Lahinch

Equally well known for the powerful Atlantic rollers that bring tremendous surfing and for the area’s outstanding golf courses, Lahinch is a bustling town with its fair quota of bars and restaurants and several outstanding places to stay and dine within the vicinity.

Non golfers will find plenty to do in the area: the mediaeval county town of Ennis, ‘the music capital of Clare’, is easily accessible (and, as the main road junction of  Co Clare, most visitors soon become very familiar with it); the Cliffs of Moher - which rise sheer from the sea to nearly 700 feet and extend about 5 miles along the coast -  are nearby; Liscannor  is on the same stretch of coast and, as well as golf, has an interesting place to visit, the Liscannor Rock Shop – it’s under the same management as the famous Aillwee Cave at Ballyvaughan, and is an interesting way to spend a wet day (nice food in the café too); Doolin, with its music pubs and ferries to the Aran Islands, is just a short scenic drive away;  the hilly Burren  area of north Clare, is on the doorstep - its unique flora is at its best in early summer, but you can visit the Burren Perfumery at Carron (065 708 9102; www.burrenperfumery.com) all year except Christmas, and they have delightful tea rooms.

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