Can I visit the Cliffs of Moher, Giant's Causeway or Glendalough with limited mobility?
Yes, in different degrees. At the Cliffs of Moher the visitor centre is fully accessible, but the ground beyond the centre is not step free throughout: the paved paths out to the viewing platforms are solid and wheelchair usable, steep in places, and some parts of the site are reached by steps. The step free way to reach the platforms and head towards O'Brien's Tower is the Lifts of Moher, two staff driven electric buggies, subject to availability and weather. At the Giant's Causeway the visitor centre is step free, the Green Trail is the accessible route, and a wheelchair accessible shuttle bus runs down to the stones, though the stones themselves are uneven and not a wheelchair surface. At Glendalough the visitor centre, the monastic site paths and the Lower Lake boardwalk work for many wheelchair users, while the Upper Lake and Spinc trails are steep and do not. Check each operator's access page on the day, as wind and wet ground change the picture.
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Sources
- Cliffs of Moher Experience, National Trust Giant's Causeway and Wicklow Mountains National Park: site access statements and accessibility pages
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