What to do in Dingle when it rains
Rain in Dingle? Duck into its museums and galleries, find a covered market for a wander, and warm up with a coffee while it passes.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Original Kerry Craft Centre Next to the Spar, Strand St, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Greenlane Gallery Holyground, Dingle, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- The Carol Cronin Gallery Green St, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Commodum art and design Main St, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 AK2N, Ireland
- Dingle Art Works Green St, Farrannakilla, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Kerry Views Strand St, Farrannakilla, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 VE04, Ireland
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Eask Tower Carhoo West, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Dingle Lighthouse Dingle Lighthouse, Lough, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Hussey's Folly Lough, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Colaiste Ide Ogham Stones Burnham East, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Ballintaggart Ogham Stones Ballintaggart, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Dingle Bay Kerry Farrannakilla, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Dingle Market Holyground, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Bean in Dingle Green St, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- My Boy Blue Holyground, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- Murphy's Ice Cream Strand St, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland
- The Hare’s Corner Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 Y280, Ireland
- Pig and Leaf Coffee and Sandwiches Main St, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 N448, Ireland
- Nourish Café An Capall Dubh, Green St, Farrannakilla, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 FH52, Ireland
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
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