Best Hotels Donegal, Killybegs
Popular hotels Donegal Southwest include the Tara Hotel KillybegsFind Popular Killybegs Hotels Donegal Southwest, Plus Nearest Attractions
So what are your hotel options, if you want to explore Killybegs (Ireland's main fishing port), Saint John's Point peninsula, and the hauntingly beautiful, remote southwest Donegal?
There are just three hotels in this sparsely populated region...
The Tara and Bay View Hotels overlooking Killybegs harbor, or the nearby Castle Murray House Hotel (click the links to skip down).
The wild Atlantic coastline and untamed highlands near these hotels are where you'll find the magnificent Slieve League sea cliffs, as well as numerous Celtic heritage sites. It's also one of the few remaining places in Ireland where you can still hear people speak the native Celtic language of Gaeilge.
Best attractions within 50 kilometers of these hotels (click to skip down)
Hotels Donegal SW - Killybegs Area
Bay View Hotel Killybegs
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The popular Bay View Hotel in the bustling heart of Killybegs is an ideal place to stay, if you plan to explore Slieve League and the Celtic heritage sites around Glencolmcille. This most westerly hotel on mainland Donegal is the last one on your route, as you venture deeper into the breathtaking wilds of this totally captivating region. Nearest attractions include...
Within walking distance...
- Killybegs fishing port and harbor
- Chieftain Niall Mór Mac Sweeney's grave slab
- St Catherine's church, graveyard, holy well
- Killybegs Maritime and Heritage Centre
- Boat trips, angling, diving, fishing, wildlife
- Mrs B's famous tearooms (Diet? Not here!)
A short drive away...
- Kilcar village
- Fintra beach
- Gourmet restaurants
- St John's Point peninsula, with
- Killaghtee early Celtic cross, plus
- Megalithic triple wedge tomb, more
(Skip down for more top attractions near Killybegs...)
Distance from Killybegs: 0 kilometers
Contact: www.bayviewhotel.ie
Tara Hotel Killybegs
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The Tara Hotel with its stylish, modern architecture commands a prime location, just a 'stone's throw' from the Bay View. The Tara's distinctive crescent-shaped glass front, and overhead balcony, really maximize this hotel's wonderful views across the harbor. This is another ideal base if you're exploring spectacular, heritage-rich southwest Donegal. Like its neighbor, the Tara Hotel's nearest attractions include...
Within walking distance...
- Killybegs fishing port and harbor
- Mac Sweeney Chieftain 's grave slab
- St Catherine's church, graveyard, holy well
- Killybegs Maritime and Heritage Centre
- Boat trips, angling, diving, fishing, wildlife
- Mrs B's tearooms
A short drive away...
- Kilcar village
- Fintra beach
- Gourmet restaurants
- St John's Point peninsula, with
- Killaghtee early Celtic cross, plus
- Megalithic triple wedge tomb, more
(Skip down for more top attractions near Killybegs...)
Distance from Killybegs: 0 kilometers
Contact: www.tarahotel.ie
Castle Murray House Hotel Dunkineely
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This delightful, welcoming little hotel, with it's stunning Atlantic views and sumptuous cuisine is just a tad off the 'beaten track', on idyllic Saint John's Point peninsula. If you love being surrounded by nature, with the vast untamed ocean
almost at your feet, the Castle Murray may be right up your lane! Nearest attractions include...
Within walking distance...
- Killaghtee Celtic cross
- Mac Sweeney's Castle ruins
- Megalithic standing stones
- Scenic walks and cycles
A short drive away...
- Megalithic triple wedge tomb
- Cindi's Handweaving studio
- Beach, lighthouse, fishing, diving
- Killybegs harbor and fishing port
- Fintra beach
(Skip down for more top attractions near the Killybegs area hotels Donegal...)
Distance from Killybegs: 8 kilometers
Contact: www.castlemurray.com
Tip
If you choose to stay at any of the above hotels, it's worth booking rooms with waterfront views, if available.
More Attractions Near Killybegs Area Hotels
Within 35 Kilometers of Killybegs and Dunkineely
- Ardara and Glenties villages
- Kilclooney Dolmen and Visitor Centre
- Narin Portnoo beach, and crossing to
- *Celtic Christian Inishkeel tidal island
- Narin, Portnoo golf links overlooking
- Gweebarra Bay
- Lough Doon Celtic ring fort
- Sheskinmore Nature Reserve
- Assaranca waterfall
- Scenic Glengesh Pass
- Cloghanmore megalithic tomb
- Glencolmcille Celtic heritage sites
- Glen Head sea cliffs
- Slieve League sea cliffs
- Donegal Town, Castle and Abbey
- Lough Eske and Bluestack Mountains
Triple storey Martello tower dwarfed by Glen Head sea cliffs GlencolmcilleWithin 50 Km of Killybegs and Dunkineely
- Trabane beach
- Historic Ballyshannon town
- Abbey Assaroe area
- Rossnowlagh beach and Friary
- Murvagh beach and golf links
- Scenic coastal trips
* Important Safety Tip
Be sure to check tidal times before walking out to Inishkeel tidal island. You need to allow enough time to return safely before the tide comes back in.
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