Tag: Wild Atlantic Way journey

Find a place, follow an interest and leave room for a different kind of day.

Wild Atlantic Way 16: crossing the Shannon or following the estuary

Choose the Killimer–Tarbert ferry or make a longer journey around the Shannon Estuary.

Begin the Kerry stretch with a coastal stop, then choose a base for the next part of the journey.

Use Dingle as a peninsula base and visit the mainland centre that tells the story of the Blasket Islands.

Choose the part of Iveragh that interests you most, with a separate day for Killarney if you want one.

Pause in Kenmare before exploring a peninsula that reaches into both Kerry and Cork.

Follow your chosen Beara route towards Bantry, with time for a house-and-garden visit.

Make time for the signal-station visit at Mizen, then plan the next West Cork stretch.

Use Sligo as a town break, a coastal base or a combination that leaves time for both.

Start in Donegal with a headland, a coastal museum and enough time to explore Inishowen properly.

A lighthouse visit and a drive around Mulroy Bay introduce another side of northern Donegal.