After spending a comfortable night at our B&B in Dingle, we had breakfast and then walked around the town a bit more as the weather had improved. Around 11am we set off around the Dingle Peninsula to enjoy some of the scenery and historic sites.

The first stop was not too far outside the town. There was a sheep farm where you could pay a few Euros and feed the friendly sheep and alpacas. Of course our daughter wanted to stop here so we did.

We got back in the car and drove around on Slea Head Drive to the portion that runs along the ocean. We stopped at Dunbeg Fort, an Iron age settlement right on the cliffs with great views and a waterfall.

Next we stopped at some of the many Beehive stone huts that are around the peninsula. While these have been built since the Stone Age, they continued to be built by locals all the way up into the 20th Century.

Every roadside attraction around Dingle Peninsula advertises that it was the location of Star Wars: The Last Jedi filming, but I wasn’t actually sure of the real filming location. All of these attractions charge 2-3 Euros per person to visit but I don’t recommend visiting all of them. If you see one Beehive hut, you’ve basically seen them all.

Our next stop was at Coumeenoole Beach, which besides being a mouthful to pronounce was a beautiful beach cut right into the cliffs. There was a parking lot and then you can hike down a fairly short and easy path to the beach itself.

There was actually a funeral on the far side of the beach with music and quite a few attendees. Most of the beach was fairly empty though. We enjoyed a walk around and of course my wife found a few shells.

From there, we mostly stayed in the car and just stopped briefly for some pictures along the way.

We decided to skip the northernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula as we wanted to grab lunch in Dingle town and had somewhere to be later that afternoon. Lunch/brunch was at a cute place on Main Street.

From there, we headed off the peninsula on to our next adventure. Driving the Dingle Peninsula was fairly easy. There were not too many tour buses as it was out of season. You would likely need to get an early start if you were going to visit in July or August.

Up Next: Hawk Walk and Killarney

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