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It's hard to avoid disappointment if BUNDORAN , at the southern
extremity of the county, is your first sight of Donegal. This popular,
though tacky, seaside resort offers no indication of the pleasures which
lie beyond. It does have three miles of Blue Flag beaches, packed with
holidaymakers in summer, but the town itself provides pretty grim fare.
The tiny River Doran separates the more genteel West End from the East
End and its rather down-at-heel Main Street, filled with pubs, B&Bs,
eating places, and a headland dominated by a golf course.
Unless you're fond of golf, Bundoran's chief attraction is a lovely
golden-sand beach known as Tullan Strand , a bracing stroll along the
coastal promenade from the northern end of the town beach. The walk
takes in rock formations known as the Fairy Bridge and the Puffing Hole
, with the Atlantic thundering below and appetizing views across to the
much more rewarding Glencolmcille Peninsula. Tullan Strand, and the
beach just up the coast at Rossnowlagh, are reckoned among the most
exciting surfing spots in the world and, in 1997, Bundoran hosted the
European Championships at Tullan. Surfing tuition is available from
Donegal Adventure Centre (tel 072/42277, adventures@donegal-holidays.com
) which also offers body-boarding, horse riding and a range of other
activity packages. Far safer waters for swimming are to be found at
Waterworld (Easter week, April, May & Sept Sat & Sun 10am-2pm & 3-7pm;
June-Aug daily same times; £4.50/¬5.71), located on the seafront near
the river's mouth, a complex of heated pools with wave machine, water
slides and seaweed baths.
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