Hoping someone from Kerry or someone who has been will know. I'm going to be driving the 'ring' in a couple of weeks and I'm getting conflicting advise as to the direction. Official site says you should drive anti/counter, with the tour buses clockwise, while wikipedia says you should clockwise, against the buses.
Originally posted by SPDChessIt doesn't really matter, especially not early May, before the season really gets going.
Hoping someone from Kerry or someone who has been will know. I'm going to be driving the 'ring' in a couple of weeks and I'm getting conflicting advise as to the direction. Official site says you should drive anti/counter, with the tour buses clockwise, while wikipedia says you should clockwise, against the buses.
If you drive with the buses, you're going to be stuck behind them, which is no big deal seeing as the drive isn't about getting there in the fastest time possible.
If you drive against them, you're just going to have to be on your toes on the narrow parts, so that when a bus comes around a corner taking up 3 quarters of the road, you're ready to slam on the breaks.
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Originally posted by SPDChessIf wikipedia says clockwise, I would go anti-clockwise. It's a safe bet that they have it wrong.
Hoping someone from Kerry or someone who has been will know. I'm going to be driving the 'ring' in a couple of weeks and I'm getting conflicting advise as to the direction. Official site says you should drive anti/counter, with the tour buses clockwise, while wikipedia says you should clockwise, against the buses.
Originally posted by SPDChessDingle isn't on the Ring of Kerry, which I guess you know.
Thanks.. we were leaning towards clockwise as we're coming from Dingle and spending the night in Kilarney.
As a side note I just read that the town of Dingle, population of 1500, has over 50 pubs. 1 pub per 30 people, cool!
If it's a nice day, take some time to have a swim either in or around Caherdaniel, Kells or Rossbeigh (near Glenbeigh).
Most of the shops in Dingle are dual purpose, eg: A hardware store and pub, or a post office and pub. Make sure you check out An Droichead Beag (The Small Bridge) for trad music.
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Originally posted by RagnorakCan't tell ya how many time I've been shopping for a hammer and had a hanker'in for a pint. My kinda town!
eg: A hardware store and pub, or a post office and pub.
Thanks for the suggestion, will be sure to check out
As for Dingle and Ring, ya. We decided to spend a night somewhere outside of Dingle and thought we drive to Killarney, spend the night there so we can have a fresh start in the morning to do the rest, which looks to be about 90% 🙂
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Kerry
"The Ring of Kerry is a tourist trail in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. The route covers the 170 km circular road (N70, N71 and R562), starting from Killarney, heading around the Iveragh peninsula and passing through Kenmare, Sneem, Waterville, Cahersiveen and Killorglin. Popular points include Muckross House (near Killarney), Staigue stone fort and Derrynane House, home of Daniel O'Connell. Just south of Killarney, Ross Castle, Lough Leane, and Ladies View (a panoramic viewpoint), all located within Killarney National Park, are major attractions located along the Ring.
There is also an established walking path named Kerry Way, which takes its own route, and a signposted Ring of Kerry cycling path which uses older quieter roads where possible. The Kerry Way is the longest (215km) signposted walking trail in the Republic of Ireland, and is situated in County Kerry. It passes through some of the most beautiful scenic areas of the country. The trail crosses a wide variety of terrain but, due to onging land access issues, avoids climbing the highest peaks of the mountains. The Kerry Way roughly follows the scenic driving route of the Ring of Kerry.
There are numerous variations to the route taking in St. Finian's Bay and Valentia Island which the official driving ring misses (the official cycling route takes in Valentia island).
"The Ring" is a popular day trip and numerous bus companies offer trips during the summer months. As the narrow roads make it difficult for tour coaches to pass, all tour buses run in an anti-clockwise (or counter-clockwise) direction, travelling via Killorglin first. It is recommended that car owners travel in the opposite direction, going first to Kenmare to avoid delays caused by tour buses.
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Originally posted by SPDChessThe ring of kerry is in kerry's pants.
Hoping someone from Kerry or someone who has been will know. I'm going to be driving the 'ring' in a couple of weeks and I'm getting conflicting advise as to the direction. Official site says you should drive anti/counter, with the tour buses clockwise, while wikipedia says you should clockwise, against the buses.