4 days in West Cork
Kinsale → Mizen Head · 4 days · ~3h 5m total driving
West Cork is the quietest stretch of the whole route and the easiest to underestimate. Four days, no drive over ninety minutes, and the south-west corner of Ireland at the end.
Heading north · 4 days
Kinsale → Mizen Head
~3h 5m total driving
Day 1 · Cork
Kinsale
Southern start of the WAW. Forts, food, harbour town.
- Charles Fort
- Old Head of Kinsale
Day 2 · Cork
~1h drive
Clonakilty
Inchydoney beach. Black pudding country. Michael Collins' patch.
- Inchydoney Beach
- Michael Collins House
Day 3 · Cork
~50m drive
Skibbereen & Baltimore
Sailing town, the Beacon, ferries to Sherkin and Cape Clear.
- Skibbereen Heritage Centre
- Lough Hyne
Day 4 · Cork
~1h 15m drive
Mizen Head
The signal station footbridge. Ireland's true south-west corner.
- Mizen Head Signal Station
- Barley Cove Beach
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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