Wild Atlantic Way
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Wild Atlantic Way is a scenic driving route along Ireland's west coast, covering over 2500 km from the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal to Old Kinsale Head in Cork.
UnderstandWhen it was launched in 2014 the idea was to emulate routes like the US Pacific Coast Highway or Highway 66, to be done as a single itinerary.
PrepareSee also Tips for road trips. You're unlikely to want to do this entire route in a single trip: how many rocky inlets could you enjoy back to back?
Get inFrom Great Britain or the near Continent, you could bring your own car by ferry. Dublin is usually the most convenient landing point, the other ports are Belfast, Larne, Rosslare and Cork.
DriveThe Wild Atlantic Way passes through several counties, each with accommodation, eating places, and things to see and do. The following only lists the main towns, north to south, where you're likely to stop over.
Stay safeThink twice about picking up a car straight off a long-distance flight then immediately trying to reach the west.
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- Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons