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Food & Drinks
Local cuisine, Irish, European, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options.
You might need to book.
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The Lemon Tree Restaurant
Local cuisine, Irish, European, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options.
You might need to book.
Mc Ginleys Bar is a wonderful old-style pub with an open turf fire. One of the longest-established music pubs in Letterkenny A traditional Irish pub that caters for a wide range of age groups.
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McGinleys Bar
25-27 Lower Main StMc Ginleys Bar is a wonderful old-style pub with an open turf fire. One of the longest-established music pubs in Letterkenny A traditional Irish pub that caters for a wide range of age groups.
Warehouse Bar + Kitchen is more than just a place to drink and eat. Designed with an industrial feel, #WarehouseBK is dedicated to creating a combination of modern classics as well as bespoke cocktails for the truly adventurous.
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Warehouse Bar & Kitchen
100 Upper Main StWarehouse Bar + Kitchen is more than just a place to drink and eat. Designed with an industrial feel, #WarehouseBK is dedicated to creating a combination of modern classics as well as bespoke cocktails for the truly adventurous.
The Brewery Bar and Restaurant is conveniently located in the heart of Letterkenny. Food is served all day, including lunch, Bar Food, and a la Carte.
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Brewery Bar and Restaurant
Market SquareThe Brewery Bar and Restaurant is conveniently located in the heart of Letterkenny. Food is served all day, including lunch, Bar Food, and a la Carte.
McGettigan's Pub Clanree Hotel Letterkenny
Derry RoadArts, Culture & Heritage
An Grianán Theatre offers a varied arts and entertainment programme from both a national and international perspective.
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An Grianan Theatre
Port RoadAn Grianán Theatre offers a varied arts and entertainment programme from both a national and international perspective.
The Museum is located in the old Warden’s House of the Letterkenny Workhouse, a stern stone building completed in 1845 during the Great Famine.
The galleries inside are multifaceted, presenting the folklore, social history, agriculture and archaeology of County Donegal.
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Donegal County Museum
High RoadThe Museum is located in the old Warden’s House of the Letterkenny Workhouse, a stern stone building completed in 1845 during the Great Famine.
The galleries inside are multifaceted, presenting the folklore, social history, agriculture and archaeology of County Donegal.
Donegal Adventure
Bundoran is the surf capital of Ireland and was named in the World’s top 20 surfing resorts by National Geographic in 2012. There's something for everybody in Bundoran – splendid beaches, thrilling outdoor adventure and many more activities.
If you're into surfing or the great outdoors, you're bound to love it!
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Bundoran
Bundoran is the surf capital of Ireland and was named in the World’s top 20 surfing resorts by National Geographic in 2012. There's something for everybody in Bundoran – splendid beaches, thrilling outdoor adventure and many more activities.
If you're into surfing or the great outdoors, you're bound to love it!
Sightseeing & Attractions
Breathtaking coastal scenery, beautiful woodland trails, rivers, lakes and megalithic tombs, Ards Forest Park is easily one of the most beautiful and varied of Ireland's forest parks with trees down to the water's edge. Sandy beaches, rivers, viewing points, nature walks, picnic and play areas. Hours can be spent here in complete relaxation, be it on the many nature walks or on its golden beaches. It is a place for everyone to get away for a while. Ards Forest Park has many features of historical and archaeological interest. The remains of four ring forts are to be seen in the park as well as a number of megalithic tombs. On the same walk there is a Mass Rock where mass was celebrated in defiance of the penal laws. There are numerous viewing points on the walks and trails with spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.
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Ards Forest Park
Breathtaking coastal scenery, beautiful woodland trails, rivers, lakes and megalithic tombs, Ards Forest Park is easily one of the most beautiful and varied of Ireland's forest parks with trees down to the water's edge. Sandy beaches, rivers, viewing points, nature walks, picnic and play areas. Hours can be spent here in complete relaxation, be it on the many nature walks or on its golden beaches. It is a place for everyone to get away for a while. Ards Forest Park has many features of historical and archaeological interest. The remains of four ring forts are to be seen in the park as well as a number of megalithic tombs. On the same walk there is a Mass Rock where mass was celebrated in defiance of the penal laws. There are numerous viewing points on the walks and trails with spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.
Just a short drive from the Wild Atlantic Way, the tallest peak in County Donegal rises from the landscape not far from Gweedore. Known for its rosy glow at sunset, Errigal is an unmissable sight as well as a climbable peak, with a twin summit reachable across a narrow pass.
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Errigal
Just a short drive from the Wild Atlantic Way, the tallest peak in County Donegal rises from the landscape not far from Gweedore. Known for its rosy glow at sunset, Errigal is an unmissable sight as well as a climbable peak, with a twin summit reachable across a narrow pass.
Mamore Gap is an area of outstanding beauty in one of the most scenic parts of Donegal. It can be found on the Inishowen Peninsula in the North of the county.
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Mamore Gap
Mamore GapMamore Gap is an area of outstanding beauty in one of the most scenic parts of Donegal. It can be found on the Inishowen Peninsula in the North of the county.
No trip to County Donegal is complete without exploring its miles of golden, sandy beach. One particular highlight is Ballymastocker Bay, voted the second most beautiful beach in the world by Observer Magazine.
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Ballymastocker Beach
R268No trip to County Donegal is complete without exploring its miles of golden, sandy beach. One particular highlight is Ballymastocker Bay, voted the second most beautiful beach in the world by Observer Magazine.
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Oakfield Park is an exquisite outdoor attraction where you can spend a classy day wandering through woods and formal gardens and next to lakes.
A special attraction at Oakfield Par is the steam-powered narrow-gauge railway, with views of Croaghan Hill to the south.
