Dingle Peninsula: Things to Do & Places to Visit • Go-to-Ireland.com

A land shaped by traditions, wind, and the ocean!

Tourist attractions

Restaurants et pubs irlandais

Hébergements partenaires

Campings et hébergements

Dingle Peninsula : Must-See Attractions

Beaches

Inch Beach

A beautiful Irish beach exposed to the tide. A spot for surfing and swimming in summer!

Museums in Ireland

The Blasket Centre

Want to know all about the history of the Blasket Islands? The Blasket Centre offers a complete overview, as well as on-site excursions!

Abbeys and monasteries

Kilmalkedar Church

A 7th-century monastery on the Dingle Peninsula. The ruined building is a clever blend of architecture from several eras.

Castles

Gallarus Castle

A medieval fort with Anglo-Norman origins.

Huts Irish ringforts

Cashel Murphy

Cashel Murphy is an archaeological site on the Dingle Peninsula. It was home to a colony whose origins date back to 3200 BC.

Beaches

The Fermoyle Beach

Fermoyle beach is Ireland's longest beach! We love the fine sand and wild landscapes all around!

Beaches Berries

Sauce Creek

Sauce Creek is a wild bay surrounded by cliffs. Located on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula, this is an incredible site! A perfect place for hiking!

Irish Islands

Tearaght Island

Tearaght Island is a wild and inhospitable island belonging to the Blasket Islands archipelago. A splendid island with a dark charm!

Archaeological sites

The deserted village of Great Blasket

Step back in time to the heart of the deserted village of Great Blasket, Ireland! A unique experience!

Irish battlefields Castles

The Dun An Oir Fort

Dun An Oir Fort is an illustrious historic battlefield. It was here, in 1580, that a terrible battle was fought between the English and the Irish!

Dingle Peninsula

If you want to explore one of the most beautiful peninsulas in Ireland, then we wholeheartedly recommend the Dingle Peninsula! The area boasts absolutely exceptional landscapes, worthy of the most beautiful postcards sold across the island! On the agenda, a wild environment that lives to the rhythm of nature and the ocean! Not to mention its small authentic villages, with colorful walls and welcoming establishments!

Visiting the Dingle Peninsula

A strip of land with rugged terrain…

La Dingle Way - Michael Thaler - Shutterstock

The Dingle Way – Michael Thaler – Shutterstock

The Dingle Peninsula first offers its residents and visitors a territory that extends over more than 160 km. The Peninsula consists of a succession of bays, beaches, cliffs, and plains that sometimes transform into a more abrupt, wilder relief, reaching an impressive altitude.

Many vertiginous cliffs will offer you superb views of the ocean!

A little further inland, you will discover a wild nature bathed in lush greenery, where cottages and other picturesque houses live peacefully amid the Slieve Mish Mountains and Stradbally Mountain.

Note that some of their Irish lakes are ideal spots for fishing!

A bastion of Irish culture, the Dingle Peninsula also has the characteristic of belonging to the Gaeltacht, a region where the preservation of Irish linguistic and cultural heritage is taken very seriously. So don’t be surprised if you hear Irish spoken there: the Irish Gaelic language still has its place in Dingle and has persisted for several centuries!

Rest assured: while Gaelic is king here, the English language is not neglected, and you will manage by stumbling a few words in Shakespeare’s tongue: the locals will easily understand and make the effort to speak!