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The swifter, less mountainous route, to Glendalough from Dublin or
Bray is via ROUNDWOOD (one of the stops on the St Kevin's bus service );
a pleasant enough village, though not in the heart of the mountains.
It's just a mile from the Wicklow Way as it passes south of Lough Dan
and, Glendalough and Laragh aside, is one of the few places to get a
range of food and accommodation in this part of the county.
You can get B&B accommodation here at Tochar House (tel 01/281 8247;
£33-40/¬41.90-50.79), a good, central option, which also has pleasant
dorm bunks in an annexe catering for hikers and cyclists (£15/¬19.05).
Slightly further out are two other B&B options: Woodside (tel 01/281
8195; £33-40/¬41.90-50.79), a mile and a half along the Dublin road, and
Ballinacor House (tel 01/281 8168; £26-33/¬33.01-41.90), a mile along
the road towards Glendalough. The village also has a campsite (tel
01/281 8163; closed Oct-Easter). Your eating choices in Roundwood are
limited: there's one fast-food outlet; bar food at The Coach House ; or
you might try The Roundwood Inn (tel 01/281 8107), a seventeenth-century
coaching inn which is noted for its excellent, but pricey food in the
restaurant (for which you'll need to book), and great bar meals.
However, for a wider range of accommodation, and for readier access to
lonelier and more impressive scenery, your best bet is probably to head
on down to Laragh, six miles southwest of here .
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