Playdays

Family days out in Co. Donegal

Looking for things to do with kids in Co. Donegal? There are 122 places here, with 56 playgrounds and play centres, 54 beaches and waterside spots and 7 parks and woodland walks. 107 of them are free to visit, and each one links to its own page with directions. If the weather turns, there are 3 indoor or part-indoor options listed at the end.

Playground & play centre

56 places

Ard Cille Bride MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Ard Cille Bride, Carndonagh

Ard Na Ri , Letterkenny Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Playground located in Ard Na Ri housing estate in Letterkenny.

Ardara Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Playground located next to the car park beside the Owentrocker river in Ardara.

Ards Forest Park

Outdoor

A visit to Ards Forest Park will reward everyone at any time of the year.

Arranmore Island Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Playground suitable for children up to 12 years old located on Arranmore Island.

Aura - Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Aura Leisure Centre, Ballymacool, Letterkenny

Ballina , Falcarragh Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Toddler and Pre-School area.

Ballyliffin Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Located beside the Pollan beach.

Ballymacool MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Ballymacool Town Park , Letterkenny Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Large modern playground situated in the 20 acre grounds of Ballymacool House.

Barrackhill Outdoor Fitness Gym Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Barrackhill Town Park, Carndonagh

Barrackhill Town Park, Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Barrackhill Town Park Carndonagh

Bernard Mc Glinchey Adventure Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Bernard Mc Glinchey Town Park, Letterkenny

Bernard Mc Glinchey Outdoor Fitness Gym Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Bernard Mc Glinchey Town Park, Letterkenny

Buncrana MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area) Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Burtonport SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Playground for children located next to Leckenagh Lock.

Carrick Outdoor Fitness Gym Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Carrigart Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Castlefinn Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Large playground suitable for toddlers and older children.

Clos Naomh Chonaill, Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Clos Phadraig, Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Cois Cuain , Gweedore Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Good sized, enclosed modern play-area including great wooden play equipment.

Creeslough SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Culdaff Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Large playground beside the sea.

Dolmen Centre, Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Modern playground facility suitable for toddlers to twelve years old.

Drunacrin Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Privately Owned.

Dungloe SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Festival Park , Buncrana Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Buncrana's Festival Park is beside the shore greens.

Fishing Green Outdoor Fitness Gym Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Foreshore , Dungloe Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Playground suitable for toddlers and children up to twelve years old.

Glencolmcille Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Play facility located next to a school in Glencolmcille.

Glendale Drive Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Modern playground located on the Glendale drive estate outside of Letterkenny.

Kilcar Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Modern play facilities located off the Cashelcarn road in Kilcar.

Killybegs Playspace Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Killybegs public childrens playground

Killygordon Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Modern and colourful playground, enclosed and safe, suitable for toddlers upwards.

Letterkenny Skate Park Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Aura Leisure Centre, Ballymacool, Letterkenny

Mad Hatter's Play Centre

IndoorPaid entry

Indoor soft play centre at Drumrooske Business Park, Donegal Town.

Magherabeg Leisure Centre

Indoor & outdoorPaid entry

Leisure centre in Co. Donegal with a kids' indoor playground, gym, spa/sauna and dance studio — admission charge applies.

Mall Park Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Manorcunningham SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Milford Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Small playground located off the Rosscarrow road in Milford.

Moville Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Enclosed playground, with beautiful sea views.

Porthall Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Playgrounds.

Ramelton SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Cul na Cille, Ramelton

Rathmullan Beach Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Large modern play facility located next to the car park at Rathmullan Beach front.

Rathmullan SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Small playground located in a social housing estate in Rathmullan.

St Mary's Close , Gweedore Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Modern playground located across the road from O'Donnell's Pharmacy in Gweedore.

St. John Bosco, Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Large play facility with parent seating available.

St. Johnston SHS Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Small modern playground located in a housing estate at St Johnson.

Stranorlar Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Stranorlar SHS (Straith Aoibhinn) Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Sweet Factory Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Bernard Mc Glinchey Town Park, Letterkenny Town

Tamney Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Modern, colourful, safe playground with lots of new equipment to keep the kids active.

Tank Road, Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Tory Island Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Large, colourful, enclosed area with plenty of equipment to keep all ages engaged in activity.

Udaras na Gaeltachta Playground/ MUGA

OutdoorFree

Beach & coast

54 places

Ballyhernan Green Coast Beach

OutdoorFree

Ballyhiernan, Fanad

OutdoorFree

Ballyhiernan beach is a north facing, long sandy beach consisting of sandy dunes.

Bunagee Pier

OutdoorFree

Recent developments at Bunagee Pier include a new breakwater and pontoons at Bunagee pier.

Buncrana

OutdoorFree

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Bundoran

OutdoorFree

Bundoran is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.

Bundoran Adventure Park

Paid entry

Bundoran is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.

Carrickfinn Beach

OutdoorFree

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Carrickfinn Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

Carrickfinn is an extensive sandy beach with a good dune system.

Culdaff

OutdoorFree

Culdaff beach consists of a sandy beach with two rock outcrops at the south-east of the beach.

Culdaff Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

A Sandy beach on the Inishowen peninusla.

