Why
The North West of Ireland has inspirational beauty and great activities for a family friendly holiday. The landscape has a captivating beauty and it has inspired famous poets. It offers a great array of activities for families including horse riding, cycling, boating, walking, world-class golf, swimming and surfing on the delightful beaches and angling. For family events this week and things to see do with the kids in the Northwest look at our what is on for kids this week page and what to do for free.
Cavan is called the lake country and has great angling, ancient oak forests for exploring and exciting adventure sports. Have a look at our articles by John Dunne on Lakeshores and lakeshore legends which the kids will love.
Donegal has very family friendly and spectacular national parks and a dramatic Atlantic coastline which shelters at some of Europe's finest deserted beaches. There is a Gealteacht where Irish is still spoken as a first language and many enchanting islands.
Families will enjoy the bewildering coastline of Sligo with its mountains and lochs and teenagers in particular will enjoy the surfing on the many beaches.
Leitrim has Ireland’s first eco-tourism destination, Greenbox which families who are interested in green tourism will enjoy.
Monaghan has great activities including horse riding, walking, cycling and golfing and was the home of Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh.
When
The region is great to visit all year round but is probably best between April and October when the weather is better. Ireland has a wealth of major festivals and events most of which have free activities suitable for families. There is always lots to see and do for the kids. Have a look at our
Family Events section for forthcoming family friendly events and things to do with the kids.
Saving Money
Ireland visitor discounts is a fantastic free downloadable discount voucher for leading Irish cultural and heritage visitor attractions. You should download a form for each member of the family and bring this with you when you are travelling. Discounts include two for the price of one in leading tourist attractions, free admission at some attractions and between 10 and 20% off other attractions. This really could make a considerable saving for your family.
You will find lots of family friendly travel tips and advice in our research and advice section to help you book the right family holiday. Check out also the experiences of other parents and travellers in our parents forum and add your own experiences as we are a great believer in real parent's experiences as the best measure of whether somewhere will suit you for your family holiday.
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