Bundoran Itineraries
Half a day or a full weekend. Here are the best ways to spend your time in Bundoran, planned step by step.
Whether you have a few hours or a full weekend to explore, these itineraries give you a local’s route through Bundoran. Each one links directly to the restaurants and activities along the way.
Half a day on foot: the Rougey, the Fairy Bridges and Tullan
The Bundoran morning that costs nothing but a coffee and a lunch, and needs no car. Walk the coast out of town, watch the surf schools at Tullan, and come back through the East End for brunch.
- 109:30·45 minutes
The Rougey Walk from the Bridge
Start at the Tourist Office on the Bridge and follow the promenade past the Thrupenny Pool and Waterworld, along the top of the main beach and out round the headland to the shelter at Aughrus Point.
View The Rougey Walk - 210:15·20 minutes
The Fairy Bridges and the Wishing Chair
The arches are just along the cliff from Aughrus Point. Sit in the Wishing Chair properly: slowly, both arms, fifteen seconds of looking, a silent wish, two taps on the way up.
View The Fairy Bridges and the Wishing Chair - 310:40·40 minutes
Down to Tullan Strand
Drop down from the car park to the strand and watch the surf lessons on the peaks by the cliffs. Walk, do not swim: Tullan has a strong rip.
View Tullan Strand - 411:30·45 minutes
Brunch at foam.
Walk back along Tullan Strand Road and turn on to Main Street for coffee and brunch at foam., next door to the surf shop.
View foam. - 512:30·45 minutes
A dip in the Thrupenny Pool
Back along the promenade to the Thrupenny Pool for a swim if the tide suits. There is no lifeguard, so do not swim alone.
View The Thrupenny Pool and the West End Pool - 613:30·1 hour
Lunch at Stakes
Stakes on Main Street is open every day from noon, which is not true of every kitchen in town.
View Stakes Restaurant
A full surf-town day: a lesson, the cliffs and dinner in the West End
A first surf lesson in the morning, the walks in the afternoon and a booked table at night. Lessons run every day of the year, so this works in January as well as July, as long as you bring a towel and book the lesson and the dinner ahead.
- 109:15·30 minutes
Coffee at foam.
Coffee and something to eat on Main Street before the lesson; the surf school is next door.
View foam. - 210:00·2 hours
Surf lesson with Bundoran Surf Co
The 10am beginner lesson at Tullan Strand, about two hours with an hour and a half in the water, board and wetsuit supplied. If Tullan is too big the school moves the lesson to Rossnowlagh.
View Surf lessons with Bundoran Surf Co - 3
- 414:00·1.5 hours
The Rougey Walk and the Fairy Bridges
Walk it from the Bridge out to Aughrus Point and on to the Fairy Bridges, and look down on Tullan to see where you were surfing that morning.
View The Rougey Walk - 516:00·1 hour
The West End Cliff Walk
Cross the Bradóg into the West End, watch the Peak from Bayview Avenue, pass the Boat Quay and the lifeboat, and follow the cliff path past the West End Pool.
View The West End Cliff Walk - 617:00·30 minutes
Coffee at Buoys & Gulls
The small West End coffee shop is on the way back, if it is open; it fills up fast.
View Buoys & Gulls - 719:00·2 hours
Dinner at Stoked
Book ahead through ResDiary for the town's newest serious kitchen, a short walk from the Allingham Arms in the West End. If the Allingham has a dance on, finish there.
View Stoked Bundoran
Ready to plan your visit?
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