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Ballybofey.
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A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around Ballybofey, with local places and the journey there on one map.
42 mapped places to explore.
10 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
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Ballybofey is a town in County Donegal, 5,406 people at the census the map records. The map names 42 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 21 streets. 10 bus and train lines call at 7 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to Ballybofey.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to Ballybofey
10 scheduled lines from Bus Feda and Bus Éireann and other operators. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 1
- Mapped car parks
- 2
- 5 stops on foot
Ballybofey in an afternoon
Explore Ballybofey with a suggested walking itinerary. See the stops along 5.3 km of walking and choose where to spend your time.
- See and do
Things to see
42 places to explore within 12 km, plus 2 places to eat and 2 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Letterkenny
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
21 named streets to browse. Start with Main Street, with 10 mapped places.
- The local picture
About Ballybofey
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to Ballybofey
10 lines call at 7 stops in Ballybofey, run by Bus Feda, Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 64
- 264
- 288
- 290
- 480
- 487
- 491
- 494
- 964
- 988
Plan a journey to Ballybofey from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore Ballybofey by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around Ballybofey.
31 of 31 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Castles, 1 mapped place in and around Ballybofey
- Hills, 23 mapped places in and around Ballybofey
- Historic houses, 1 mapped place in and around Ballybofey
- Holy wells, 2 mapped places in and around Ballybofey
- Information boards, 1 mapped place in and around Ballybofey
- Lakes, 10 mapped places in and around Ballybofey
- Parks, 1 mapped place in and around Ballybofey
- Ringforts and sites, 1 mapped place in and around Ballybofey
- Woods, 1 mapped place in and around Ballybofey
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Shops
Everyday essentials, independent shops and places for a haircut. See what is mapped in your town.
Places to stay
Find a base for your next few days, from hotels and guest houses to camping and self-catering stays.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Sport and leisure
Make room for a swim, a workout or time outdoors. Explore mapped sport and leisure facilities.
Services
Local services for everyday jobs, from banking and post to professional advice.
Motoring
Find fuel, repairs and other motoring services before your next journey.
More kinds of place
Looking for something more specific? Browse the remaining categories, including specialist shops, facilities and services.
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Things to see
A starting point for exploring Ballybofey and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Drumboe Woods460 mWoods
- The Pound1.2 kmParks
- Lough Alaan2.0 kmLakes
- Edenmore Hill2.1 kmHills
- Trusk Hill4.4 kmHills
- The Steeple4.8 kmCastles
- Trusk Lough4.9 kmLakes
- Lough Shinnagh5.5 kmLakes
- Cromlech5.8 kmRingforts and sites
- Toberbride6.0 kmHoly wells
- Gorey Hill6.1 kmHills
- Lough Beg6.3 kmLakes
Useful along the way
Find information boards, waymarks and visitor advice in their own categories.
The busiest streets
Of the 21 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Main Street10 placesN15
- Donegal Road6 placesN15
- Navenny Street4 placestertiary
- Trusk Road2 placesunclassified
- Drumboe Avenue2 placesunclassified
- 2 places
- Flea Lane2 placestertiary
- Back Lane2 placesunclassified
- Chestnut Road1 placeunclassified
- Glenfin Street1 placeR252
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Elsewhere in County Donegal
- LetterkennyLeitir Ceanainn
- BuncranaBun Cranncha
- DonegalDún na nGall
- BundoranBun Dobhráin
- DungloeAn Clochán Liath
- FalcarraghAn Fál Carrach
- ArdaraArd an Rátha
- BallyshannonBéal Átha Seanaidh
- CarndonaghCarn Domhnach
- CastlefinnCaisleán na Finne
- DunfanaghyDún Fionnachaidh
- KillybegsNa Cealla Beaga
- LiffordLeifear
- MilfordBaile na nGallóglach