Fort Dunree is a spectacular mix of history, nature, and breathtaking views. The fort itself is packed with fascinating military history – from old guns and bunkers to a well-presented museum that gives great insight into Ireland's coastal defenses. But what really sets this place apart is the location. Perched high on the cliffs, the panoramic views over Lough Swilly and the Atlantic are absolutely stunning.

Lovely spot, lots to see and read about. Venture off the normal path around the olds buildings to find some old relics. It's a pity the old generator engines are locked away. Still in great condition but the building has seen better day. Hopefully it will be restored and opened to the public some day

Fort Dunree in Donegal is an underrated gem, boasting a rich history and breathtaking views. It's a highly recommended visit.

I recently visited Fort Dunree while exploring the Inishowen Peninsula, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of my trip to County Donegal. Perched dramatically on a cliff overlooking Lough Swilly, the fort offers a perfect combination of breathtaking scenery, rich history, and peaceful atmosphere. The drive up to the site is stunning in itself, but once you arrive, the panoramic coastal views are absolutely spectacular. You can see for miles across the ocean and rugged cliffs—bring your camera! The fort itself is steeped in military history, dating back to the Napoleonic era, and the museum does a great job showcasing its strategic importance through the years, especially during both World Wars. There’s a nice mix of indoor exhibitions and outdoor spaces to explore, including gun placements, tunnels, and barracks. It’s all well-preserved and thoughtfully laid out. The staff were welcoming and informative, happy to share stories and answer questions. One of my favorite moments was standing on the upper platform watching the waves crash below—it felt like stepping back in time. There’s also a café and gift shop on site, perfect for relaxing after your visit. Whether you're into history, nature, or photography, Fort Dunree has something to offer. It’s a peaceful, fascinating place and I highly recommend stopping by if you’re touring the Wild Atlantic Way.

The fort is surrounded by beautiful nature. Museum, memorial, barracks and walking trails. Definitely worth a visit.

Excellent spot , bit of history , a museum , and a great cafe , well worth a visit

A fort turned museum with rich heritage and great maintenance. Perfect spot for a informative visit

Beautiful park with lovely floral and fauna. Peaceful and thoughtfully appointed with statues and plaques! An easy walk and nice for people of all activity level. A great place to go and contemplate the world!

Found this place by accident, we were looking for the butterfly garden, didn't know it was in Swan park. We only did a bit of the walk. The walkways were very tidy, wheelchair friendly mostly, 1 steep hill the way we went, but there is multiple ways in. loads of different things to see. Will definitely be back to do the full walk

Swan Park is a fantastic park well laid out nice walks, and a great river running through it I felt so relaxed if you are in Ireland do not miss it

A stunning picturesque place nestled on the shores of lough swilly, the park itself has be painstakingly crafted into a rich history of the sounding county. The town of Buncranna is very welcoming, a real buzz in the town with incredible friendly people...

A compilation of the cute things I found in this park.

For a peaceful walk in the most beautiful natural surroundings, you should visit Swan Park. After traversing the Castle Bridge, you can opt for a shoreline walk to Ned's Point, or follow the River Crana as it meanders through Swan Park along the wooded walk. Major refurbishment and repair works have been completed following devastating flood damage in August 2017. The end result is a greatly enhanced experience with a variety of riverside walks. Really worth checking out.

A beautiful day in Swan Park, my favourite place.

We love this place when in Buncrana. Great atmosphere, great friendly fast service and the Guinness and Heineken is lovely. The Main Street cafe next door does a great all day Irish breakfast and I love the eggs Benedict. Great place to watch any sporting event and a must when in Buncrana.

What can I say .. o flahertys is a fantastic bar with great staff and regular top notch entertainment with great food next door in main street kitchen.. highly recommended

Didn't rate the food as I didn't have any. We had an amazing time the last 2 years here. Such a good atmosphere the staff is so friendly and you get served right away. The front outside of the bar always looks amazing, and there was live music both times we were there, one being Johnny Brady, which was held in the back area, which is absolutely massive. And the other was a man and his guitar, and it was a brilliant night. Highly recommended

One of the best bars around. Great atmosphere and the service is excellent. Worth a visit.

