Where to go in Ireland?
We are currently planning our first trip to Ireland. The ferry to Dublin is booked and we would prefer to spend our 9 nights in one place if possible (one move would probably be ok though). Anyone have any ideas on the best place to base ourselves (Northern
Ireland or the Republic) to get the most out of our visit? Where are the 'must see' places? (No children with us now!)
Thank you
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Gosh that is quite a question kmc. Ireland is a beautiful country and it largely depends on whether you want to see wildlife and visit beaches, in which case I would recommend Connemara/Galway or historic houses and mountains in which case it would be
Killarny for me. We can recommend 3 sites we have stayed on:Fossa near Killarney
Keel Sandybanks on Achill Island (more of a peninsula) in Mayo
Renvyle Beach in Connemara
I've given links to all of them so you can see the sites and the surroundings. If the weather is fine you will have a fabulous time and a good welcome wherever you go.
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The most beautiful parts of Ireland are the coastline. The west is the wildest but you would be pushed to see too much in 9 days. The middle of Ireland is no good for a base as it is flat and mostly boring. A site that I can recommend is Rushin House in
Co Fermanagh ( N.I) on the border with Co Sligo and Co Donegal so you could enjoy some of both countries. Northern Ireland are in the stg.£ zone . If you would like 9 nights in Co Kerry I would recommend Glenross Caravan Park in Glenbeigh. Any further questions
just ask.L
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If you are only going for 9 nights, stay just south of Dublin. You then have all the sites of the city, Irish Natinal Stud, Powers Court plus the Wicklow mountains. Killarney, West coast, Northern Ireland are all good but you will wast two days getting
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Why not stay in Dublin for a few days, there is a good bus service just outside the Camac Valley site on the edge of the city. You could try a walking tour, Trinity College and the Book of Kells included. Plus the Guinness Brewery and the National Museum which is a good place to get your bearings about Irish history. Then head off to Wicklow or other nearby places suggested by others. When we were based in Dublin we also drove up to New Grange on the Boyne, which is Ireland's Stonehenge and much better preserved. www.newgrange.com Choose an area and have a good time!
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Totally disagree on your time scale, quote "waste two days getting there and back" Killarney is approximately 4 hrs from Dublin so I don't know where the day going and day returning come into it. Whether you pitch up near Dublin or in Killarney the time
factor is the same and you still have to spend time travelling to a site South of Dublin which time wise makes the journey less than four hours if you deduct it off the four hours that you would have travelled in the first place. Once in Killarney depending
on when you are there, The Rose of Tralee is famous and a fantastic venue to be at, a visit to the flying boat museum is within travelling distance, crag cave worth visiting, the famous Puck Fair nearby, Killarney Nationa Park, Blarney Castle within travelling
distance, Garnish Island, Ross castle, at Dingle take a boat trip out to see the dolphins, The famous Ring of Kerry, The Ring of Beara, take a boat trip out at Kenmare and see the seals, see Torc water falls near Killarney. The list goes on and on. You cannot
possibly see Ireland in 9 days but if you plan well you can see quite a bit in the time that you are there. Enjoy your holiday what ever you do.0 -
Totally disagree on your time scale, quote "waste two days getting there and back" Killarney is approximately 4 hrs from Dublin so I don't know where the day going and day returning come into it. Whether you pitch up near Dublin or in Killarney the time
factor is the same and you still have to spend time travelling to a site South of Dublin which time wise makes the journey less than four hours if you deduct it off the four hours that you would have travelled in the first place. Once in Killarney depending
on when you are there, The Rose of Tralee is famous and a fantastic venue to be at, a visit to the flying boat museum is within travelling distance, crag cave worth visiting, the famous Puck Fair nearby, Killarney Nationa Park, Blarney Castle within travelling
distance, Garnish Island, Ross castle, at Dingle take a boat trip out to see the dolphins, The famous Ring of Kerry, The Ring of Beara, take a boat trip out at Kenmare and see the seals, see Torc water falls near Killarney. The list goes on and on. You cannot
possibly see Ireland in 9 days but if you plan well you can see quite a bit in the time that you are there. Enjoy your holiday what ever you do.How fast do you drive, to do Dublin Port to Killarny in 4hrs, with caravan/motorhome?? Unless you take the night ferry you won't be able to leave Dublin untill mid day add 4/5hrs plus setting up on arrival, no day left, wasted day.
