scenic viewpoint
Mullaghmore Head
A dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Bundoran
Ulster, Ireland · Europe
About Bundoran
Bundoran works well as a base: 15 minutes from Ballyshannon, 12km from Gleniff Horseshoe.
Bundoran is in Ulster, Ireland, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ballyshannon, about 7 km away.
Bundoran (Irish: Bun Dobhráin) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. The town includes the townland of Magheracar, in which was located Bundrowes (Bun Drobhaoise), a Franciscan house that served as the principal base of Mícheál Ó Cléirigh during the compilation of the Annals of the Four Masters in the 1630s.
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is located near the N15 road close to Ballyshannon, and is the most southerly town in Donegal. The town is a tourist seaside resort, and tourism has been at the heart of the local economy since the 18th century. Bundoran is a surfing destination and was listed by National Geographic magazine in 2012 as one of the world's top 20 surf towns.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Bundoran?
Within an hour or so of Bundoran: Mullaghmore Head (11 km), Gleniff Horseshoe (12 km), Benbulben (17 km), Glengesh Pass (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Bundoran?
The nearest famous roads are Gleniff Horseshoe, Glengesh Pass and Mamore Gap.
Where is Bundoran?
Bundoran is in Ulster, Ireland, about 7 km from Ballyshannon.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,963
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Ulster
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates
- 54.4778, -8.2809
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Worth the detour from Bundoran
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Gleniff Horseshoe
Six-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Benbulben
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
17 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Glengesh Pass
A dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bunglass Point, Slieve League
The lower viewing platform for the Slieve League cliffs, reached by a narrow road through two gates from Teelin.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Slieve League Cliffs
Among the highest sea cliffs in Europe at nearly 600 metres, far less crowded than the Cliffs of Moher and even more dramatic.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Maghera Caves and Beach
Sea caves at the foot of Slievetooey behind a wide dune-backed beach near Ardara. Only safe to enter around low tide.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail
The 'Stairway to Heaven': a wooden boardwalk climbing across protected blanket bog to a 450-step staircase up Cuilcagh's ridge, with views over Fermanagh's lakelands. 7.5km each way from the Marlbank Road car park.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Bundoran
- Right hereMullaghmore HeadA dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
- Right hereGleniff HorseshoeSix-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
- 30 kmGlengesh PassA dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
- 30 kmBunglass Point, Slieve LeagueThe lower viewing platform for the Slieve League cliffs, reached by a narrow road through two gates from Teelin.
- 31 kmSlieve League CliffsAmong the highest sea cliffs in Europe at nearly 600 metres, far less crowded than the Cliffs of Moher and even more dramatic.
- 61 kmPoisoned GlenA steep-sided glen below Errigal at Dunlewey, entered past a roofless Victorian church.
Driving in Ireland
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€2.10/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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