Viewing deck and panorama
The car park is right beside the viewing deck, so the Atlantic panorama over Brandon Bay, the Seven Hogs and the Slieve Mish mountains needs almost no walking. On clear days watch for whales and dolphins offshore.
Brandon Point
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About
The road west of Cloghane ends here: a wild Atlantic headland at the foot of Mount Brandon, with a viewing deck sitting right beside the car park and the best seabird-watching on the Dingle Peninsula.
Things to Do
Sauce Creek loop (Siuloid a' tSais)
A 12.7 km, 4-hour moderate loop starts and ends at the Brandon Point car park. A green road climbs past An Buaicin (251 m) and Sliabh Glas (324 m) for vertiginous views over the 400 m cliffs of An Sas ('the trap') cove, where the last farming family left in 1910. Boots, rain gear, map and compass advised; roads to the start are narrow.
Seabird watching
Brandon Point is a renowned headland for autumn seabird passage. From late summer into autumn look for Great, Arctic, Pomarine and Long-tailed skuas on strong north-west winds, plus Cory's and Sooty shearwaters, Grey phalaropes, Sabine's gulls and even American Red-eyed vireos.
Guided walk option
Dingle Film Walks runs a guided 9 km, 4-hour Brandon Point to Sauce Creek hike (300 m ascent) for €125 per person, or €65 pp for groups of 6+, departing from the point.
WW2 lookout post
From the point you can walk to the nearby World War 2 lookout post no. 40, one of 83 built around Ireland, where locals reported sea and sky activity during the war.
Plan Your Visit
- Hours: Unstaffed open-air viewpoint with no gates; accessible at all times. Google's listing shows 10:00-20:00 Mon-Sat and 24 hours Sunday.
- Admission: No ticket office or admission charge - a free public Wild Atlantic Way discovery point
- Parking: Free car park immediately beside the viewing deck, plus free street parking. Approach roads are rural and narrow - caution advised.
- Food: Nothing at the point. Nearest food and drink are Murphy's Bar at the Top of the Pier in Brandon village and O'Connor's Bar and Restaurant in Cloghane, roughly 5 km back down the road.
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