The beach is at the sea-front of Lahinch town and is one of the best sandy beaches in the west of Ireland. The beach is popular and can get busy during peak times and you will have surf tuition groups in the sea. This area is also good for coastal walks. The beach is excellent for surfing and particularly good Read more…
Doughmore Strand is a sandy beach backed by sand dunes and the Trump International Golf Links Resort. The beach can get a good atlantic swell and is thus popular with surfers but swimming can be hazardess. No facilities other than a car park, the closest available are in the village of Doonbeg. Read more…
The Cliffs of Moher rise 120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag’s Head and reach a maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just north of O’Brien’s Tower. the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience is built into a hillside approaching the cliffs to be sympathetic to the environment. Charges apply and include parking with money helping conservation Read more…
Fanore beach is a sandy beach on the Atlantic coast of Ireland backed by large areas of sand dunes known as the “Rabbit Warren”, and at low tide, you have exposed limestone. This beach is an unspoilt beach located in the heart of the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Global Geopark that makes this particularly interesting to botanists. Facilities at Read more…
Spanish Point beach is sandy and is one of the more popular surfing beaches in County Clare. Spanish point is named after the Spanish who died here in 1588, when ships of the Spanish Armada were wrecked during stormy weather. Read more…
Aillwee Cave is a cave system of over a kilometre of passages leading into the heart of the Burren mountainside. The cave was discovered in 1944 by a local farmer but was not explored and mapped until late 1970’s when he told people about it. Features of the cave include an underground river and a waterfall as well as some Read more…
