driving to langerland(do i need my passport?)

Syllabus

Driving dublin to cork in a few weeks with a baby and a dog. Will be motorwaying it ofcourse but will need to stop atleast once. Where would be a good place? Is there any Applegreens on that motorway?

Thanks

Bogger77

from Newlands it's just over 2 hours, I'd suggest if you need to do comfort stop with dog/baby to stop at Portlaoise, midway or continue to Cashel, there's a McD's, Topaz with cafe.

Joe 90

Bogger77 wrote: »

from Newlands it's just over 2 hours, I'd suggest if you need to do comfort stop with dog/baby to stop at Portlaoise, midway or continue to Cashel, there's a McD's, Topaz with cafe.

You don't expect a self respecting dog to eat in a McD's?:D

deadwood

It's not exactly the Pan-American Highway.

goz83

You'll need warm clothing, swimming gear, a rifle, driving gloves, cash, credit cards, jewellery, a tv/dvd combo with 12v adaptor, atleast 10 changes of sox & jox, 6 weeks supply of baby food, a cows ass for the dog and red bull for yourself. Don't stop along the way, or your alloys will be robbed

If you insist on stopping (in an emergency) there are at least a dozen places along the way, or just off nearly every slip road.

Solair

There are a good few places you can stop along that road.

i.e. the official services at Mayfield (kinda close to Dublin end).
Midway (Portlaoise) J17 ?

and Cashel has a good stop off point closer to the Cork end.

and there are umpteen other places you can stop too e.g. Horse and Jockey's a nice place to go for a civilised coffee. AFAIK, it has good baby change facilities too.

(Turn off and follow the exit route and then turn right & there's a big hotel on your left on what was the old N8).

What I don't understand is why there are still people stopping at the emergency laybys and peeing in public.

Last time I was using it, there was a guy in a business suit standing there urinating while facing the traffic on the opposite side of the motorway. It was enough to put you off your dinner!

It's a 2hour 40 min journey with lots of stopping opportunities. It's not the Paris - Athens trans-European highway.

woody33

God be with the days you could pull to the side of the road at a gate to a field and "see a man about a dog". In fact I know a bloke who was caught short on a a motorway, stopped, climbed the embankment, down the other side and broke his ankle. Luckily he had his phone with him to get assistance.
Don't mind me, I'm just back from a Waterford to Dublin airport to Waterford run in a feckin' hurricane.

pa990

its a 2hr journey.. stopping will add 30 to 60 mins

just drive till you get there

or since there is 3 of ye in the car, you could take turns driving

grange mac

goz83 wrote: »

You'll need warm clothing, swimming gear, a rifle, driving gloves, cash, credit cards, jewellery, a tv/dvd combo with 12v adaptor, atleast 10 changes of sox & jox, 6 weeks supply of baby food, a cows ass for the dog and red bull for yourself. Don't stop along the way, or your alloys will be robbed

If you insist on stopping (in an emergency) there are at least a dozen places along the way, or just off nearly every slip road.

Make sure u hav a 50 in your passport when presenting it for inspection at the border...hopefully u wont b driving a 'D' reg and you may just get through!!!

mb1725

grange mac wrote: »

Make sure u hav a 50 in your passport when presenting it for inspection at the border...hopefully u wont b driving a 'D' reg and you may just get through!!!

You only need the bribe passport to get out of Cork.

dahamsta

It's a 3 hour journey, unless you're only going from outskirt to outskirt, or you're driving like a spastic. And you shouldn't drive that long with a baby in a car seat, telling the OP to drive on is equally retarded. Here's a tip: if the question involves something you have zero knowledge of, don't try and answer it.

Cashel's a fine setup, just don't buy anything there or you'll have to declare bankruptcy. The lads behind the counters should be wearing masks.

Victor Meldrew

If the OP is like me, born and bred Dub, then one important fact needs mentioning.

Rural cork is fine, it's like all places outside the pale. Watch a few episodes of Bear Grylls and you'll be fine. You'll need shots though

However Cork town (city....LMAO) is different. It is totally uncivilised and therefore has not been fully cartographed. My sat nav just gave up last year, it said it was just going out and was going to be some time....

I ended up abandoning my car in a McDonalds and taking a taxi to my destination....

It took me an hour to get out of the town and i'm not the better for it....


So stop nearer Cork "city" and let the nipper out of their seat

grange mac

Victor Meldrew wrote: »

If the OP is like me, born and bred Dub, then one important fact needs mentioning.

Rural cork is fine, it's like all places outside the pale. Watch a few episodes of Bear Grylls and you'll be fine. You'll need shots though

However Cork town (city....LMAO) is different. It is totally uncivilised and therefore has not been fully cartographed. My sat nav just gave up last year, it said it was just going out and was going to be some time....

I ended up abandoning my car in a McDonalds and taking a taxi to my destination....

It took me an hour to get out of the town and i'm not the better for it....


So stop nearer Cork "city" and let the nipper out of their seat

I dont beeliiieeeve it....

Syllabus

deadwood wrote: »

It's not exactly the Pan-American Highway.

no. but it will be the longest journey we have done with either the dog or the 3 month old baby:rolleyes:

so i would like to stop en route and maybe feed the baby or let the dog take a piss if thats ok with you

corktina

i think you should stop in co tipp.....

stop permanently....

we've more than enough langers already!

Syllabus

its 'Y'all' we're heading to if that makes any difference


i remember when it was a good 5 hr drive the times we went to trabolgan in the late 80's

dahamsta

It would have been then, but you'll fly down it now, the biggest bottleneck is the bloody Naas dual carriageway. Just bear in mind that Youghal is a good half an hour from the end of the M8, probably 45 minutes at the moment because they're doing something weird to the N25. Plus there's the outside lane hoggers to deal with, the N25 is rife with them.

Youghal town is a bit hit and miss but the beach is fab, particularly on a bright sunny day. If you see a red Volvo 850 R in the car park, come and say hello. We don't bite. Usually.