5mi/8km west of Lisdoonvarna lies the fishing village of Doolin, with good bathing and fishing. From Doolin Pier fast motor launches sail several times daily in good weather to Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands.
There is an attractive run to the west of Lisdoonvarna, along the coast of the Burren. The R477 follows a winding course
northwestward, passing Ballynalackan Castle, descends to the coast and turns north. To the left are the Aran Islands, to the right the western slopes of the hills (Slieve Elva) with the occasional ruins of a church or a stone fort.