TICKETS INCLUDE CLIFFS OF MOHER VISITOR EXPERIENCE ADMISSION WHICH INCLUDES ALL FACILITIES INCLUDING PARKING, TOILETS, OUTDOOR & INDOOR AREAS & ENTRY TO THE ATLANTIC EDGE EXHIBITION Child (under 16) Standard Price €0.00 / Online €0.00 Adult Standard Price €6.00 / Online €5.40 - Save 10% Senior/Student/Disabled Standard Price €4.00 / Online €3.60 - Save 10%
angelfire9 wrote: » I didn't think the price was that bad to be honest You'd pay alot more at Bunratty or any of the shannon heritage sights
Clareboy wrote: » Bus Eireann run services each day to The Cliffs of Moher from Ennis. I always thought that visitors who arrived on foot, by bicycle or on public transport did not have to pay to view the cliffs.
fryup wrote: » As much as i love the COM, could they really be classed as a wonder of the world?? I mean they're just high cliffs at the end of the day, one of many throughout the world, you could argue that the white cliffs of Dover are more wonderous (blasphemy i know)
dr.fuzzenstein wrote: » What bugs me is that everything's behind fences now, there's feck all walkways, they just want to herd you through their visitor center, restaurant, souvenir shop, pay your entry fee, spend loads of money and kindly fcuk back off to where you came from. Anywhere else in the world there would be walkways that connect (let's just say) Lahinch to Liscannor, the Cliffs, Doolin, etc... And I'm not talking about having to walk along main roads, as is popular here, dodging cars, trucks, busses and bikes, no, proper, dedicated, walk and cycleways. Just look at the Ennis to Lahinch road, you'd want to be suicidal to cycle or walk that. Most countries have the main road and beside it, completely seperate, a dedicated path for walkers and cyclists. But that would require joined-up thinking, i.e. bringing in as many tourists through Shannon as possible, pointing them directly to Clare and have a strategy for hiking and cycling through the nature of Clare. But since you can't charge people for that, Clare Co Co surely don't want to know. To them tourism is people flying in from the US and the UK, staying in Dromoland and playing Golf, they can't see further than that. So of course the Cliffs are a mess, thanfully I know loads and loads of places that are a million times better and, thanks to the complete absence of advertising or strategy regards tourism and Shannon, fairly free of tourists as well.
Clareboy wrote: » I agree, access to the countryside for walkers is a big problem in this country. There used to be a spectacular walk from Hag's Head to the Cliffs of Moher, but this is no longer open, thanks to the local farmers. In the UK, a country with a population of over 60 million, there are public footpaths through private property all over the place. Yes, I agree that the tourism industry in Ireland is still mostly geared to the big spending American market and ' the cash cows ' of golf courses and 5 star hotels.
dr.fuzzenstein wrote: » I've heard all the arguments by farmers. 1: "I wouldn't walk through your backyard" Yes, neither would I, but how about granting people access to that 40 acres of wilderness in the middle of nowhere you own? 2: "People will fall and sue" If that isn't the lousiest, sh*ttiest, lamest, laziest, hackneyed excuse I have ever heard in my entire life, it translates into "Fcuk you, I wouldn't give you the steam of my piss, why should I, what's in for me, gimme money!" 3: "what if everyone did this? It would be anarchy!" No, it would merely the same situation as it is everywhere else on the planet. And so on. But it would be wrong to blame farmers alone. As you said, tourism here is not about natural beauty, except on the surface to hoik people in, after that it's "never mind all that nature, go golfing, go to the pub, go to the spa, go shopping!" There is cycling and hiking, despite an indifferent and sometime downright hostile attitude, no facilities, this could be cultural, the idea that someone would walk anywhere for fun is still a new concept here. My dad was over here from Germany and we set out for a walk in my area. He took his wallet, so that when we came across a small restaurant in the middle of nowhere he would pay for us all. Having lived here that idea was laughable, but to him, as a German, it is the most natural thing to expect restaurants all over the forests due to the large volume of people walking everywhere. I dare someone to walk from Ennis to Lahinch, to the Cliffs, Doolin andback to Ennis. Wouldn't be doable.
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Clareboy wrote: » I totally agree. Often when out cycling myself, local people around Clare have asked me if I was Dutch, German or Italian! The idea that someone would actually enjoy cycling or walking through the countryside is totally alien to most Irish people.
MrsD007 wrote: » That may be the case but most people who will visit the COM will arrive by car or private tour bus. Lots of tour bus operators stopped visiting the cliffs because of the parking charges. I think that some of our attractions in Clare are overpriced. I recently visited the Ailwee Caves and the birds of prey centre with my family, it was enjoyable but I feel that it is very pricey at €17 (adult) and €10 (child).
