Slea Head Drive: Go Clockwise or Meet the Coaches

The Slea Head Drive is Ireland's most beautiful wrong turn waiting to happen: a 30km loop of single-lane cliff road on the Dingle Peninsula where one bad choice means meeting a 50-seat tour coach head-on with nowhere to go. This is that same drive done right: one perfect September day, planned to the stop. The trick the guidebooks bury? Drive it CLOCKWISE, the same way the tour coaches run, so you follow the buses instead of facing one down over a drop, and every photo pull-in lands on your left. Rory walks you through the real itinerary in order: out of Dingle (An Daingean) by nine, Ventry, Dunbeg Fort, the beehive huts, Slea Head and the Blasket Islands, Coumeenoole strand, the honest verdict on the Blasket ferry, the one stop nearly everyone gets wrong at Dunquin pier, Gallarus Oratory, and the quiet finish over the Conor Pass. Shoulder-season timing, hedged prices, and where to actually stand for the photo. Ireland travel, Dingle itinerary, Wild Atlantic Way, beyond the guidebook. ▶ CHAPTERS 0:00 The Coach You Don't Want to Meet 0:17 One Perfect Day: the plan 0:43 The Local's Correction: drive it clockwise 2:04 Morning: out of Dingle 3:15 Midday: Slea Head, Coumeenoole & the boat 3:58 Worth the Detour? The Blasket ferry 4:44 The Stop Everyone Gets Wrong (Dunquin pier) 5:52 The Quiet Option: over the Conor Pass 6:52 Before You Go 7:59 Slán 🎙 Narration is an AI-generated voice: a synthetic narrator persona ("Rory"). It does not imitate any real, identifiable person. 🖼 IMAGE CREDITS (Creative Commons) Some historic-site images in this video are used under Creative Commons licences, with thanks: • Gallarus Oratory — photograph by Dieglop, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... — In respect of this image, this video is made available under the same licence, CC BY-SA 4.0. • Dún Beag (Dunbeg) Fort — photograph by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... — Used under the terms of that licence. • Dunquin Pier (Dún Chaoin) — photograph by Malcolm Neal, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... — Used under the terms of that licence. All other footage and stills are licensed via Pexels, Pixabay and Artlist and require no attribution. --- 🧭 ABOUT CELTIC EXPLORER Ireland and Scotland, beyond the guidebooks. Research-driven guides to the places travellers are searching for right now: hidden gems, honest verdicts, real prices. New videos Friday (Ireland) and Sunday (Scotland). ⚠️ Prices, opening hours and timetables were checked at publication but do change: always confirm before you travel. Sources for every fact in this video are available on request. 📋 PLAYLISTS Ireland — Hidden Gems & Guides:    • Ireland — Hidden Gems & Guides   Scotland — Hidden Gems & Guides:    • Scotland — Hidden Gems & Guides   Itineraries & Road Trips:    • Itineraries & Road Trips   #Dingle #SleaHeadDrive #Ireland