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Oakfield Park
Oakfield Park is an exquisite outdoor attraction where you can spend a classy day wandering through woods and formal gardens and next to lakes.
A special attraction at Oakfield Par is the steam-powered narrow-gauge railway, with views of Croaghan Hill to the south.
If you have time to spare in Letterkenny, the four-hectare town park is just the ticket for a sunny day.
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Letterkenny Town Park
If you have time to spare in Letterkenny, the four-hectare town park is just the ticket for a sunny day.
Letterkenny Golf Club has a beautiful, 18-hole, 6,239yd, par-70, parkland championship course. It takes advantage of natural variances of elevation, with four holes wrapped around the banks of Lough Swilly and the top seven holes affording the golfer a panoramic view of the Lough, and the picturesque garland hills and wooded countryside.
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Letterkenny Golf Club
Letterkenny Golf Club has a beautiful, 18-hole, 6,239yd, par-70, parkland championship course. It takes advantage of natural variances of elevation, with four holes wrapped around the banks of Lough Swilly and the top seven holes affording the golfer a panoramic view of the Lough, and the picturesque garland hills and wooded countryside.
Situated on a hilltop 800 feet above sea level the stone fort was probably built on an earthen rath. The origins of the Grianan of Aileach fort are dated back to 1700 B.C. It is linked to the Tuatha de Danann who invaded Ireland before the Celts and built stone forts on top of strategic hills.
The Grianán is located on the western edge of a small group of hills that lie between the upper reaches of Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle. Although the hill is comparatively not that high, the summit dominates the neighbouring counties of Derry, Donegal and Tyrone. Located at the edge of the Inishowen peninsula, it is 10 kilometres northwest of the Historic Walled City of Derry. There are excellent views from the fort across Lough Swilly, Lough Foyle and the Inishowen Peninsula. It is claimed that on a clear day, five of the nine counties of Ulster can be seen from this viewpoint.
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Grianan Of Aileach
Situated on a hilltop 800 feet above sea level the stone fort was probably built on an earthen rath. The origins of the Grianan of Aileach fort are dated back to 1700 B.C. It is linked to the Tuatha de Danann who invaded Ireland before the Celts and built stone forts on top of strategic hills.
The Grianán is located on the western edge of a small group of hills that lie between the upper reaches of Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle. Although the hill is comparatively not that high, the summit dominates the neighbouring counties of Derry, Donegal and Tyrone. Located at the edge of the Inishowen peninsula, it is 10 kilometres northwest of the Historic Walled City of Derry. There are excellent views from the fort across Lough Swilly, Lough Foyle and the Inishowen Peninsula. It is claimed that on a clear day, five of the nine counties of Ulster can be seen from this viewpoint.
Ireland’s Most Northerly Point Malin Head has witnessed some of the worlds most significant events from the first telecommunication in Ireland at Lloyds Signal Tower, to the passing of the German Fleet at the end of World War 1.
The Malin Head Coastline is rugged, unspoilt and spectacular. The area is steeped in history and folklore. Malin Head is an area for all tastes, including walking, fishing, swimming, photography, studying rock formations or rare flora and it is close to Inishowen’s splendid golf courses.
Discover some of the largest sand dunes in Europe once you enter the Malin Head area via the coastal road, along the north of Trawbreaga Bay at Lagg. Or view the famous Five Finger Strand from Knockamany Bens. Lloyds Signal Tower The circuit of the Head will take you past the radio station, built in 1910, and round the coast to Banbas Crown, the northern tip of Ireland. Here, a tall derelict building known locally as The Tower, was constructed in 1805 by the Admiralty and later used as a Lloyds signal station which served as a most important news link connecting America and Europe.
Cliff Top Walk
It is also a perfect starting point for a ramble along the cliffs to Hells Hole, a remarkable subterranean cavern 250 feet long and 8 feet wide, into which the tide rushes with great force. Nearby is a picturesque natural arch called the Devils Bridge. Inishtrahull Island From Banbas Crown, Inishtrahull Island and its nearly two hundred year old lighthouse can be seen to the northeast. Malin Head is the sunniest place in Ireland and further out to the east on a clear day you can see the Scottish hills.
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Malin Head
Ireland’s Most Northerly Point Malin Head has witnessed some of the worlds most significant events from the first telecommunication in Ireland at Lloyds Signal Tower, to the passing of the German Fleet at the end of World War 1.
The Malin Head Coastline is rugged, unspoilt and spectacular. The area is steeped in history and folklore. Malin Head is an area for all tastes, including walking, fishing, swimming, photography, studying rock formations or rare flora and it is close to Inishowen’s splendid golf courses.
Discover some of the largest sand dunes in Europe once you enter the Malin Head area via the coastal road, along the north of Trawbreaga Bay at Lagg. Or view the famous Five Finger Strand from Knockamany Bens. Lloyds Signal Tower The circuit of the Head will take you past the radio station, built in 1910, and round the coast to Banbas Crown, the northern tip of Ireland. Here, a tall derelict building known locally as The Tower, was constructed in 1805 by the Admiralty and later used as a Lloyds signal station which served as a most important news link connecting America and Europe.
Cliff Top Walk
It is also a perfect starting point for a ramble along the cliffs to Hells Hole, a remarkable subterranean cavern 250 feet long and 8 feet wide, into which the tide rushes with great force. Nearby is a picturesque natural arch called the Devils Bridge. Inishtrahull Island From Banbas Crown, Inishtrahull Island and its nearly two hundred year old lighthouse can be seen to the northeast. Malin Head is the sunniest place in Ireland and further out to the east on a clear day you can see the Scottish hills.
Beach
Rathmullan beach is just 20 minutes drive.
Rathmullan