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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2637  
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Going to try and start planning a trip to Ireland for maybe a week possibly longer..
at sea working until mid December; after that i fancy a trip to Ireland taking the defender, more looking into hotels than camping at the moment as ill be flying back from 3 months in the sun and the camping in Ireland in January will be a shock to the system; Also don't have a roof tent / rack but would maybe consider camping 1/2 nights if it would make for a better trip... any advice from people who have done similar ? not too fussed about going off roading would just like a easy drive around, with good photo opportunity's... Kind regards. |
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2nd Nov 2016 11:48pm |
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| dantastic Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: London Posts: 367 
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A good place to start is always www.wildatlanticway.com cover a stretch of it.
Just get out of Dublin as fast as you can, it's just a big city. My personal favorite is Kerry, great food and better hospitality. |
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3rd Nov 2016 7:28am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 496  
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Head over to the west and work down south. As already mentioned wild Atlantic way would be one for the bucket.
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3rd Nov 2016 7:12pm |
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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947 
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Depending on where you arrive to, if it is Dublin and you are heading south I would be more than happy to give you a tour around all the great roads in Wicklow and if you really want to camp!! I have land beside a river that you are more than welcome to. It might be cold and wet though
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3rd Nov 2016 7:12pm |
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| strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1380 
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We have done a couple of trips to Ireland and stayed in B & B's using the voucher system. You buy B & B vouchers up front depending how many nights you want to stay. Book your first B & B before you set off, and from then on you are free to go where you please. Plan where you want to go the next day and get your landlady to ring ahead and book for you, or ask them for advice on where to stay. That way you are not tied down and can go where you please. We did the east coast and Wicklow mountains in our Series Two some time ago, then took the Series One over to the west coast a couple of years ago - the scenery here is simply stunning. Its only a couple of hours straight across the country on the new motorway from Dublin. The package we got included vouchers, ferry crossings and even a free road map, as well as a guide book for all the B & B's.
See here for more info - http://www.irishtourism.com/self-drive-tours-of-ireland I know you aren't struck on Dublin, but we found this cracking little brewery......... [URL=] [/URL]
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3rd Nov 2016 7:47pm |
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| strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1380
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Link to the B & B voucher system - http://www.irishtourism.com/bed-and-breakfast-vouchers-ireland
This is a great system. I also meant to add that we travelled straight across to Galway and then out to Connemara where the scenery is simply stunning! Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond..... |
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3rd Nov 2016 7:56pm |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 496
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Up north along the Antrim coast is gorgeous too
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3rd Nov 2016 8:44pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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We cruised and camped along the West and South coast from Galway to Rosslare some years ago, but that was in the summer - but that was no guarantee for dry weather either. Nonetheless the scenery was fabulous, camping was great and one could drive all day along small roads without seeing another vehicle.
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3rd Nov 2016 9:05pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2637
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some good advice, ill take it all into my planning..
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4th Nov 2016 12:31am |
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| Nidge Member Since: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Kildare Ireland Posts: 817 
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Some good advice above and anywhere along the west coast is lovely.....but be warned its very weather dependant and changes daily, the west can be a miserable place in Jan if the weather doesn't play ball and you will see
 all with the wind and rain blowing you sideways !!
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4th Nov 2016 6:10am |
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| Lunasa Member Since: 05 Aug 2015 Location: Somerset Posts: 20
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Probably best to stick to cosy B&B's with the vibrant January weather. Get across to Galway, stay a couple of nights in town, great pubs, markets etc.. and it is the gateway to the West. Then head out west to Oughterard, up through Leenaun and along the road to the town of Clifden in Conemarra which is a good base for a night. From here, head South through the Burren in County Clare and on to Kerry and Cork along the secondary coast roads. Dingle, Kinsale and Kenmare are all lovely spots to stay in, with scenic surroundings & good evenings to be had.
At least in January, you won't have to contend with big yanks on little roads 
Sounds like you are in the offshore game in the Middle East?! Anyway, as mentioned in the above posts, the www.wildatlanticway.com has all the info you will need. May or Sept. would be better months to visit, with less tourists and more tolerable weather  |
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4th Nov 2016 3:59pm |
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