Emma’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Fantastic location for a fort and now museum... just at the top of lough swilly interesting museum and with lovely outdoor walks.. great day out for guests... nice drive via manmore gap on way there
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Fort Dunree
LeophinFantastic location for a fort and now museum... just at the top of lough swilly interesting museum and with lovely outdoor walks.. great day out for guests... nice drive via manmore gap on way there
A definite place to visit only about 30 mins away... interesting facts on Irish history in a beautiful setting overlooking a great beach (opposite five fingers strand) with the rooms and shop on site.
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Indlu yezifo zeDoagh
A definite place to visit only about 30 mins away... interesting facts on Irish history in a beautiful setting overlooking a great beach (opposite five fingers strand) with the rooms and shop on site.
This trip is a must... great Donegal hospitality on board this beautiful sailing yacht The Amazing Grace. Watch the dolphins or discover Inishtrahull island. Advance booking is required as extremely popular and always fully booked over summer ph 0868389722 sometimes departs from Malin Head Pier so really handy.
www.amazing-grace.ie
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Amazing Grace Yacht Charter Ltd
This trip is a must... great Donegal hospitality on board this beautiful sailing yacht The Amazing Grace. Watch the dolphins or discover Inishtrahull island. Advance booking is required as extremely popular and always fully booked over summer ph 0868389722 sometimes departs from Malin Head Pier so really handy.
www.amazing-grace.ie
Walk your alpaca overlooking the five fingers strand. Only 15 mins away Phone 0876665106 to book place
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Wild Alpaca Way
Knockamanny BendsWalk your alpaca overlooking the five fingers strand. Only 15 mins away Phone 0876665106 to book place
Beautiful beach only 15 mins away. Some of the highest sand dunes in Europe. There are strong currents here so please be careful.
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Five Finger Strand
Beautiful beach only 15 mins away. Some of the highest sand dunes in Europe. There are strong currents here so please be careful.
Great day out for all the family...
as seen on RTE only 50 mins drive away.
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Wild Ireland
Great day out for all the family...
as seen on RTE only 50 mins drive away.
Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium
4 Coastguard StationInteresting museum..
Always phone for sailing timetable.
Great to hop across to the causeway coast.
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Scenic Lough Foyle Ferry
The PierAlways phone for sailing timetable.
Great to hop across to the causeway coast.
Lovely Sandy beach great for children with a play park at entrance.
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Culdaff Beach
2 Shore RdLovely Sandy beach great for children with a play park at entrance.
Portronan
A lovely walk from the house
Kinnagoe Bay
This helicopter company will collect you from the grounds of breasty bay and Skildren and whisk you off over the Donegal coast or to the famous Giants causeway. Where ever you want.
Prices start from £1,400 for three people.
Cutting Edge Helicopters Ltd
Airfield RoadThis helicopter company will collect you from the grounds of breasty bay and Skildren and whisk you off over the Donegal coast or to the famous Giants causeway. Where ever you want.
Prices start from £1,400 for three people.
Ballyliffin Golf Club
Home to the 2018 Irish open.
You can walk to this pub approx 3km from house. Pub food from 12-4pm daily.
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Farrens Bar
You can walk to this pub approx 3km from house. Pub food from 12-4pm daily.
The Seaview stores (Docs) shop is the closest shop and beside the Seaview tavern hotel it sells essentials, sweets, ice creams, and has an off licence. There is also a post office in this shop.
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THE SEAVIEW TAVERN
The Seaview stores (Docs) shop is the closest shop and beside the Seaview tavern hotel it sells essentials, sweets, ice creams, and has an off licence. There is also a post office in this shop.
Caffe Banba Coffee Van
A lovely walk to the tower for coffee and cake 🍰
Lovely friendly equestrian centre for beginners and advanced riders
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Malin Stables
Lovely friendly equestrian centre for beginners and advanced riders
Inishowen head loop
Lovely moderate walk with nice views.
Gap of Mamore
Mamore GapGreat views
Beautiful long beach walk in Ballyliffin.
Play park at entrance of beach
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Pollan Strand
Beautiful long beach walk in Ballyliffin.
Play park at entrance of beach
Glendowen Craft Shop
Lovely shop for local crafts
Glenevin Waterfall
Very handy if you want to visit fanad lighthouse or Rathmullan house
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Lough Swilly Ferry
Very handy if you want to visit fanad lighthouse or Rathmullan house
This lighthouse is definitely a day trip.. best way to visit is via the lough swilly car ferry ( always check its sailing )
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Fanad Head Lighthouse
This lighthouse is definitely a day trip.. best way to visit is via the lough swilly car ferry ( always check its sailing )
Tower Museum
Union Hall PlaceBrilliant museum very informative and family friendly
Tullagh Strand
Surfing and equestrian https://www.tullaghbayequestrian.ie/learn-english-surfing/
Tweedys wool and tweed shop hand made local wool items in small shop in front room opposite mccorys hotel
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Culdaff
Tweedys wool and tweed shop hand made local wool items in small shop in front room opposite mccorys hotel
Lovely nature reserve, with a flat walk great for kids cycling or pushing a pram.
