Ideas for a Mid-Ireland bimble

SHarper

SHarper

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Nah then, I need to get away for a few days the week after next, my mate ChezzyM will be joining me. Because he’s not got many EU days available, we’re going to get a ferry to Larne, have a bimble around the middle of Ireland and come back from Rosslaire, so we can return through Wales.

Do any of the community have any must do roads/routes, or must see places around the middle of Ireland?

If we do it the other way and enter through Rosslaire, do our passports get stamped?
 
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SHarper said:
Nah then, I need to get away for a few days the week after next, my mate ChezzyM will be joining me. Because he’s not got many EU days available, we’re going to get a ferry to Larne, have a bimble around the middle of Ireland and come back from Rosslaire, so we can return through Wales.

Do any of the community have any must do roads/routes, or must see places around the middle of Ireland?

If we do it the other way and enter through Rosslaire, do our passports get stamped?
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I don't think your passport will be stamped entering Eire, there's an agreement since about 100 years ago 👍
 
Nothing really happens in the ‘middle’ of Ireland. I’d head towards Donegal via the Antrim coast road. Take in the giants causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Bushmills distillery and the fantastic beaches of the west coast.
Get on to the Wild Atlantic Way heading south through Leitrim, Sligo. In Mayo climb Croagh Patrick for fabulous views over Clew Bay. If you’ve the time visit the cliffs of Moher in County Clare and then down to Schull for a cuppa with Paul.
There’s plenty to see and do en route, and of course drink many pints of the black stuff
 
The middle bit is flat, boring and full of bible bashing bacon & cabbage eaters, avoid at all costs.

I know you’ve done it before but stick to the coast from Larne as suggested above, head around the WAW slowly to Galway then scoot across the country to get a ferry from Dublin to Holyhead, unless you have the time to go all the way to the south coast and then Rosslare.

How many days you got?
 
Actually, @SHarper what you could do is head south from Larne, go through Belfast and look for the A2 it hugs the coast on the East of NI. Do a lap of Strangford Lough, just keep taking the coast road around the Mourne Mountains - all beautifully scenic areas. Admire the flags in all the towns you pass through, you’ll be fine there with English accents - it’s a very Unionist area although beautiful.
Keep taking coast roads south to Dublin, go through Dublin via the docks area, when you get to Blackrock head inland to Sandyford then get on the M50 going north for just 1 junction. Come off at Ballinteer on the R113. Follow it north west until it meets the R115 which you take heading south. That road will take you up and over the Wicklow mountains to Rathdrum. Then head to Avoca, then Arklow then head south on R roads into Wexford and Rosslare.

Just be aware the roads in NI, especially the A2 is littered with speed cameras and average speed sections and when you get into ROI you’ll be travelling through more heavily populated and policed parts of Ireland where there’s more chance of encountering speed vans or Gardai.
 
West Cork Paul said:
Actually, @SHarper what you could do is head south from Larne, go through Belfast and look for the A2 it hugs the coast on the East of NI. Do a lap of Strangford Lough, just keep taking the coast road around the Mourne Mountains - all beautifully scenic areas. Admire the flags in all the towns you pass through, you’ll be fine there with English accents - it’s a very Unionist area although beautiful.
Keep taking coast roads south to Dublin, go through Dublin via the docks area, when you get to Blackrock head inland to Sandyford then get on the M50 going north for just 1 junction. Come off at Ballinteer on the R113. Follow it north west until it meets the R115 which you take heading south. That road will take you up and over the Wicklow mountains to Rathdrum. Then head to Avoca, then Arklow then head south on R roads into Wexford and Rosslare.

Just be aware the roads in NI, especially the A2 is littered with speed cameras and average speed sections and when you get into ROI you’ll be travelling through more heavily populated and policed parts of Ireland where there’s more chance of encountering speed vans or Gardai.
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Don't worry about speed vans here we can't do anything to a British licence 👀
 
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