4 days on the Clare coast

Loop HeadThe Burren · 4 days · ~2h total driving

Clare packs more into eighty kilometres than anywhere else on the route. Four days here means you can walk the cliffs instead of photographing them from the car park.

Heading north · 4 days

Loop HeadThe Burren

~2h total driving

  1. Day 1 · Clare

    Loop Head

    The lighthouse, the bridges of Ross, dolphins in the estuary.

    • Loop Head Lighthouse
    • Bridges of Ross
  2. Day 2 · Clare

    ~30m drive

    Kilkee

    Horseshoe bay, the Pollock holes, the cliff walk.

    • Kilkee Bay and Strand
    • The Pollock Holes
  3. Day 3 · Clare

    ~1h drive

    Cliffs of Moher & Doolin

    The cliffs everyone comes for. Doolin for the music after.

    • Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience
    • Cliffs of Moher Coastal Walk
  4. Day 4 · Clare

    ~30m drive

    The Burren

    Lisdoonvarna, Ballyvaughan, limestone pavement and rare orchids.

    • Poulnabrone Dolmen
    • Burren National Park

Driving times are honest mid-range estimates. The WAW is full of small roads, and you'll want to stop. Plan for slower than Google Maps tells you.

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