Guidebook
Shopping
Making perfumes, creams, balms and soaps using natural and organic ingredients. Great little tea room open in the summer and a wonderful garden.
15 mins drive 11km scenic drive in the Burren.
V95 KC61
119 locals recommend
Burren Perfumery
Making perfumes, creams, balms and soaps using natural and organic ingredients. Great little tea room open in the summer and a wonderful garden.
15 mins drive 11km scenic drive in the Burren.
V95 KC61
Hazel Mountain Chocolates
Tea Room and handmade chocolates.
H91 VCF1
Every Friday 10 - 2pm March - end Oct. Selling local vegetables, breads, fish, flowers, street food and live music.
9 locals recommend
Kinvara Farmers' Market
Courthouse RoadEvery Friday 10 - 2pm March - end Oct. Selling local vegetables, breads, fish, flowers, street food and live music.
Kinvarra
Great pubs and a wonderful harbour. Hosts a Friday farmers market.
Farmers Market Saturday 10.00- 14.00
Local crafts and produce - Sunday Morning 10.00 - 17.00 (Easter till Mid October )
H91 AV82
Ballyvaughan Farmers Market
Farmers Market Saturday 10.00- 14.00
Local crafts and produce - Sunday Morning 10.00 - 17.00 (Easter till Mid October )
H91 AV82
Local arts and craft store near Flaggy shore. Great little café with outdoor seating also selling wine and olive oil from the owners family Italian Farm.
H91 A371
The Russell Gallery
Local arts and craft store near Flaggy shore. Great little café with outdoor seating also selling wine and olive oil from the owners family Italian Farm.
H91 A371
With a visitor centre Discover how the salmon is smoked next door to the Roadside Tavern for great food and craft beer.
V95 HD70
24 locals recommend
Burren Smokehouse
Kincora RoadWith a visitor centre Discover how the salmon is smoked next door to the Roadside Tavern for great food and craft beer.
V95 HD70
Sightseeing
One of Ireland’s most famous sights, the Cliffs of Moher are entirely vertical and the cliff edge is abrupt. On a clear day the views are tremendous, with the Aran Islands etched on the waters of Galway Bay. From the cliff edge you can just hear the booming far below as the waves crash and gnaw at the soft shale and sandstone.
With a due-west exposure, sunset is the best time to visit.
"Lonely Planet".
Opening times.
March 8:00 am – 19:00 pm.
April 8:00 am – 19.00 pm.
May to August 8:00 am – 21:00 pm.
September 8:00 am – 19:00 pm.
V95 KN9T
45 mins car drive 38km along the scenic Wild Atlantic Way.
556 locals recommend
Cliffs of Moher
One of Ireland’s most famous sights, the Cliffs of Moher are entirely vertical and the cliff edge is abrupt. On a clear day the views are tremendous, with the Aran Islands etched on the waters of Galway Bay. From the cliff edge you can just hear the booming far below as the waves crash and gnaw at the soft shale and sandstone.
With a due-west exposure, sunset is the best time to visit.
"Lonely Planet".
Opening times.
March 8:00 am – 19:00 pm.
April 8:00 am – 19.00 pm.
May to August 8:00 am – 21:00 pm.
September 8:00 am – 19:00 pm.
V95 KN9T
45 mins car drive 38km along the scenic Wild Atlantic Way.
described by late, great poet Seamus Heaney as capable of ‘catching the heart off guard and blowing it open’. It is a tarred road used as a walk, encircling the coast at New Quay.
40 locals recommend
Flaggy Shore
described by late, great poet Seamus Heaney as capable of ‘catching the heart off guard and blowing it open’. It is a tarred road used as a walk, encircling the coast at New Quay.
Corcomroe Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chorco Modhruadh) is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery. The Romanesque ruins feature stone carvings that are considered to be among the finest in a Cistercian church in Ireland
13 locals recommend
Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe RoadCorcomroe Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chorco Modhruadh) is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery. The Romanesque ruins feature stone carvings that are considered to be among the finest in a Cistercian church in Ireland
16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in Kinvara.
60 locals recommend
Dunguaire Castle
16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in Kinvara.
Doolin
Pubs, music and gate way to the Aran Islands.
One of the oldest caves in Ireland and a bird of prey sanctuary. On site cafe and farm shop selling Burren cheese.
157 locals recommend
Aillwee Cave
One of the oldest caves in Ireland and a bird of prey sanctuary. On site cafe and farm shop selling Burren cheese.
Michael Cusack Centre
Cahercommaun (Cathair Chomáin)
Temple Cronan
Everything Else
Good for walking on the sand dunes. Nothing but the beach and the sea. If the weather is good, take a picnic.
