Have to pay to see the cliffs of moher now!!!

skelliser

IT'S now going to cost €6 to see one of the country's most stunning natural attractions -- after a council imposed a viewing charge for the first time.

The Cliffs of Moher, a 600ft- high natural landmark in Co Clare, will now be pay per view, in a controversial move seemingly designed to cover the cost of a failing visitors' centre.

The charge will apply to adults only and will also cover admission to the visitor centre.

The introduction of the charge comes against the background of the Cliffs Of Moher Visitor Centre Ltd incurring combined losses of €500,000 in 2008 and 2009.

Director for the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Katherine Webster described the new pricing structure as "family friendly" and said a single charge simplified their pricing structure for visitors.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/now-its-euro6-to-visit-cliffs-of-moher-2239552.html

So we now have to pay to look at our own scenery! what a ****ing disgrace!
This is on top of the 8euros to park your car in the carpark!

biko

First they destroy it with concrete and then they want money from people.
"It was better before"

Yakult

Welcome to Rip Off Ireland.

Not suprised.

My name is URL

It's still free to look at.. you just have to pay for access to the site. It's not that uncommon.. you have to pay into Newgrange too, the charge is for the visitor center and guided tour, but even if you don't avail of either of those you still have to pay the cover

ScumLord

Those in power want everybody else to pay for their mistakes.

ejmaztec

They wouldn't have lost that money, had they not built the monstrosity of a visitors' centre in the first place. Was it built on a CE scheme?

karlog

FFS I'm disliking my home country more and more.

Next thing you know they'll be charging money to kiss that stupid rock in Cork.
Or do they already do that?

At least it's still free to climb Carrantuohill, but how long will that last.

Degag

skelliser wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/now-its-euro6-to-visit-cliffs-of-moher-2239552.html

So we now have to pay to look at our own scenery! what a ****ing disgrace!
This is on top of the 8euros to park your car in the carpark!

Surprised that they didn't charge for it before tbh...

What annoys me is why they can't make it an even €5 in stead of €6.

It's like the pub that charges €5.05 or €5.10:rolleyes:

fontanalis

More of a reason to go to Slieve League.

Precious flower

What they have done to it is terrible, the visitor centre just makes it look tacky. It didn't need anything to improve it, it was beautiful just the way it was!:mad:
I mean paying for parking to see something that nature created it absolutely absurd and as far as I know you cannot park anywhere else! The tourists who come to visit it must think we've just a nation of money-grabbers! I wonder if people complained would something be done about it?

Apanachi

skelliser wrote: »

This is on top of the 8euros to park your car in the carpark!

No, it's replacing the 8 Euros parking fee

Ickle Magoo

I hope they offer a money-back option...we went to see them and there was just a grass verge and a wall of mist. The posters and postcards suggest they look impressive tho. :pac:

Royal Seahawk

8 Euro isn't gonna break the bank now is it?

DonJose

Degag wrote: »

What annoys me is why they can't make it an even €5 in stead of €6.

Could be worse, it could have cost €7up!!!

orourkeda

Do you have to pay €6 to jump off them too?

SeaFields

wasnt this the case already? i was there a few months back for the first time. There was a "facilities charge" up at the entrance but I just walked through muttering that they had already charged me €8 to park the car.

Saw several other Irish people say the exact same thing but the tourists seemed to be queuing up to pay :rolleyes:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Cliffs of Moher forum ---->

You know what happens to regional threads here...

TheZohanS

ScumLord wrote: »

Those in power want everybody else to pay for their mistakes.

So it's the ESB's fault....bastards...

boarddotie

I was listening to this on JDuffy today and from what I understood it will be €6 per person in the car when they park up. So surely Daddy could drop Mummy and the kids off at the Cliff Park entrance and then drive into the car park, thus only paying for one.

On the plus side, if you are going to the Cliffs on your own you only have to pay €6 instead of €8!

Paparazzo

I went there a few years ago. When leaving the car park we were ready to pay but the barrier was up so we just drove out. Por guy in the hut had an epo, are they on comission? Or was the barrier being mean they just pocket the money?

DubMedic

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

8 Euro isn't gonna break the bank now is it?

It's not about the money aspect.
It's about the fact that you now have to pay a fee to access a geographical feature, due to the ''failings of the tourist centre''.

ICE HOUSE

There a ****in disgrace.
Meself and the missus have spent our lives living around the world and travel would probably be a big part of our lives.
Decided last month we were going to go to see "the cliffs".
So set out from Dublin early and arrived and I think we got stung €6 just to fu**kin park the car.
Then we crossed the road to see "the cliffs".
Looked at the cliffs and then looked at each other as if the say "that it" thats what we drove all the way down here to see.
Ive never seen such a pile of sh**e in all my life and I dont care what people say, its a fuk*n disgrace and I pity the people who find this scenic as theyve obviously saw not much else in their lives.
But to charge to see this sh**e now your taking the pi**:mad:

Rented Mule

>>>>>Ranting and Raving forum

At the end of the day, people are paying to look at wet rocks.