Best pub in beautiful Buncrana. Four nights here & had four trips to this fabulous bar. The last day with rain lashing & fire lighting was the highlight. Chatting to Pauric jnr for hours. All the brothers working here were so hospitable. 27 years ago we arrived in here soaked & Pauric snr poured us THE perfect pint as we sat by the fire. There was love in that pint (we got engaged on way home!) The pints are still perfect. We were delighted to be back with one of our four kids to share lovely Guinness with him. Couldn’t get over price of pints compared to Dublin! We might have to move up. OH there’s definitely a woman’s touch in the loos. They are gorgeous & have everything you could possibly need even down to a needle, thread & loose buttons. Incredible.

Great Bar and great staff..Would definitely recommend a visit to this bar when in Buncrana

Its fine, lots of locals

The food was delicious. The vegetable soup was bursting with flavor, and the brown bread was very fresh. I had the fish and chips, which were perfectly battered, accompanied by a fabulous side salad. The service was top-notch. The atmosphere was very welcoming, and the decor was stylish. I would highly recommend it.

This place is great for coeliacs, I ordered the chicken & bacon Caesar salad without the croutons. The waitress then told me they could make it with gluten free croutons. That’s very rare, that was a treat. Ordered it with a side of mash. Delicious. My daughter ordered the chicken goujons with a side of garlic potatoes. The goujons come with a bbq and garlic dip. The garlic dip is amazing. Anyone who is gluten free there is a full gluten free menu. Even the chips can be done in a separate gluten free fryer so avoids any cross contamination. Lovely food and very friendly staff. Highly recommend.

We had amazing time at Oscars. Great atmosphere, beautiful cocktails and delicious food we had lovely dinner and our time out. Would recommend it and will comeback for more. Thank you.

Back again after the beautiful cajun salmon, to try out the lunch menu. Great value for two courses and plenty of choice!

Just came in at short notice for Sunday evening dinner. Had the early bird with sirloins X2. The starter (wings) and main was delicious. Excellent value for money and the service faultless. Definitely be back. Well worth supporting this local business. Thank you.

Stopped in a pub up the road to enjoy a beer and they recommended Oscars Cafe. We weren’t disappointed. Service was great and the food was delicious! Highly recommend!

Food was ok. We ordered breaded mushrooms, beefburger and Cajun salmon with salad. With a bottle of house wine, small beer and coffee cost was 61 euro. As I said food was ok but personally I would not be in a rush back. Service was pleasant and attentive though.

Laughably bad food. Don't know how this place is still getting custom, was good about 20 years ago.

Good food. Csn deliver and make food under pressure. Wish they could tell tables to be quieter

I took 3 football teams in for dinner and the food and more importantly the service was brilliant! Thank you for accommodating 30 of us so well and quickly.

Staff great. Food was good. Wonky table not good

Food was very poor got a quarter pounder and chip both of the frozen variety. Very poor for the price.

Ok, for a quick snack if you're really hungry, definitely not one of the first places on my mind when looking for food. Food was basic, not freshly made. sauces bottled kind that you can get anywhere. The staff were very good.

Always good food.Good value for money and good service.

I have no idea what the food is like. It could be fabulous. However when you are seated on a table, in the dark, that would struggle to accomodate hobbits and the menu offers burgers and BBQ chicken wings...Hmm..maybe not so Italiano, maybe not so authentic. We left ( probably an hour) before they noticed.

Absolutely amazing - beautiful Italian cuisine at its finest! The food was incredible, staff were lovely and polite. We had starters, Calamari and Meatballs, which were divine. Two pizzas, two desserts, Chocolate Fudge Cake and freshly made Tiramisu, and a small pasta for our wee boy. Everything was beautiful and authentic and I can't wait to go back again. Will recommend this lovely spot to anyone and everyone!

