For a small town, Kilrush has a vast amount of history and heritage. Below are some suggestions for things to do in your during your stay. Be sure to fit as many into your visit as possible:

• Take a stroll through our local Woods and the picturesque Vandeleur walled gardens.
• www.vandeleurwalledgarden.ie/

• Discover Ireland’s only resident group of bottlenose dolphins with daily sailings
  • www.discoverdolphins.ie/

• Kilrush is an ideal base for a golfing holiday. There are a variety of courses in close proximity including Kilkee, Lahinch, and the world-famous Doonbeg Golf Club
  • www.kilrushgolfclub.com/
  • www.kilkeegolfclub.ie/
  • www.doonbeggolfclub.com/

• If things nautical are your passion, check out the options at Kilrush’s Marina including: Deep sea angling, yacht chartering, sail training and boat trips to the monastic island of Scattery
  • www.kilrushcreekmarina.ie/services.html

• Kilkee Waterworld is an all weather facility with a range of indoor water attractions and is only 20 minutes from Kilrush
  
  • www.kilkeewaterworld.ie

Katie would also recommend:

• Kilrush traditional Irish music and dancing festival August

• Kilrush St Patrick's Day Parade

• Kilrush  Traditional Horse Fair March, June, October & November

• Farmers Market in Kilrush every Thursday (9-2)

• Doonbeg International Jazz Festival, June

• Rose of Clare festival (In Cooraclare) August

We highly recommending visiting the Official Kilrush Homepage for the best possible overview of all there's to do in Kilrush:

• The Burren is only an hour from Kilrush and provides some of the most fascinating scenery in Ireland. A must see!
  • www.burrennationalpark.ie/

• The Cliffs of Moher are Irelands most visited tourist attraction and for good reason. An hours drive from Kilrush
  • www.cliffsofmoher.ie/

• Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
  • www.shannonheritage.com/Attractions/BunrattyCastleFolkPark/

• Aillwee Cave
  • www.aillweecave.ie

Once again, we recommend visiting the Clare Tourist Boards Official Site for more on all there is to do and see and in Clare:

Kilrush makes a great base from which to explore most of the West of Ireland, including Kerry, Galway and Limerick. It is very well connected, with both good road, bus and ferry connections in the vicinity. For more information on transit connections, consult the Get To Us page