Slea Head Drive, Kerry · Dingle Peninsula

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Slea Head Drive

A clockwise loop from Dingle round the western tip of the peninsula, with the Blasket Islands offshore.
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Length27 miles44 km
Driving timeAbout 1 hrwithout stops
OpenAll yearusually
RoadNarrow in placesbusy in summer
Low carsGood
MotorcyclesGreat

Before you go

Allow half a day. Pull in at Dunquin pier and the Coumeenoole car park rather than stopping on the bends.

Which way round

Clockwise from Dingle through Ventry, as the tour coaches do, so you aren't meeting them head-on.

When it’s open

Normally open all year, though snow can close it for a day or two.

The route

  1. Dingle
  2. Ventry
  3. the headland
  4. Ballyferriter
  5. back to Dingle

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