Very poor, prices are ridiculous for what food you get. Got a pizza I'd expect from a school cafeteria, ingredients must have been all premade from the base to the sauce. €8.50 for a calimari starter but only 3 calimaris given, preposterous. Took way too long for that standard of food to come out as well. Fair enough you have to work with what you have in terms of venue but charge accordingly to the food and atmosphere.

Very unimpressed with the service, we waited an hour before any of our food came and all 5 dishes got served at different times, with at least a 10 minute wait between each one. They also told us they had run out of vinegar, but there were full bottles of vinegar on the empty tables around us that we had to get up and get ourselves.

Linguini had the texture of an over-cooked carbonara when it finally came over an hour later. Was eating for 20mins before my friend got her food. Would not recommend!

Food was good here. We had no wait for our drinks and food;we visited on a Wednesday evening

Food was disappointing. Looked better than it tasted. Girl serving us was lovely.

Staff are all brilliant and friendly. Shop itself more on the expensive side, but has a wide range of products and brands. Toilets could do with a refresh, not very clean (Womens).

Great for shopping. Various things to buy like sandwiches, vegetables, meat fruits and many other things. Good to try

Great food at great prices, local shop that puts money back into the community via sponsorship and using other local business

Big, very big store with just about anything you could need. Prices are ok, nothing is cheap across the border but offers were worth seeking out. Very clean and staff pleasant

I liked that there was self checkouts wide range of products very nice staff

Great local store with white selection of quality groceries

Always clean, bright and well stocked with helpful staff and lots of free parking. A little more expensive in branded products but some good offers also. Clean customer toilets also.

Lovely wee bar and dog friendly for our big labrador nice atmosphere, friendly and of course drinks were 👌

This bar has to be experienced in person, to be properly appreciated, an un real layout that can cater for all numbers & styles, !P! Marks the spot for a Cracker Pint!,, its 10 out of 10 from me folks😉💯

5 star Guinness in. TRADITIONAL Bar, nice and clean, central location.

This bar is quiet enough but it is fantastic with all the corked walls. The barman is real friendly. The beer garden is fantastic also. Great place for small or large groups

Found the iconic Cottage Bar very friendly, good atmosphere, class pint of Guinness, excellent bar tenders and succulent food - I'll be back...

Lovely Irish bar. Great music . Staff very friendly . Really enjoyed it .

Great pint of Guinness. Small but comfortable bar.

Seriously divine place. We tried the Gordita and Burrito, some of of the nicest food we've ever tasted. Coffee is also delicious. Owners are very lovely and hospitable. Will be back

Romanian and Ecuadorean cafe, great cappuccino and hot chocolate (with oat milk). Freshly prepared food in a relaxed setting. Well worth a visit

The best owners, chefs and food. Their chemistry is undeniable and the food makes you feel like you’re home and gives you comfort. The flavors are unique and well thought of and the deserts are also home made so they melt in your mouth and are so fresh. The menu has endless possibilities to choose from and I sincerely hope more people try coming here.

The food was really tasty and fresh, and made with good quality ingredients. We got the vegetarian gorditas, they put plantain instead of meat, it was delicious! Quite like an arepa, but with rice instead of beans. There was cornflour in the tortilla and served with freshly fried plantain chips on the side. The menu is a blend of various South American and European dishes. Staff were very friendly! Definitely would recommend it!

Extremely friendly atmosphere, excellent coffee and the desserts I tasted are delicious, especially the chocolate cake. They also have an unusual and appetising selection of cooked dishes. Until today, I hadn't sampled any of them, but I decided, finally, to try the Romanian-style meatball soup and loved it. It comes with a side dish of sour cream and tastes superb with or without the cream added.

