What to do In Dungloe and Surrounding Area

Irish Gunner

Heading up to Dungloe soon with the family and parents for a week

Hopefully Pubs, restaurants etc will be up and running soon

However whats best places to go to visit around the area even day trips for

All suggestions welcome

Cheers

L1011

Day trip on to Arranmore (should be available from the 29th, if there's a continuing request from the islanders not to go, don't - the food places won't be open anyway in that case)

Ionad Cois Locha hasn't got a reopening date up yet as far as I can see but I suspect they'll be open quickly enough; ditto the museum in Glenties - can use up a bit of time on a wet day.

Glenveagh even if the visitor centre/castle aren't reopened is worth a drive for the scenery.

newuser99999

L1011 wrote: »

Day trip on to Arranmore (should be available from the 29th, if there's a continuing request from the islanders not to go, don't - the food places won't be open anyway in that case).

Nobody should be going to Arranmore for the foreseeable future.

retalivity

Go out to Maghery, and take a walk/cycle/drive on the southern road round crohy head to meenacross.
You have the old signal tower, the EIRE WW2 signs. sea stacks, and a fantastic view south towards Portnoo and the mountains beyond Ardara. I was out there on sunday, a place i dont think i ever was a youngster, its beautiful

L1011

newuser99999 wrote: »

Nobody should be going to Arranmore for the foreseeable future.

Cabinet meeting today is going to decide whether to stick with the 29th or not and the feeling was that Arranmore (and Inishmore) would go with the government date due to having full time medical facilities; which the smaller islands don't; it looks as if the Island Federation didn't come to a single agreed decision on a delay

If the decision is to kick it out further you won't get on the island to begin with as the ferry companies aren't going to go against it.

edit: The co-op is reopening their cafe/restaurant on July 3rd and one of the ferry companys is increasing sailings from today so they're clearly expecting visitors.

Irish Gunner

Thanks for the replies

Parents in their 70's so no cycling and maintaining usual protocols

2 year old child and was looking at Fintown Railway but that is closed for the remainder of the year

Will be chilling but if weather good head to some beaches and take it some scenery as taking the car

Keep suggestions coming

L1011

Arranmore is reopening for tourism on Monday; although the cafe in the hostel and at the holiday park are only reopening on Friday. Earlys Bar will be open for food from Monday.

muffler

Have a look here. Some great suggestions of where to go and what to do. The listing was prepared a few years ago but should be generally accurate.

afro man

If weather good Maghery beach worth a visit lovly sandy beach . small playground and shop beside it if open for tea n coffe , sandwiches etc

Bunbeg beach another nice spot if tide out beach goes on for miles and an old shipwreck for kids to see.

Even go for a drive out past Mount Errigal and surrounding areas

Irish Gunner

Cheers for all the replies

Good places to visit so lets hope the sun shines on Donegal next week

Keep suggestions coming