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Town in County Kerry, Ireland
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Tralee is the county town of County Kerry in southwest Ireland, with a population of about 26,000 in 2022. Its Irish name Trá Lí means "strand / beach on the River Lee".
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The engaging "Medieval Experience" winds through a reconstruction of a 15th century town. There are also exhibitions on Roger Casement, and on Antarctic explorer Tom Crean, born near Dingle and a survivor of Scott's 1911-13 expedition, and one of the six who sailed a small boat to South Georgia to bring help to Shackleton's marooned expedition. Plus temporary exhibitions.
Large indoor pool with flumes, jacuzzi, sauna and so on.
Lagoon and wetland near the estuary. You can just stroll round or hire pedaloes, take river boat rides and so on.
This Italian restaurant gets mostly good reviews.
Small cosy pub, no bar food. Music most nights.
Buzzing pub with music, also has rooms.
Lively pub does good food and has trad music.
Open Mar-Oct, a long-established friendly well-run site, a short walk to town. Dogs welcome on lead.
Comfy well-run hotel, some noise from the nearby pubs.
Modern efficient hotel on retail park, with pool and gym.
Comfy modern hotel in a quiet area on the road towards Listowel.
Modern hotel in town centre, good for business meetings with meeting hall, spa, pool and parking.
Cosy town centre hotel. Some rooms showing their age, others refurbished. Good reviews for comfort, food and service.
Comfy central hotel with good dining, but no lift to upper floors. Some rooms are in a new annex down an alley. Parking is a tight squeeze.
Friendly well-run place on N86 south edge of town.
Friendly modern hotel with good food.
Modern hotel, well-furnished and comfy, with spa. Off N21, handy for motorists.
Plush hotel in the "new" castle (circa 1580s); the "old" castle is a ruin in the woods. Great reviews for food, comfort and service.
By road
By road from Dublin follow M7 to Limerick then N21 through Newcastle West, reckon 3 hour 30 min.
By train
Trains run to Tralee every couple of hours from Mallow, taking 90 min via Killarney and Farranfore (for Kerry Airport); a few start from Cork.
By bus
Dublin Coach 300 runs daily every couple of hours from Dublin Burgh Quay and Red Cow Luas station via Limerick, Adare, Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale, taking 3 hours 30 min to Tralee.
Tralee town is compact, but you need your own wheels for outlying sights.
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