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WILD ATLANTIC WAY IRELAND

How many days

At least 21

When

Summer months

Distance

1550 miles

If Jack Kerouac’s On The Road had been set in Ireland, the Wild Atlantic Way is the road they’d have taken. Weaving around the west coast, it clings to the outermost peninsulas, running the length of Ireland, from Kinsale in the south to Muff in the north, along sheer coastal and mountain roads.

Beyond the rolling Atlantic fog, around each bend lie wonders to behold – distant sea-worn hills falling away into the ocean, historic watchtowers and heart-stopping sunsets. The road tears past roaring village pubs and whale-filled bays, to the uppermost tip of Ireland, within sight of the Northern Lights.

Just south-west of Cork, in the chocolate-box town of Kinsale, is the starting point of the Wild

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