We will be spending an afternoon, a full day, and a morning in Clare County. Our two nights will fall on a Friday and a Saturday night in late June. We will be leaving Tralee after breakfast, do a quick photo stop at Carrigafoyle Castle, take the ferry (Tarbert to Killimer) and head to see the Cliffs of Moher. Maybe later in the afternoon, we'll do a boat tour, that leaves from Doolin, to see the Cliffs and get a glimpse of the Aran Islands. The full day Saturday will be exploring The Burren and spending a couple of hours on a guided walk. Here is what we would like to see while in the immediate area: the Burren Centre, Corcomroe Abbey, Dysert O'Dea, the Poulnabrone Dolmen, the High Crosses in Kilfenora, the Burren Perfumery in Carron, Kinvarra, and the Dunguaire Castle. On the Sunday, we will have the morning available, before we head north. (We'll be visiting Bunratty Castle later, when we swing back to Shannon.) We'll definitely not want the crowds in Doolin for a summer week-end, so I've been looking at alternatives in the area. I've narrowed my choice to the following B&Bs: Ballinsheen House in Lisdoonvarna, Cappabhaile House in Ballyvaughan, and the Orchid House in Fenore. If we choose Lisdoonvarna as our base, then we will likely schedule Kinvara for the Sunday morning, on our way towards Galway. Which of these B&Bs would you recommend?
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Fredericksburg, VA, USA
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Here's another one to consider that we stayed at in Lahinch ~ 7 years ago and loved....the Tripadvisor reviews still look great. http://www.berrylodge.com/
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OP
Ottawa
1446 posts
Roy, thanks for the link, but Lahinch was a little too much to the south of where we want to be. We finally settled on the Orchid House B&B in Fanore.