Donegal Bay

Dooey

OutdoorFree

Dooey is located close to the towns of Glenties and Dungloe which are located on the western coast of County Donegal.

Dooey Beach Green Coast Beach

OutdoorFree

Downings

OutdoorFree

Downings beach consists of a sandy beach in Sheephaven Bay that is confined by Downings pier to the west and a small headland called…

Downings Beach

OutdoorFree

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Drumnatinney Green Coast Beach

OutdoorFree

Drumnatinny

OutdoorFree

Drumnatinny beach consists of a long sandy north facing beach; confined by Ballyness Bay to the West and by Crockagarran and a small series…

Fairy Bridges & Cliff Walk

Free

Fintra Beach

OutdoorFree

Fintra beach is a beautiful sandy beach just a couple of kilometres outside the fishing port of Killybegs.

Fintra Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

Fintra is located on the south west coast of Donegal on the outskirts of Killybegs town.Fintra receives alarge number of day-trippers…

Gartan Lake

OutdoorFree

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Greencastle Marina

Outdoor

Greencastle has the most accessible harbour in Donegal for a yacht coming from Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Killahoey

OutdoorFree

Killahoey beach consists of a sandy beach with a large inflowing estuary including a large mud flat at the east of the beach.

Killahoey Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

Killahoey is more commonly known as Dunfanaghy beach, it is situated down past Dunfanaghy Golf Course on the outskirts of Dunfanaghy town.

Lady's Bay, Buncrana

OutdoorFree

Lady's Bay beach consists of a sandy beach in Lough Swilly confined by Buncrana pier to the South and a small rocky outcrop 550m to the…

Lisfannon

OutdoorFree

Lisfannon beach consists of a sandy beach along the Swilly Estuary.

Maghera Beach

OutdoorFree

One kilometre from Assaranca Waterfall, Maghera Beach stretches out into the bay.

Magheraroarty

OutdoorFree

Magheraroarty is located in a rural area on the North Coast of Donegal, approximately 9 km from the town of Falcarragh.

Magheroarty Green Coast Beach

OutdoorFree

Magherwarden Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

Magherawarden Beach is located with the ballyhooriskey Point to Fanad Head NHA.

Marble Hill Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

The dunes have many flowers and bird species and is one of the last areas in Ireland where you may hear the Corncrake calling.Marblehill is…

Marble Hill Strand

OutdoorFree

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Murvagh Beach

OutdoorFree

Located approximately 10 kilometres from Donegal Town, County Donegal, Murvagh beach is a long sandy beach which stretches about 2…

Murvagh Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

An extensive sandy beach, it is calm and sheltered.

Naran

OutdoorFree

Naran beach is a sheltered cove beach approximately 2km long on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.

Narin Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

An extensive sandy beach in a rural environment.

Narin-Portnoo

OutdoorFree

Narin is a small seaside village in the parish of Ardara on the southwest coast of County Donegal, Ireland.

Port Arthur Green Coast Beach

OutdoorFree

Portarthur, Derrybeg

OutdoorFree

Portarthur beach is a north facing, long sandy beach; confined by a rocky outcrop east of Inishmeane Island to the North and a small…

Portnablagh

OutdoorFree

Portnablagh is a small village in county Donegal, Ireland.

Portnoo Pier

OutdoorFree

Located 1-2km from Narin beach Shore Surface: Manmade Surface.

Portsalon

OutdoorFree

Portsalon beach consists of a sandy beach along the Swilly Estuary, sheltered to the south by the high rocky headland of Knockalla and…

Portsalon Beach (Ballymastocker)

OutdoorFree

Ballymastocker Bay is a beautiful bay with a long sandy beach on the western shore of Lough Swilly.

Rathmullan

OutdoorFree

Rathmullan beach consists of a sandy beach in Lough Swilly, which is confined by Rathmullan pier to the South and runs up past Kinnegar to…

Rathmullan Marina

Outdoor

A seasonal facility, Rathmullan Marina accommodates resident and visiting yachts, cruise ship tender boats visiting the locality, and…

Rossnowlagh Beach And Surf School

OutdoorFree

Rossnowlagh is west facing consisting of a long sandy beach confined by the Coolmore cliffs to the South and extends up to Inishfad at…

Rossnowlagh Blue Flag Beach

OutdoorFree

The beach has a broad low-angle profile with well sorted fine sand as the dominant sediment.

Rougey Rocks

OutdoorFree

Near main beach in Bundoran.

Sheephaven Bay

OutdoorFree

Sheephaven bay is a broad, shallow inlet on the north coast of County Donegal.

Slieve League Cliffs

Stroove

OutdoorFree

Stroove beach consists of a small sandy beach.

Thrupenny Pool

OutdoorFree

The Thrupenny Pool is an outdoor seawater swimming pool with a lovely sandy alcove which is very safe for children under supervision.

Waterworld Bundoran

IndoorPaid entry

Bundoran is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.

West End (Nun's) Pool

OutdoorFree

Below Bundoran cliff walk.

Woods, parks & walks

7 places

Farm & animals

3 places

Castle & heritage

1 place

Adventure & activity

1 place

Rainy-day ideas in Co. Donegal

Indoor places first, then places with both indoor and outdoor areas.