About Carlingford

Carlingford is an attractive, unspoiled and yet vibrant medieval heritage village nestled in the foothills of the Cooley mountains. A wonderful array of well preserved medieval buildings forms the centre of the town complimented by a diverse range of shops, restaurants and traditional pubs. With music around every corner a friendly welcome and good craic awaits. With its own Good Food Circle, Carlingford is the gourmet centre of the region and is famous for producing the best oysters in Europe. Carlingford is a lively village through out the year and has a wealth of activities for all ages and interests.		View the Carlingford Lough Experience video by clicking here >>

Mountains, loughs and forest parks provide the natural terrain for the adventure seeker. Canoeing, water skiing, windsurfing, kayaking, abseiling, pier jumping, climbing, archery, orienteering, hill walking and high rope challenge courses are just some of the activities on offer.

Beside the harbour is an industrious sailing club where you can learn to sail, or for the more experienced, hire a dinghy for a few hours to take advantage of the breathtaking views of both shores.

For the climber Slieve Foy, the highest mountain in Louth at the rear of the village is waiting to be climbed. For the walker Carlingford is on the legendary Tain Way - national way marked walking route covering a 40km circuit of the Cooley Peninsula. Cycling is an alternative way of enjoying the charms of the area.

The Cooley Peninsula offers excellent horse riding
facilities that will have you saddled up and ready to
go in no time.

A bird watcher’s paradise, Carlingford and The Cooley Peninsula are special protection areas for birds. With its varied landscape and habitats the area has interesting birds all year round.

Carlingford Lough and Dundalk Bay provide some of the best sea angling on the East Coast of Ireland with off-shore, rock and boat fishing on offer.

Golfing enthusiasts will be spoiled for choice. The peninsula offers two very challenging 18-hole courses at Greenore, a stone’s throw from Carlingford and Ballymascanlon.

Hands on cookery courses with guest chefs or painting workshops with local or guest artists are to be enjoyed on a year round basis.

An innovative calendar of events, ranging from regattas, craft and food fairs, hill walking festivals, to Georgian banquets, takes place in Carlingford on an annual basis.

One of the many joys of Carlingford is that having arrived, one does not need the car until it is time to leave and yet be able to avail of the vast array of activities.

Should you wish to venture further a field, Dundalk and Newry are a ten minute drive away. Enjoy a drive along the banks of the Lough and Newry Canal to The Quays and Buttercrane Shopping Centres in Newry. Dundalk has Ireland’s largest indoor sports facility and ice-rink. A fun night at the dog racing track is promised with Ireland’s fist all-weather horse racing track opening in August 2007.

County Louth and County Down (on the northern shore of the Lough) have a host of interesting towns, villages and attractions to be explored.

Plenty to do what ever the weather!

for more information visit www.carlingford.ie
or telephone Carlingford Tourist Office + 353 (0)42 937 3033