We just had a lovely meal 2 coffee good flavour, empanadas very nice not sure if you need feta cheese as side. The salad garnish was ample with the dipping sauces. We then had 2 gorditas again very nice we like spicey food some more chillies would give that kick. Qualty waa very nice and well worth it. The cakes were lovely. Well worth the visit. Bottle of drink. Thankyou so much we both enjoyed our me

Called in earlier today, first time I’ve been , ill be back for sure. Service and menu knowledge by the staff was second to none. Just let them guide you. Had a beautiful Gorditas with chicken chorizo and a mix of salad and taco sauce. Very filling and great value. Noticed 3 different options for breakfast if you don’t fancy a stodgy big fry.

Very Beautiful building.. Well cared for, a ld the of priests. I love going to. Mass, very Spiritual . Great Congregation. Lovely to go to the holy hour. Basically it's perfect to call in, put up a candle and pray for your special intentions. God bless everyone. 🙏🙏🙏🕯️❤️

It was great to get Mass this morning

Todas I have been in the Oratory a lot of devotion, prayers, etc. Fantastic.

It's my local place of worship. I like to pop in say few prayers n put up lights

Lovely church .. does a fantastic wedding service

Beautiful place, made to feel very welcome by everyone.

Beautiful place to spend one hour very peaceful

Fabulous beach and there is a lovely walking area

There were only the 2 notices there as shown and nothing else to see. Fortunately knew the story and the song written here which is sung often.My husband currently reading the book of John Newton's life so was nice to see where song composed.

The Amazing Grace Viewing Point offers a shoreline view over Lough Swilly where the synonymous hymn was written in a ship while anchored in this picturesque lough. There are several picnic tables situated behind the viewing area on a well kept green where a coffee wagon also parks. There is also a pleasant tarmacadamed shoreline walk. All in all, it is a pleasant stop off on the Wild Atlantic Way in the town of Buncrana.

Oh Buncrana and the surrounding area is absolutely stunning, beautiful beaches, walks and the newly managed and restored Swan Park are definitely worth a look..

Stunning scenery, gorgeous on any type of day. Love to take my grandkids there, getting chips from the local chip shop. Kids love to watch the seagulls scramble for the leftovers!

Beautiful area at the bottom of the Crana river. Leads on to the castle bridge, The Keep that Wolfe Tone was once held in and Swans Park. Follow the path and it will lead you on round to the beach

Beautiful with new statue of friar hegarty

Only a few people when we arrived. The girl working behind the bar so friendly. We had a lovely chat.

Hi, recently visited Buncrana for a weekend with my wife. I unfortunately visited this bar and it was a terrible experience. The bar itself looks well from the outside but once you get inside it is another story. The price of the drinks was very reasonable. There was a number of young people in the bar and in my opinion they were definitely underage. Within 15 minutes of arriving a fight broke out in the bar and the girl behind the bar didn't know what to do.We left the premises immediately. We visited another couple of bars over the weekend and spoke to a few "locals". They informed us that the Atlantic bar was probably the roughest bar in Buncrana and was known for fighting and general rowdiness. Avoid unless you like that kinda of atmosphere.

Best dj in the world the Craic was class and the staff and people were so friendly will definitely be back ☺

Great beer. Staff are very friendly

More older ones in the morning younger at weekends disco at back music front bar weekend friendly staff can be nosiey

Mary is the best barwoman ever. She rocks my world.

Lovely friendly staff... Nice people's

I am not surprised, this place is so busy that you need a reservation. Food here is truly amazing, best Indian food I had in a very long time. The menu is huge, it takes quiet some time to choose from all the delicious options. I finally ended up with the Gorkhali mixed grill, garlic onion coriander naan and special fried rice. The spices in the sauce, the coriander in the naan, and the raisins in the rice complemented each other so well that I would have loved to order another portion. "Unfortunately," the portions are so large that I couldn't even eat dessert. I wish you would open a branch in Switzerland; I would be a regular customer.

Most of them dishes are Nepali inspired dishes which are not that great for Indian palette. I would recommend having spicy indian dishes and you can ask them to increase or decrease the spice level. They are very accommodating and entertained us very late during closing hours. Very good service

Love it!! The biryani has carrots and cashews in it which adds a nice bite to it! Absolutely delicious!

