Burren National Park

The Burren is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe

The Burren is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe, a small portion of it has been designated as Burren National Park and it is the smallest of 6 national parks in Ireland. There are no marked trails in the Park however many people visit the park for walking.

The Burren National Park contains examples of all the major habitats within the Burren: Limestone Pavement, Calcareous grassland, Hazel scrub, Ash/hazel woodland, Turloughs, Lakes, Petrifying springs, cliffs and Fen.

The park is open year round

Free

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Local Recommendations

Hospitality

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• Burren Perfumery Tea Rooms
  (5.0km)NE
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  (9.1km)SW
• Burren Free Range Pork
  (9.2km)SW
• Aillwee Cave
  (10.4km)NW
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  (10.4km)NW
• Burren Fine Wine & Food
  (11.0km)NW
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  (13.0km)NW
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  (13.0km)NW
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  (13.1km)NW
• An Fear Gorta (Tea & Garden Rooms)
  (13.5km)NW
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  (13.6km)NW
• Sheedys Country House Hotel & Restaurant
  (14.0km)NW
• Roadside Tavern, The
  (14.0km)NW
• An Fulacht Fia
  (14.0km)NW
• Burren Smokehouse, The
  (14.1km)NW
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  (14.6km)SW
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  (15.2km)SW
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  (15.2km)NW

Self Catering

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  (17.9km)NE
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  (49.5km)NW

Farmers Markets

• Ballyvaughan - County Clare - Saturdays High Season
  (13.0km)NW
• Ennistymon - Co Clare - Saturday Morning
  (15.6km)SW
• Kinvara - Co Galway - Friday
  (17.9km)NE
• Ennis - County Clare - Friday Mornings
  (19.2km)SE
• Miltown Malbay - Friday evening
  (26.8km)SW
• Galway - Galway City
  (29.9km)NE
• Oranmore - Co Galway
  (31.3km)NE
• Shannon - Co Clare - Fridays
  (35.4km)SE
• Kildysart - Co Clare - Friday Mornings
  (36.8km)SW
• Moycullen - Co Galway - Fridays
  (37.5km)NW
• Athenry - Co Galway - Fridays
  (39.7km)NE
• Loughrea - Co Galway - Thursday
  (40.6km)NE
• Killaloe - County Clare - Sundays
  (48.3km)SE
• Limerick Riverside - County Limerick - Sundays
  (48.7km)SE
• Kilrush - County Clare - Thursday Morning
  (48.8km)SW
• Limerick Milk - County Limerick - Wed-Sun
  (48.9km)SE
• The Village - Oughterard, Co Galway
  (49.7km)NW
• Dooradoyle Crescent - Co Limerick
  (50.0km)SE
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  (0.0km)SE
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  (47.6km)SE
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  (48.4km)SE
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  (48.7km)SE
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  (52.8km)SE
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  (53.4km)SE
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  (55.4km)SE

Golf Courses

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  (18.6km) SE
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  (27.4km) SE
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  (48.5km)SW

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  (3.7km) SW
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  (5.0km) NE
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  (9.2km) SW
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  (13.6km) NW
• Lisdoonvarna
  (14.0km) NW
• Inagh
  (15.2km) SW
• Ennistymon
  (15.7km) SW
• New Quay
  (17.0km) NW
• Fanore
  (17.8km) NW
• Kinvara
  (17.9km) NE