
Doolin, County Clare
Things to do in Doolin
Find places that fit your time and your plans. 6 of them are in Doolin itself and 84 more within twelve kilometres, because the castle outside the village is usually the reason to go to the village.
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More places to explore
- Historic churchesKillilagh Church760 m from the centreSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesAughavinna Fort1.2 km from the centreOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsDoolin Ferries1.8 km from the centreSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Waymarks and guidepostsWild Atlantic Way: Doolin Pier1.8 km from the centre
- Information boardsThe sounds of the sea1.8 km from the centre
- Ringforts and sitesGlasha Fort2.6 km north of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsKnockacarn2.6 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesDermot & Grania's Bed2.8 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCahermaclanchy2.9 km north of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCahermacrusheen3.1 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsDoolin Cave Visitor Centre3.5 km north-east of DoolinSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- LakesLuogh Lough3.7 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- AttractionsThe Burren5.1 km north of DoolinSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- LakesLough Goller5.2 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- ViewpointsLuca's Viewpoint5.3 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsKnockardakin5.4 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors
- LakesLough Goller5.4 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallaghboy Fort5.9 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsSea Stack6 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesCahernagrian6.1 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsToberinneenboy6.5 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsDuggan's Well6.9 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallytarsna Fort7.1 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsLaraghakea Hill7.4 km east of DoolinOutdoors
- Ringforts and sitesCaherbarnagh7.5 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Nature reservesBallyteigue Nature Reserve7.6 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 45 min
- MonumentsO’Briens Monument7.8 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- Historic churchesKilmoon Church8 km north-east of DoolinSome of it indoors
- RuinsKilmacregh Church8.1 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesKilmoon Reservoir8.2 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- MuseumsJohn P. Holland Centre8.7 km south of DoolinIndoors · About 1 hr
- AttractionsLahinch Beach8.9 km south of DoolinSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ViewpointsSightseeing Cliffs of Moher North9 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsKilmanahn Graveyard9.1 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesChildren's Burial Ground9.3 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- AttractionsLahinch Beach9.5 km south of DoolinSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- ViewpointsClahane Viewpoint9.6 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- MonumentsFamine Memorial9.6 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesWorkhouse Burial Ground9.6 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsKilleany Church9.6 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesTrawee9.6 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 1 hr
- LakesLough Garrig9.7 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- ViewpointsSightseeing Cliffs of Moher South9.8 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallybreen Fort9.9 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- LakesAn Loch Mór9.9 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- LakesAn Loch Mór9.9 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesDoonmeave10 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesKilconnell Children's Burial Ground10 km south-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDun Cliodhna10.1 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesCahermakerrila10.1 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesPoll na gCaorach10.1 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Holy wellsTobar Pholl Lig Bhuí10.2 km west of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- LakesCloonomra Lough10.2 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 30 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallykeel Fort10.3 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Holy wellsTobar Lig Bhuí10.3 km west of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- Holy wellsTobar an Drongáin10.3 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 15 min
- Ringforts and sitesCraggagh Fort10.4 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesTeampall Chaomhán10.5 km north-west of DoolinSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesDún an Chreagáin Chaoil10.5 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- HillsSlieve Elva10.5 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors
- RuinsBaunarooska Castle10.6 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesPort na Cille10.6 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 1 hr
- RuinsAn Túr Faire10.7 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesCaisleán Uí Bhriain10.7 km north-west of DoolinSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Historic churchesKilfenora Church10.7 km east of DoolinSome of it indoors
- Historic churchesKillonaghan Church10.7 km north-east of DoolinSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesCaheremon10.8 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesBallelliy Caher10.9 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- RuinsBalliny Caher10.9 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDrimmeen Fort10.9 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- High crossesHigh Cross11 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Ringforts and sitesDermot & Grania's Bed11 km north-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- BeachesLár na Trá11.1 km north-west of DoolinOutdoors · About 1 hr
- Historic churchesKilfenora Abbey11.2 km east of DoolinSome of it indoors
- RuinsWoodmount House11.3 km south-east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- CastlesBallyshanny Castle11.3 km east of DoolinSome of it indoors · About 45 min
- Ringforts and sitesDermot & Grania's Bed11.4 km south of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
- Historic churchesCill Ghobnait11.5 km north-west of DoolinSome of it indoors
- Ringforts and sitesKilballymahony Children's Burial Ground12 km east of DoolinOutdoors · About 20 min
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in Doolin
84
within 12 km
87
outdoors
20
indoors
10
for children
Put a day together
An afternoon on foot in Doolin: 4 stops the map records, in the shortest order that walks them all, 8.5 km in total.
By kind
While you are there
16 places to eat and 61 places to stay on the map in Doolin, and 4 bus and train lines calling here.
Questions people ask
What is there to do in Doolin?
6 places inside Doolin and 84 more within twelve kilometres, mostly ringforts and sites, lakes and ruins.
How is indoors or outdoors decided?
By what kind of place each one is: a museum is indoors, a park is not, a castle is some of each. OpenStreetMap carries an indoor tag on about one visitor place in three hundred, so a filter built on the tag would hide almost everything. This is a rule about kinds of place, not a claim about any one of them.
Does with kids mean it is suitable for my child?
No. It means the kind of place children generally do: playgrounds, beaches, parks, zoos, museums. The map records an age limit on a handful of places in the country, so nothing here claims a place suits a particular age.
What does it cost, and when is it open?
This page does not say. OpenStreetMap records a fee on about one visitor place in sixty and opening hours on one in fifty, so stating either would mean guessing for almost everything. Each place's own page shows what the map does hold and links to the operator.
How do you get to Doolin?
4 bus and train lines call at a stop in Doolin in the published timetable, run by Burren and Cliffs Explorer, Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link Limerick Clare. Which of them runs on the day you are going, and how long it takes from where you are starting, is worked out on the Getting to Doolin page.
Places are OpenStreetMap records and each links to the one it came from. Indoors, outdoors and with kids are worked out from what kind of place a thing is, not from tags on it, because the tags exist on almost none of them. Visit lengths are a default for each kind. Distances are straight lines from the centre of Doolin.