Graafschap · North Atlantic

Graafschap Donegal · Dún na nGall

The cliff faces of Slieve League dropping to the sea in County Donegal
Neus · Co. Donegal

Slieve League

A wall of grey limestone dropping roughly 600 metres into the Atlantic on the Derrybeg Peninsula in southwest Donegal — among the highest sea cliffs in Europe, and only properly seen from the foot of them.

Free to visit; a small parking charge may apply at the car park.· Reserveer 2–3 hours including the walk to the foot of the cliffs
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Ardara

The small town in south-west Donegal on the N56, named in 2012 by The Irish Times as the best village in which to live in Ireland — a proper base for the Bluestack country and the west coast.

The town and the walks are free; there are no ticketed sites, as last known.
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Buncrana

The second-largest town in Donegal, on the Inishowen shore of Lough Swilly — the old O’Dohertys’ seat, O’Doherty’s Keep at the river mouth, and the town that the textile trade built up.

The town, the esplanade and the keep are free to visit; there is no charge, as last known.
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Bundoran

The surf town at the foot of the Doran River, listed by National Geographic in 2012 as one of the world’s top 20 surf towns — and the place where Mícheál Ó Cléirigh compiled the Annals of the Four Masters.

The town and the beach are free; the surf schools and the boat trips are paid — check current operators and prices before travelling.
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Carndonagh

The Inishowen village on Trawbreaga Bay — the crossroads of the peninsula’s north coast, with the Atlantic beaches, the glens and the old fishing country all inside the hour.

The village, the bay and the coast road are free; the glen walks are open country with no charge, as last known.
Streek · Co. Donegal

Derryveagh

A large, remote mountain and glen country in southwest Donegal, centred on Derryveagh National Park — one of the wildest areas of lowland and mountain on the west coast.

Free to visit.· Reserveer Half a day for a glen walk; a full day for the mountain.
Streek · Co. Donegal

Donegal Bay

The wide north-west bay that three counties share — Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo — with the town of Donegal and the River Eske at its head and the open Atlantic at its back door.

The bay, the esplanade and the coast roads are free; boat trips from Donegal town are paid — check current operators and prices before travelling.
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Dunlewy

A Gaeltacht village at the foot of Errigal in the Poisoned Glen, on the shore of Dunlewey Lough — boat trips from the lakeside centre, the castle ruins on the far shore, and Irish the working language of the street.

The village and the lough shore are free; boat trips from the Lakeside Centre are paid — check current prices and operating days before travelling.· Reserveer 2–3 hours for the lough walk and the lakeside centre
Neus · Co. Donegal

Dunree Head

The headland above the small Inishowen settlement of Dunree, on the north-west coast — the cliff top, the short walk and the open Atlantic, with the lough behind it.

The headland and the walk are free; there is no charge, as last known.
Wandeling · Co. Donegal

Errigal

The 751-metre mountain above Gweedore — the highest peak in County Donegal and the southernmost of the Seven Sisters, with the Poisoned Glen at its foot and the whole Derryveagh country spread below it.

The mountain is open country and free to walk; there is no charge, as last known.· Reserveer A full day for the round trip
Streek · Co. Donegal

Glencolmcille

The small Atlantic district in the Gaeltacht named for Saint Columba — “the valley of Colm Cille” — with the village of Cashel, long sandy beaches and a coast that keeps its Irish.

The district, the beaches and the walks are free to enjoy; there are no ticketed sites, as last known.
Bezienswaardigheid · Co. Donegal

Glenveagh National Park

The second-largest national park in Ireland — 170 square kilometres of the Derryveagh Mountains, Lough Veagh and the castle that Captain Adair built and the tenants lost.

The park charges an entry fee (car and per-person rates) — confirm the current price and the season hours before travelling.· Reserveer A full day for the lough, the castle and a mountain walk
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Gortahork

A Gaeltacht village in the Cloughaneely district of north-west Donegal — three kilometres from Falcarragh, with the Errigal country behind it and Irish the everyday language.

The village and the walks are free; there are no ticketed sites, as last known.
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Inver

The small village on the N56 midway between Donegal town and Killybegs — the crossroads of the south-west coast road, with the Bluestack country behind it and the bay in front.

The village and the coast road are free; the Bluestack walks are open country with no charge, as last known.
Streek · Co. Donegal

Lough Swilly

One of only three glacial fjords in Ireland — the long sea inlet between Inishowen and the Fanad, with Buncrana and Rathmullan on its shores and Letterkenny at its head.

The lough and the shore roads are free; boat trips from Buncrana are paid — check current operators and prices before travelling.
Neus · Co. Donegal

Malin Head

The northwestern tip of mainland Ireland, where the Wild Atlantic Way starts — a lighthouse, a tenth-century cross, and the widest view of two seas you will get on this coast.

Free to visit.· Reserveer 1–2 hours
Wandeling · Co. Donegal

Muckish Mountain

The flat-topped mountain of the Derryveagh range — 667 m, second of the Seven Sisters — with a summit cairn over a Bronze Age court tomb and a quartz-mining history written into its northern face.

The mountain is open country and free to walk; there is no charge, as last known.· Reserveer 3–4 hours for the walk from either side
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Rathmullan

The Fanad Peninsula village where the Flight of the Earls began: on 14 September 1607 the Gaelic lords sailed from its quay, and the ruined 1516 Carmelite friary still stands in the village.

The village, the quay and the friary walls are free. Fanad Head lighthouse and its visitor facilities charge an entry fee — confirm before travelling.
Dorp · Co. Donegal

Teelin

The small Gaeltacht village at the foot of Slieve League, at the north-west end of Donegal Bay — the natural start of the cliff walk and the last stop before the sea turns on you.

The village and the cliff walk are free to walk; there is no charge at the car park, as last known — confirm before travelling.· Reserveer 2–3 hours for the cliff walk and the village
Dorp · Co. Donegal

The Fahan

The Inishowen district five kilometres south of Buncrana, named for its patron saint Mura — an early Christian monastery, one of the great surviving cross-slabs, the marina and the forested river valley.

The village, the river walk and the marina are free to use; boat trips from the marina are paid — check current operators and prices before travelling.