The Gaelic Heartland Drive Donegal

Touring Ideas

This drive starts in Letterkenny and travels west through Newmills and Churchill, where Glebe House and Gallery has works by Picasso, Renoir and Yeats. Nearby is the Colmcille Heritage Centre....More

Carrablagh House

Gardens

Carrablagh is an outstanding example of a well-established country garden, dating back to the mid-19th century. It is set at Portsalon along the eastern cliffs of the Fanad Peninsula where Lough...More

Bus Eireann - Tours of Slieve League Sea Cliffs and Donegal Bay

Day Tours

Customers can embrace the unspoilt landscape and overwhelming views Slieve League Sea Cliffs has to offer as well as visiting Donegal Bay and the Glencolmcille folk village. Donegal Bay is Ireland’s...More

Central Gaeltacht Train Society

Museums

Donegal's only operational narrow-gauge railway recreates the former County Donegal Railway (CDR) on four miles of track along the shores of Lough Finn, using an ex-mining Simplex 102T loco and three...More

Fanad Scenic Drive

Touring Ideas

The Fanad Peninsula scenic tour is a 72km circuit of the area, which is well signposted and is a splendid drive. Follow the R247 from Ramelton and enjoy the views of Lough Swilly all the way to...More

Lifford Old Courthouse

Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles

Just 15 miles away from Letterkenny and 15 miles from Derry/L’Derry, lies Lifford, the historic capital of Donegal. The Old Courthouse was built in 1746 and was once home to some of the north west’s...More

Bundoran Adventure Park

Bundoran Adventure Park is a family orientated attraction with kiddie rides, bouncy castles, amusements, white knuckle rides, bumper cars, donkey rides, ice cream, candy floss plus favourite family...More

The Putting Green Café

Children and Family Attractions

At The Putting Green Cafe you can enjoy a cafetiere of fresh coffee or a nice pot of tea and a homemade scone with cream and jam. The whole family can then compete in a fun filled game of Crazy Golf,...More

John McGinley Coaches

Day Tours

John McGinley Coach Travel is a family owned and managed company operating a fleet of top quality, modern coaches on a wide variety of transport operations from express coach services to European...More

Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre

Visitor Interpretive Centres

The Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre overlooks the very shore from where the Earls left Ireland for good, in Rathmullan County Donegal. In 1607 the Earls of Ulster departed Ireland, their intention...More

St Eunan's Cathedral Letterkenny

Churches And Settlements

St Eunan’s is a Victorian neo-Gothic cathedral found in the heart of Letterkenny, County Donegal. With its ornate exterior built from white sandstone, the house of worship is the town's dominant...More

Glenevin Waterfall

Nature And Wildlife Attractions

The walk up Glenevein Valley to the Glenevin Waterfall in Clonmany, County Donegal, takes the rambler on a safe, well sign -posted route. Newly installed picnic areas blend easily into the natural...More

Glencolmcille Folk Village

Museums

The Glencolmcille Folk Village Museum, in Glencolmcille County Donegal, is a cluster of six small cottages, called a "clachán," perched on a hillside overlooking a sandy curve of nearby Glenbay beach....More

Bus Eireann - Hills of Donegal Tours

Day Tours

The Hills of Donegal Bus Tour operates every Wednesday and Friday from July the 6th to August 26th. Customers are in for a real treat, visiting the Glenveagh Castle & Gardens and Dunlewey Lakeside...More

BeatlesFest on the Lough

Children and Family Attractions

This is the 7th year of the BeatlesFest, Ireland's only annual festival of Beatles and sixties music. It takes place in the picturesque towns of Moville and Greencastle. The BeatlesFest takes place in...More