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"Chocolate box" towns & villages

  • 07-03-2014 08:10PM
    #1
    RahenyD5
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    My American relatives are visiting this summer, thought I'd take them out of city to somewhere appealing for tourists. So does anyone know of a picturesque or tourist magnet town/village around Greater Dublin?

    The best places are undoubtedly in West Cork/Kerry/Galway, it would be grand to know of any nearby places so to save us from having to head further west. The few places I have in mind are:

    Malahide, Dublin
    Dalkey, Dublin
    Avoca, Wicklow
    Enniskerry, Wicklow
    Lexlip, Kildare

    Any ideas?


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  • #2
    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    The train journey to Greystones is very picturesque.


  • #3
    The Backwards Man
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    Dalkey is full of Smarties

    Tallaght is full of Whole Nuts

    Swords is full of Flakes

    Ballymun is full of Curly Wurlys

    *if this is moved to a Dublin forum I apologise in advance.:o


  • #4
    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    Also, what about the Dun Laoghaire/Howth boat?


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    Carlingford is beautiful if you want to go that far out.

    Head to Glendalough by Laragh in Wicklow.


  • #6
    Arbiter of Good Taste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭Arbiter of Good Taste


    Definitely Howth - and do lunch in one of the places on the pier. Just lovely


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  • #7
    kneemos
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    That place in Wicklow they did Ballykissangel or Glendaloghue in Wicklow.


  • #8
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    kneemos wrote: »
    That place in Wicklow they did Ballykissangel or Glendaloghue in Wicklow.

    Avoca?


  • #9
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,605 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    wazky wrote: »
    Avoca?

    The one.


  • #10
    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    Another idea - a bit pricey - but a day trip to Belfast on the Enterprise. Have lunch and a living history bus tour. Not chocolate box stuff, but they'll be telling everyone about it for years.


  • #11
    shedweller
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    Lismore in waterford is nice. Kilkenny has a castle and the streets look like postcard material.


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  • #12
    Annasopra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,236 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Donkey Oaty wrote: »
    The train journey to Greystones is very picturesque.

    The cliff walk is amazing as well and there are lovely restaurants in Greystones

    Also the cliff walk at Wicklow Town from the golf course to the lighthouse is stunning.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • #13
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    A stroll around Arklow at dusk is also picturesque.


  • #14
    byhookorbycrook
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    "Chocolate box" villages tend to be those planned by landlords so can be more like English places- e.g. Adare.
    I'd bring tourists to Brú na Bóinne/Newgrange, Trim castle, the Hill of Tara, Glendalough and to the National stud and Japanese gardens.


  • #15
    kneemos
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    There's not much to see east of the Shannon in truth.Is there a motorway to Galway?


  • #16
    jamo2oo9
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    A weekend to Carlingford Lough should do the job for them


  • #17
    BillyMitchel
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    Climb Bray Head


  • #18
    darrcow
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    Navan


  • #19
    KERSPLAT!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,152 ✭✭✭✭KERSPLAT!


    Newgrange
    Hill of Tara
    Trim Castle


  • #20
    byhookorbycrook
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    Pretty villages exist in the east too. Dunmore East is lovely.


  • #21
    Míshásta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭Míshásta


    Temple Bar after closing time on a Saturday night.

    Show them the real Ireland. :)

    But better go with some of the more sensible suggestions already given.

    Hope the weather is reasonable during their visit.


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  • #22
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Tourism, as in life.

    Wicklow is where its at.


  • #23
    Arthur Beesley
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    Don't forget to stop off in Supermacs.


  • #24
    we'llallhavetea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea


    darrcow wrote: »
    Navan

    :'D you're joking yeah?


  • #25
    dgt
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    darrcow wrote: »
    Navan

    I like your thinking baiii. Hang around the shopping centre during the day, enjoy the music being played by yer man beside the taxi rank. Bring them to such attractions such as Tara mines, Claremount stadium, the ramparts and the pool. There's even tours of the town, via the shuttle bus service round the eloquent and vibrant estates of Navan.
    By night head to Clems and slowly make your way to the Palace. For those feeling fancy, drop into the central, a modern pub/restaurant/cafe all in one. Feeling peckish after all that dancing with the hen parties? Vicos grill for that battered sausage and chips after a night out. Sorted :cool:






    In all seriousness, Slane is a good place to go (discovered a lovely cafe near the poets rest with the mrs today, worth a visit). Battle of the boyne, Skryne, Hill of Tara. I swear I'm not from Meath :pac::pac::pac:


  • #26
    orangesoda
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    The Griannan of Aileach fort in Donegal just outside Derry should get a mention.
    You could make your way west from there, forget about the east


  • #27
    Acedia.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Acedia.


    Inistioge is a small scenic village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Kilkenny.

    Inistioge has been the scene for a number of films, most notably Circle of Friends and Widows' Peak. The picturesque Woodstock Estate is located one mile (1.6 km) outside the village.

    www.inistioge.ie


  • #28
    JJJJNR
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    Donkey Oaty wrote: »
    The train journey to wexford is very picturesque.

    Plus a stay in wexford over night would be good crack.


  • #29
    thegreatgonzo
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    The village at Lyons is nice but I'm not sure what you can do there


  • #30
    RahenyD5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 96 ✭✭RahenyD5


    A big thank you to you all for your suggestions!

    Can't believe I forgot about Howth, it's only up the road from me, duh!


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  • #31
    shedweller
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    RahenyD5 wrote: »
    A big thank you to you all for your suggestions!

    Can't believe I forgot about Howth, it's only up the road from me, duh!
    You're welcome.

    So thats slane out of the question then...???


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