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Totally disagree on your time scale, quote "waste two days getting there and back" Killarney is approximately 4 hrs from Dublin so I don't know where the day going and day returning come into it. Whether you pitch up near Dublin or in Killarney the time
factor is the same and you still have to spend time travelling to a site South of Dublin which time wise makes the journey less than four hours if you deduct it off the four hours that you would have travelled in the first place. Once in Killarney depending
on when you are there, The Rose of Tralee is famous and a fantastic venue to be at, a visit to the flying boat museum is within travelling distance, crag cave worth visiting, the famous Puck Fair nearby, Killarney Nationa Park, Blarney Castle within travelling
distance, Garnish Island, Ross castle, at Dingle take a boat trip out to see the dolphins, The famous Ring of Kerry, The Ring of Beara, take a boat trip out at Kenmare and see the seals, see Torc water falls near Killarney. The list goes on and on. You cannot
possibly see Ireland in 9 days but if you plan well you can see quite a bit in the time that you are there. Enjoy your holiday what ever you do.How fast do you drive, to do Dublin Port to Killarny in 4hrs, with caravan/motorhome?? Unless you take the night ferry you won't be able to leave Dublin untill mid day add 4/5hrs plus setting up on arrival, no day left, wasted day.
Firstly setting up is irrelevant because one has to do this irrespective whether you pitch up South of Dublin, Killarney or anywhere else for that matter. Obviously taking the night ferry, it docks into Dublin around 06.30am so one can be in Killarney before
midday no problem. Day not wasted, all part of being on holiday there is more to Ireland than Dublin. Get over it.0 -
One could be easily set up by 14.00 hrs then the rest of the afternoon and evening is at one's disposal I know I've done it. With family in Dublin I have used Holyhead more times than I can remember and used both Fishguard and Pembroke route likewise since
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Totally disagree on your time scale, quote "waste two days getting there and back" Killarney is approximately 4 hrs from Dublin so I don't know where the day going and day returning come into it. Whether you pitch up near Dublin or in Killarney the time
factor is the same and you still have to spend time travelling to a site South of Dublin which time wise makes the journey less than four hours if you deduct it off the four hours that you would have travelled in the first place. Once in Killarney depending
on when you are there, The Rose of Tralee is famous and a fantastic venue to be at, a visit to the flying boat museum is within travelling distance, crag cave worth visiting, the famous Puck Fair nearby, Killarney Nationa Park, Blarney Castle within travelling
distance, Garnish Island, Ross castle, at Dingle take a boat trip out to see the dolphins, The famous Ring of Kerry, The Ring of Beara, take a boat trip out at Kenmare and see the seals, see Torc water falls near Killarney. The list goes on and on. You cannot
possibly see Ireland in 9 days but if you plan well you can see quite a bit in the time that you are there. Enjoy your holiday what ever you do.How fast do you drive, to do Dublin Port to Killarny in 4hrs, with caravan/motorhome?? Unless you take the night ferry you won't be able to leave Dublin untill mid day add 4/5hrs plus setting up on arrival, no day left, wasted day.
Firstly setting up is irrelevant because one has to do this irrespective whether you pitch up South of Dublin, Killarney or anywhere else for that matter. Obviously taking the night ferry, it docks into Dublin around 06.30am so one can be in Killarney before
midday no problem. Day not wasted, all part of being on holiday there is more to Ireland than Dublin. Get over it.But he is not on the night ferry. He could always change his booking to fit with your "day not wasted". I find this very sad that yours is the only true way and no other idea will be tolerated. Get a life, good buy.
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Totally disagree on your time scale, quote "waste two days getting there and back" Killarney is approximately 4 hrs from Dublin so I don't know where the day going and day returning come into it. Whether you pitch up near Dublin or in Killarney the time
factor is the same and you still have to spend time travelling to a site South of Dublin which time wise makes the journey less than four hours if you deduct it off the four hours that you would have travelled in the first place. Once in Killarney depending
on when you are there, The Rose of Tralee is famous and a fantastic venue to be at, a visit to the flying boat museum is within travelling distance, crag cave worth visiting, the famous Puck Fair nearby, Killarney Nationa Park, Blarney Castle within travelling
distance, Garnish Island, Ross castle, at Dingle take a boat trip out to see the dolphins, The famous Ring of Kerry, The Ring of Beara, take a boat trip out at Kenmare and see the seals, see Torc water falls near Killarney. The list goes on and on. You cannot
possibly see Ireland in 9 days but if you plan well you can see quite a bit in the time that you are there. Enjoy your holiday what ever you do.How fast do you drive, to do Dublin Port to Killarny in 4hrs, with caravan/motorhome?? Unless you take the night ferry you won't be able to leave Dublin untill mid day add 4/5hrs plus setting up on arrival, no day left, wasted day.