8 locals recommend
Bishop's Quarter Beach
Ballyvaughan Holiday CottagesGood for walking on the sand dunes. Nothing but the beach and the sea. If the weather is good, take a picnic.
Traught Beach
No cafes, amusement arcades just sand and sea
Fine sand, great views and bracing sea air, 22km about a 25 min car drive along the Wild Atlantic Way.
48 locals recommend
Fanore Beach
Fine sand, great views and bracing sea air, 22km about a 25 min car drive along the Wild Atlantic Way.
A day or night in the City. Galway is a 40min drive away. Just far enough away to appreciate the peace and quiet of the country but near enough if you hanker for a taste of the bright lights.
54 locals recommend
Shop street
4-40 Shop StA day or night in the City. Galway is a 40min drive away. Just far enough away to appreciate the peace and quiet of the country but near enough if you hanker for a taste of the bright lights.
Arts & Culture
Poulnabrone dolmen is a portal tomb - It dates back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC and 2900 BC
41 locals recommend
Poulnabrone Dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a portal tomb - It dates back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC and 2900 BC
Parks & Nature
Woodland walking trails
(Irish: Mullach Mór, meaning "Great Summit") is a 180m limestone hill. During the summer, the Burren National Park centre at Corofin runs a free shuttle bus to the area with free guided walks covering the Burren flora, fauna and geology.
20 locals recommend
Mullaghmore
(Irish: Mullach Mór, meaning "Great Summit") is a 180m limestone hill. During the summer, the Burren National Park centre at Corofin runs a free shuttle bus to the area with free guided walks covering the Burren flora, fauna and geology.
Nature reserve and one time home of Lady Gregory, dramatist, folklorist and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre Dublin . Look out for the Autograph Tree with carved initials of Sean O’Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Jack B Yeats, John Millington Synge, John Masefield and Augustus John. . Visitors Centre and Café and 2 waymarked walking trails.
H91 HF5X
14 locals recommend
Coole Park Nature Reserve
Nature reserve and one time home of Lady Gregory, dramatist, folklorist and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre Dublin . Look out for the Autograph Tree with carved initials of Sean O’Casey, George Bernard Shaw, Jack B Yeats, John Millington Synge, John Masefield and Augustus John. . Visitors Centre and Café and 2 waymarked walking trails.
H91 HF5X
Dromore Woods
400 hectare nature reserve with loop walks.
Heart of Burren Walks
Taylor made guided walks in The Burren.
Visit a working farm, take a guided walk. Check out the web site.
Burren farm experience ie
H91 ERK2
Burren Farm Experience
Visit a working farm, take a guided walk. Check out the web site.
Burren farm experience ie
H91 ERK2
Drinks & Nightlife
O'Loclainn's Irish Whiskey Bar. Ballyvaughan.
Voted one of the best 20 pubs in Ireland.
serves Food and beer brewed in the Burren Brewery under the same roof, there is live music seven nights a week in summer.
22 locals recommend
Roadside Tavern Lisdoonvarna
Kincora Road serves Food and beer brewed in the Burren Brewery under the same roof, there is live music seven nights a week in summer.
Vaughan's Pub, Kilfenora, Co Clare, Ireland
KilcarraghTraditional pub. Serves food
V95 DT8K
Traditional pub in Kinvara. Great selection of whisky and Gin. Music
Main Street Kinvara.
8 locals recommend
Greens Bar
Main StreetTraditional pub in Kinvara. Great selection of whisky and Gin. Music
Main Street Kinvara.
In Ballyvaughn. Fantastic range of whiskey and lots of character.
7 locals recommend
O'Loclainn's Irish Whiskey Bar
Main StreetIn Ballyvaughn. Fantastic range of whiskey and lots of character.
Once part shop and bar now traditional Irish bar with occasional live music.
Main Street Kinvara. H91 X33X
9 locals recommend
tully's bar kinvara
3 Convent RdOnce part shop and bar now traditional Irish bar with occasional live music.
Main Street Kinvara. H91 X33X
Food scene
Monks Ballyvaughan
Seafood restaurant and bar.
H91 W9TN
Great location. Overlooking the sea.
Pub and restaurant.
Closed Mon- Tuesday.
H91 NWX6
79 locals recommend
Linnane's Lobster Bar
Great location. Overlooking the sea.
Pub and restaurant.
Closed Mon- Tuesday.
H91 NWX6
Bar and Restaurant in Kinvara views of the bay and Dunguaire castle.
38 locals recommend
The Pier Head Bar & Restaurant
The QuayBar and Restaurant in Kinvara views of the bay and Dunguaire castle.
Wild Honey Inn
Kincora RoadMichelin star restaurant in Lisdoonvarna.
book ahead
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The QuayHomestead Cottage