Great find in Buncrana. Staff so lovely. Try the Momo, the sauce with them was gorgeous. Crispiest Onion Bhaji ever. Got recommendation from Ritam of Ledo-Bedo lamb dish. So tender. Had leftovers for lunch next day. If we were here for a week we’d definitely be going back.

The quality of food is good but the meat / sauce ratio was off. It's slightly pricey for the location the standard is good.

Had a takeaway from here tonight 😋 It was absolutely gorgeous I had the masu chicken chilli,onion bajais,aloo kerau chapat and pilau rice and peshwari naan. If you order from here you will not be disappointed.

Just spectacularly good! Very friendly staff, worth every € Reservation necessary (which is no surprise with this quality of food....)

This bar is one of the best in buncrana.its authentic style offers character, atmosphere and guarantees a great night. Be sure to check their social media pages to see what incredible local talent is playing for the upcoming weekend. Never disappoints Service was great and so was the staff. Can't wait to return.

A top 3 pub in town for me, lots of fun on busy weekends and always full of craic!

Very poor bar, staff were brutal, rude, awkward, ignorant, took an age to get a drink, was like they didn’t want any customers.

You will genuinely be welcomed with a smile and there is usually live music on Fridays and Sundays. Great atmosphere and a decent size yard to the back used, among other things, as a smoking area. Best bar in town!

Best bar in Buncrana. Lovely regulars who’re always really welcoming and the craic is great! Regularly have well chosen live music and a great pint of Guinness!!!

If you visit Buncrana you have to call in to Roddens. It's a very organic place and the regulars are great people. Great bands and music at the weekends.

The only bar in Buncrana worthy of live music. Open mic night on Saturday nights are fantastic for drawing in local talent of all ages and genres. Check their FB page to see what's on.

Great Italian. Definitely one of the top restaurants in Buncrana. Food is perfect. Staff are so attentive and accomodating. Also quite reasonably priced.

Very disappointed that when we requested bread, olives and balsamic to share we were told they didn't do this!!! Its an ITALIAN RESTAURANT! Food was good, staff were friendly if a little overwhelmed by our request! Most annoying of all was that when we're leaving we saw.. guess what?? Oil, balsamic and bread they had bread! Felt it was a little penny pinching..

Found this place via Google and TripAdvisor. If you're looking for very basic Italian food then this is fine, otherwise I would say avoid. Staff were friendly but certainly not attentive. I had to get up twice to ask for water, just badly managed I think, they need better training. I also would have loved a second glass of wine, but was never asked if id like one. Food was poor, mussels were awful, good thing my 7 year old liked them! Pasta dishes were like they were out of a jar from Tesco. I asked for parmasan and was told it was all gone, in fairness a waitress arrived with a jar of pasmasan, very 1990's. I find it hard to believe there is any Italian input behind this restaurant. Once again, this place may suit some but if you like real Italian food avoid!

Highly recommend this place. If your ever in Buncrana get to it. Food is outstanding and Staff are excellent 👌 👏. I'll be back 😋. (Update) Tonight we went back and I must say I was not impressed at all. The food that my girlfriend and myself ordered was nothing special at all. I don't know what has happened to this place. Different chef or they have just lost there standard's. My Spegetti was hard and the meat balls tasted like they were out of the microwave and the Mrs food she did not eat at all. I have help this place in High Standards, but not anymore. We will not be back.

Beautiful place, delicious food, grate customer service. 🍕👍😋

Bought a Munchy Box, which was really tasty and freshly made... The only reason I never gave 5 stars, was the fact it was a bit pricey at €12:50...

Staff a little unfriendly and lacking in experience. Please get rid of the service bell (door bell sound) that keeps going off in the dining area.... very annoying. Place is a little dated and could do with being refreshed. Food was good but we were only told what wasn't available to order from the menu when placing our order from the already limited menu.