Firstly setting up is irrelevant because one has to do this irrespective whether you pitch up South of Dublin, Killarney or anywhere else for that matter. Obviously taking the night ferry, it docks into Dublin around 06.30am so one can be in Killarney before
midday no problem. Day not wasted, all part of being on holiday there is more to Ireland than Dublin. Get over it.But he is not on the night ferry. He could always change his booking to fit with your "day not wasted". I find this very sad that yours is the only true way and no other idea will be tolerated. Get a life, good buy.
Somebody needs to visit specsavers! Where does the O/P state that he is not on the night ferry which YOU say he is? did you make the booking for him? This is something that you have just invented so YOU are completely wrong get over it. Getting the morning
ferry and arriving at 12.30pm assuming the ferry is on time, half the day has already gone before he has even arrived in Ireland then he has to find his way out of the docks and Dublin and travel to the site where ever and then pitch up so most of the day
has already gone. Incidentally, it was me that accidentally clicked the like button in error which I obviously retract. TTFN.0 -
Totally disagree on your time scale, quote "waste two days getting there and back" Killarney is approximately 4 hrs from Dublin so I don't know where the day going and day returning come into it. Whether you pitch up near Dublin or in Killarney the time
factor is the same and you still have to spend time travelling to a site South of Dublin which time wise makes the journey less than four hours if you deduct it off the four hours that you would have travelled in the first place. Once in Killarney depending
on when you are there, The Rose of Tralee is famous and a fantastic venue to be at, a visit to the flying boat museum is within travelling distance, crag cave worth visiting, the famous Puck Fair nearby, Killarney Nationa Park, Blarney Castle within travelling
distance, Garnish Island, Ross castle, at Dingle take a boat trip out to see the dolphins, The famous Ring of Kerry, The Ring of Beara, take a boat trip out at Kenmare and see the seals, see Torc water falls near Killarney. The list goes on and on. You cannot
possibly see Ireland in 9 days but if you plan well you can see quite a bit in the time that you are there. Enjoy your holiday what ever you do.How fast do you drive, to do Dublin Port to Killarny in 4hrs, with caravan/motorhome?? Unless you take the night ferry you won't be able to leave Dublin untill mid day add 4/5hrs plus setting up on arrival, no day left, wasted day.
Firstly setting up is irrelevant because one has to do this irrespective whether you pitch up South of Dublin, Killarney or anywhere else for that matter. Obviously taking the night ferry, it docks into Dublin around 06.30am so one can be in Killarney before
midday no problem. Day not wasted, all part of being on holiday there is more to Ireland than Dublin. Get over it.But he is not on the night ferry. He could always change his booking to fit with your "day not wasted". I find this very sad that yours is the only true way and no other idea will be tolerated. Get a life, good buy.
Somebody needs to visit specsavers! Where does the O/P state that he is not on the night ferry which YOU say he is? did you make the booking for him? This is something that you have just invented so YOU are completely wrong get over it. Getting the morning
ferry and arriving at 12.30pm assuming the ferry is on time, half the day has already gone before he has even arrived in Ireland then he has to find his way out of the docks and Dublin and travel to the site where ever and then pitch up so most of the day
has already gone. Incidentally, it was me that accidentally clicked the like button in error which I obviously retract. TTFN.You do talk a load of rubbish. YOU said the day would not be wasted traveling to Killarney and the only way YOU can get there in 4hrs is if you fly. If YOU leave at midd day YOU will arrive in the late afternoon....day wasted. Have I used enough upper case
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I think it is time that this discussion should be closed as it no longer is of any use to the original poster and has turned into a points scoring exercise.
I hope the OP has a wonderful holiday in Ireland wherever his travels take him.
I quite agree, there is an old saying that "the truth sometimes hurts" I hope the O/P has a great time.
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