Inch Island Discovery Point
Lovely nature reserve, with a flat walk great for kids cycling or pushing a pram.
Local bus service contacting Carndonagh to malin head. This bus service stops at end of our lane.
Malin Head
Local bus service contacting Carndonagh to malin head. This bus service stops at end of our lane.
Food scene
Local shop with lots of local knowledge of area. You will be driving past this shop on bend of road just before you arrive into the Malin head area. Perfect place to stop for milk, ice creams before heading out to house.
Mullin's Shop
Local shop with lots of local knowledge of area. You will be driving past this shop on bend of road just before you arrive into the Malin head area. Perfect place to stop for milk, ice creams before heading out to house.
This is the closest restaurant.
Great local restaurant or pub food.
Pub food from 12 noon and restaurant from 5pm phone for restaurant table reservation as can be busy especially during the summer months sometimes there is music during the weekends. The shop is beside this hotel it sells essentials, bread, milk sweets, ice creams, coal, petrol pumps and has an off licence. There is also a post office in this shop.
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THE SEAVIEW TAVERN
This is the closest restaurant.
Great local restaurant or pub food.
Pub food from 12 noon and restaurant from 5pm phone for restaurant table reservation as can be busy especially during the summer months sometimes there is music during the weekends. The shop is beside this hotel it sells essentials, bread, milk sweets, ice creams, coal, petrol pumps and has an off licence. There is also a post office in this shop.
Great food in pub and restaurant setting. Family friendly Sandy beach close by with play park. They have winter opening hrs normally only open weekends during winter months.
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McGrory's Hotel Culdaff
Great food in pub and restaurant setting. Family friendly Sandy beach close by with play park. They have winter opening hrs normally only open weekends during winter months.
Malin Townhouse
Nice surroundings and good food only 20 mins away in Malin village.
Excellent mobile chip shop located on the main road in Malin Head between the caravan park and the crossroads pub. Open every evening from 6pm to 11pm during the summer months. Over the winter months Friday to Sunday evenings.
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Malin Head
Excellent mobile chip shop located on the main road in Malin Head between the caravan park and the crossroads pub. Open every evening from 6pm to 11pm during the summer months. Over the winter months Friday to Sunday evenings.
This is the closest pub.
Another great local spot for pub grub during the day 12-4pm you can walk to this pub it’s close to the main pier approx 3km away from house.
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Farrens Bar
This is the closest pub.
Another great local spot for pub grub during the day 12-4pm you can walk to this pub it’s close to the main pier approx 3km away from house.
This award winning village has a mini supermarket and traditional butchers. You will be driving through this village so easy to stop and get a few essentials.
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Malin
This award winning village has a mini supermarket and traditional butchers. You will be driving through this village so easy to stop and get a few essentials.
Culati Culdaff newly opened coffee shop / deli in Culdaff great variety of homemade food and fantastic vegan/ vegetarian options.
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Culdaff
Culati Culdaff newly opened coffee shop / deli in Culdaff great variety of homemade food and fantastic vegan/ vegetarian options.
Great food.. in a rural pub… check for opening hrs and for music
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The Rusty Nail
Great food.. in a rural pub… check for opening hrs and for music
The closest largest hotel with spa located in ballyliffin. Good food in restaurant or pub setting, family friendly.
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Ballyliffin Lodge & Spa
Shore RoadThe closest largest hotel with spa located in ballyliffin. Good food in restaurant or pub setting, family friendly.
Rosatos Bar
7 Malin RdGood food kids friendly pub... nice pizzas
Brilliant fish mongers… just off the boats. Phone to make sure they are open and what seafood they have for sale.
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Greencastle
Brilliant fish mongers… just off the boats. Phone to make sure they are open and what seafood they have for sale.
Tank and Skinny's Seaside
Swilly RoadGreat food overlooking lough swilly pier
The Boathouse Bar/Restaurant
SuperValu Carndonagh - Canny & Doherty
Main StreetThe largest closest supermarket.
This Supervalu in Carndonagh will deliver your shopping pre booked via online or phone for more details.
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SuperValu Carndonagh - Canny & Doherty
Main StreetThis Supervalu in Carndonagh will deliver your shopping pre booked via online or phone for more details.
The Tap Room
Rathmullan TerraceIf you take the lough Swilly ferry to Rathmullan this is a must visit... great food
SuperValu Buncrana - Kavanagh's
Cockhill RoadALDI
A large supermarket in Buncrana approx 40mins away
Fishermans Inn
Great traditional pub with food in the hills above Malin Village.