DubMedic

ICE HOUSE wrote: »

There a ****in disgrace.
Meself and the missus have spent our lives living around the world and travel would probably be a big part of our lives.
Decided last month we were going to go to see "the cliffs".
So set out from Dublin early and arrived and I think we got stung €6 just to fu**kin park the car.
Then we crossed the road to see "the cliffs".
Looked at the cliffs and then looked at each other as if the say "that it" thats what we drove all the way down here to see.
Ive never seen such a pile of sh**e in all my life and I dont care what people say, its a fuk*n disgrace and I pity the people who find this scenic as theyve obviously saw not much else in their lives.
But to charge to see this sh**e now your taking the pi**:mad:

If you don't like it, don't go. It's not everybody's cup of tea.

rossie1977

you have to pay to enter the national parks in us/canada too, it was $10 per person for grand canyon, yellowstone, yosemite, death valley etc last time i visited em

same thing with the national parks in croatia too a charge to view them

so this practice is not uncommon in other parts of the world

ICE HOUSE

DubMedic wrote: »

If you don't like it, don't go. It's not everybody's cup of tea.

Unfortunately you dont know until you go:rolleyes:

ICE HOUSE

rossie1977 wrote: »

you have to pay to enter the national parks in us/canada too, it was $10 per person for grand canyon, yellowstone, yosemite, death valley etc last time i visited em

same thing with the national parks in croatia too a charge to view them

so this practice is not uncommon in other parts of the world

Yea but look at the comparison. Seriously can you say the cliifs of mohar are close in comparison to the above

rossie1977

ICE HOUSE wrote: »

I pity the people who find this scenic as theyve obviously saw not much else in their lives.
But to charge to see this sh**e now your taking the pi**:mad:

they are very scenic and i have been all over the world and seen much higher cliffs e.g. Los Gigantes in tenerife for one however cliffs of moher are very special

ICE HOUSE

Dont pick me up wrong we have some beautiful scenery here in Ireland but I think its very over rated and the cliffs of mohar......well.......we'll just leave it at that.

Run_to_da_hills

Its still free if you go there at night.

DubMedic

ICE HOUSE wrote: »

Dont pick me up wrong we have some beautiful scenery here in Ireland but I think its very over rated and the cliffs of mohar......well.......we'll just leave it at that.

What do you want. Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically, the handing gardens of babylon in the background perhaps?.

ICE HOUSE

DubMedic wrote: »

What do you want. Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically, the handing gardens of babylon in the background perhaps?.

No :rolleyes:

Augmerson

Well, I'd like to see what my 6 euro gets me before I go all spastic about it.

If it's a rip-off then I'll go full on spastic over it.

SugarHigh

The visitor centre should be let fail. Visitor centres beside natural attractions just look horrible anyway.

Woow_Aqualung

You should go see Loop Head. It's free and better looking, no ugly concrete or tacky music-selling machines.

Bob the Seducer

SugarHigh wrote: »

The visitor centre should be let fail. Visitor centres beside natural attractions just look horrible anyway.

It's hardly the most intrusive construction in the world...
http://www.dublinhostels.org/files/u1/cliffs-of-moher-visitors-centre.jpg

Feckin fordiners comin down to our county tryin to get a gawk at our cliffs for free!! :mad: :pac:

SugarHigh

CHARGE 6 EURO TO SEE THE CLIFFS OF INSANITY!!!!!:eek:

INCONCEIVABLE!!!!

rossie1977

DubMedic wrote: »

What do you want. Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically, the handing gardens of babylon in the background perhaps?.

classic Basil Fawlty

i don't understand how someone can say this is shi*e http://thisfabtrek.com/journey/europe/ireland/dublin/cliffs-moher-4.jpg

btw the visitors centre looks really good, haven't been down that way in 4 years, neat structure

ICE HOUSE

rossie1977 wrote: »

classic Basil Fawlty

i don't understand how someone can say this is shi*e http://thisfabtrek.com/journey/europe/ireland/dublin/cliffs-moher-4.jpg

Yea fantastic:rolleyes: I wish I was one of them

Bob the Seducer

Pssst... over here! Limited time special offer ladies and gents, click here to see the cliffs for free (just don't tell anyone Bob sent you).

AnonoBoy

Binoculars should sort out this problem.

Krieg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Ireland_cliffs_of_moher1.jpg

There
I just saved you all €6

Capt'n Midnight

ejmaztec wrote: »

They wouldn't have lost that money, had they not built the monstrosity of a visitors' centre in the first place. Was it built on a CE scheme?

No AFAIK it was to provide money to local builders / supporters of FF

There was a fuss when they started charging people to visit Clonmacnoise. People who were visiting the graves of family members.

AnonoBoy

SugarHigh wrote: »

CHARGE 6 EURO TO SEE THE CLIFFS OF INSANITY!!!!!:eek:

INCONCEIVABLE!!!!

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

SugarHigh

AnonoBoy wrote: »

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

You have insulted me so I propose a Battle of Wits.

owenc

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

8 Euro isn't gonna break the bank now is it?

8 euro for parking here would get you about 2 days, oh and btw you don't have to pay for parking at the giants causeway or to view it which is quite stupid!

SugarHigh

owenc wrote: »

8 euro for parking here would get you about 2 days, oh and btw you don't have to pay for parking at the giants causeway or to view it which is quite stupid!

That might change. There is some hotl company that is offering to build a new visitor centre if they can build a hotel beside it.

AgileMyth

fontanalis wrote: »

More of a reason to go to Slieve League.

Indeed, largest sea cliffs in Europe and they're still free.

There is a spoiler though:

they're in Donegal

W.Shakes-Beer

Sure those cliffs are gone, Erosion i believe.

Paparazzo

AgileMyth wrote: »

Indeed, largest sea cliffs in Europe and they're still free.

There is a spoiler though:

they're in Donegal

The largest are on Achill Island. Bit of a walk too

df1985

correct me if im wrong but from being there years ago, you can easily walk to the cliffs from a different direction, therefore avoiding the visitor centre/car park ****e. It covers a huge area, its not like they have gates up to stop you getting near them.