holiday - it is only a mile to a good beach, there is sea-anglin ...
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Doolin, Co. Clare
Guesthouse / Restaurant
James and Carol Cullinan's stylish and comfortable little restaurant overlooks the Aille river, where you may even be entertained fishermen fly fishing while you enjoy your meal.
The Cullinans are known for their hospitality, the care and simplicity o ...
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Ennis, Co. Clare
Farmhouse
Strange as it may seem to find an authentic farmhouse in an unspoilt country setting within easy walking distance of Ennis town centre, the Barron family home is a genuine exception. Now run by Declan Barron, this 300 year old house is of great histori ...
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This ivy-clad former manor house dates back to the 18th century and, set in its own gardens, is an oasis of calm in the bustling centre of Ennis. The Old Ground was bought by the Flynn family of hoteliers in 1995 and has been sensitively extended and ...
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Ennis, Co. Clare
Hotel / Restaurant
This family-owned hotel was built in the mid '90s on the site of a 19th century convent, to a design that retains the older features including a church.
Existing Gothic themes have been successfully blended into the new throughout the hotel, creating ...
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Lahinch, Co. Clare
Country House
This stunning house just outside Lahinch was our Country House of the Year in 2003 and, although many new properties have opened since then, it remains one of Ireland's most appealing (and luxurious) country houses and is run with warmth and efficiency ...
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Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare
B&B / Cookery School
Near the coast of west Clare, between Kilkee and Lahinch, this attractive Victorian country house is set in well maintained gardens. It was the family home of the owner, Rita Meade, who ran it as a restaurant with accommodation from 1994 and, more rece ...
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Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
Castle / Hotel / Restaurant
The ancestral home of the O'Briens, barons of Inchiquin and direct descendants of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, this is one of the few Irish estates tracing its history back to Gaelic royal families, and it is now one of Ireland's grandest hotels, ...
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Directly accessible from the main terminal building at Shannon Airport, the Rezidor Park Inn (formerly the Great Southern Hotel) is in an unexpectedly lovely location overlooking the estuary and, with its views and rather gracious atmosphere, it retain ...
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Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Hotel
Famous for its mild Gulf Stream climate and lush growth Glengariff has been a popular tourist destination since Victorian times.
The rather grand looking Eccles Hotel overlooks the harbour and is most obviously associated with that era, although it ac ...
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