The Wild Atlantic Way

The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast of Ireland. The 2,500 km (1553 miles) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal‘s Inishowen Peninsula to Kinsale, County Cork, on the Celtic Sea coast.

Along the route there are places and attractions which have been designated as points of interest for travellers, and BunrattyVilla is situated close to the only International Airport on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Wild Atlantic Way attractions within an hours drive include:

The Mid West – Counties Clare and Limerick

• The Burren
• The Cliffs of Moher and the Doolin Cliff Walk
• Loop Head
• The Shannon Estuary and the Shannon dolphins

Wild Atlantic Way attractions within 2 hours drive include:

The South West – Counties Kerry and Cork

• The ruined cottages of Great Blasket Island
• Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town
• Rossbeigh beach
• The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre
• Dursey Island – accessible by Ireland’s only cable car
• Mizen Head – Ireland’s southernmost point, with views of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse
• Cork

The West – Counties Mayo and Galway

• The Céide Fields
• The Mullet Peninsula
• Clare Island Lighthouse at Clew Bay
• Achill Island
• Connemara
• Clifden
• Aran Islands – accessible by ferry from Galway
• Salthill

Wild Atlantic Way attractions within 2-5 hours drive include:

The North West – Counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo

• Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point
• Lough Swilly
• Buncrana
• Rathmullan
• Rosguill
• Doe Castle
• Horn Head
• Malin Beg beach
• Slieve League cliffs
• Bundoran – popular with surfers
• Tullaghan
• Mullaghmore Head
• Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach