Kilrush Marina

The summer season offers a choice of days out on the sea, from looking for dolphins on Dolphin Discovery cruises to trips out to Scattery Island to tour the landmark lighthouse. For more high-octane adventures, take high-speed West Coast Ribs (all five minutes’ walk) right out into the Atlantic waters. Back on dry land, if you’re travelling with kids, they can burn off energy on the inflatable, floating climbing courses at West Coast Aqua Park (five minutes) or jump around on climbing frames at dolphin-themed Cappa PlayGround (20 minutes). Kilrush Forest Recreational Area (five minutes’ drive) has plenty of wooded trails and nature walks to keep kids occupied too. Vandeleur Walled Gardens (five minutes) offers a potter through landscaped parkland, and if you’re following the Wild Atlantic Way route along the West Clare coastline, how about stopping off at the Cliff Walk Kilkee (20 minutes) or driving right to the ocean on Loop Head Peninsula (40 minutes)?