Malin Head and Londonderry.

Wednesday 12th June 2024.

Today we headed for Malin Head the most northerly point of Ireland en route we passed Five Finger Strand known for its long pristine sandy beach and also Lagg Sand Dunes which at 30m high are the highest in Ireland. Malin Head is reached by a long single track road and as I reached the end I was in an area where there was a snack van and a souvenir van and parking for three cars and nowhere to turn around. I had to reverse about 50 m down the steep twisty road until I could park on a rocky patch of land.

It made an excellent spot for a lunch break, the views were magnificent, I decided to worry how to turn around later.

Malin Head is the most northerly point of Ireland and it is 16 days since we were at the southern most point of Ireland. At the cliff top is a tall tower which was constructed by the Admiralty in 1805 and was later used as a signal station linking Ireland to America.

The scenery was quite stunning and photos don’t do it justice.

I’m told it would excite certain people but I’ve never seen the film.😊

Tonight as a text message from EE phone company tells me we are back in the UK as near a town called Muff we drove out of the Republic of Ireland, Muff is the official end to the Wild Atlantic Way we have been following for 3 weeks.

There have been sections we have had to miss out as it would have taken us too long to see it all and some places on the route were not suitable for access in a motorhome, however we have driven 1,090 miles of the Wild Atlantic Way.

We are staying tonight in an area for motorhomes at Foyle Valley Railway Museum on the banks of the River Foyle at Derry.

An Irish Coffee a treat for Michelle at the end of our walk around Derry.

Derry or officially Londonderry is the largest city in the county and the second largest in Northern Ireland. The old walled city lies on the West bank of the River Foyle. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Ireland dating back to the 6th century when a monastery was founded by St Columbo or Colmcille.

The current city was was the first planned city in Ireland with a set design, its construction began in 1613 and it is built within 8m high walls that still ring the city today and are a mile in length. We enjoyed a stroll around the complete circuit and there are lots of information boards that explain everything.