Friendly staff Mihailo Serbia Excellent location 9. The Antrim coast that surrounds the ruins of Dunluce Castle Photos via Shutterstock 29. Clew Bay Hotel James Street, Westport, Ireland Excellent location show map 8.7 Excellent 917 reviews Very good location in the city center.
The windy road at Glengesh Pass in Donegal Photos via Shutterstock 28. Michael Cusack: Clew Bay is a stunning example of a drumlin swarm, but virtually nothing has been written of the social history and geography of its 141 named islands except Clare Island Clew.
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Please consider whitelisting Windguru in your Ad blocker to help us keep the free site available. Of course we understand that advertising can be annoying, but it allows us to offer weather information for free. The magical Kylemore Abbey in Connemara Photos via Shutterstock 27. Windguru - Ireland - Clew Bay, Bertra Strand We have detected that you are using an AdBLock. The waters around the island are a safe haven for beginners, and more experienced sea sport adventurers will be completely at home with plenty of secure but challenging open spaces and great winds.įerries to and sightseeing trips around Clare Island and others, such as Inishturk and Achill, are available from Westport Quay and also Roonagh Quay which is just a 30-minute drive west of Westport. The view out over Clew Bay is just out of this world. The island offers adventure activities such as dinghy sailing, sea kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, wake boarding, water skiing, and Sea Safari boat trips. There is the only one resident on the island and there are no roads, no cars – even the postman arrives by boat. It can be reached via Rosmoney pier, about 10 minutes drive from the centre of Westport. The bay is surrounded by some of the best Blue Flag beaches in Ireland perfect for many water sports.Ĭollanmore Island is near Westport and is the largest Island in the inner bay. Many of the hills on land around the bay are similar drumlins. The islands in Clew Bay are partly drowned drumlins, which are elongated, steep-sided hills, sometimes described as whale-backed, that were formed when glaciers reshaped the landscape in the last ice age. Most of the others in the bay are are uninhabited, although a few brave souls cling to the age-old tradition of living on a small island all year round. The Pirate Queen's home of Carraigahowley Castle (also know as Rockfleet Castle) and Kildavnet Castle on Achill Island are well worth exploring. With its Blue Flag beach and many historical and archaeological sites, Clare Island is a must-see island for the visitor willing to take a short ferry ride. Achill Island and Clew Bay SIGHTS MAP GALLERY This section of the Wild Atlantic Way brings us through Pirate country along the shores of Granuaile's or Grace O'Malley's pirate kingdom. The biggest, Clare Island, guards the entrance to the sheltered bay and is home to 130 people.
It’s probably the most beautiful bay in Ireland, and the views of it from all around Westport are spectacular. Clew Bay has, according to tradition, 365 islands, one for every day of the year.
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