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Outside the town is more interesting than inside. But avoid the minibus tours. Our driver, John, spent five frickin' hours driving around trying to find more passengers, during which time he showed us only two of the sights. He also spent some of the time essentially providing a taxi service, and treated his taxi customers with much more consideration than his tour passengers. It was a waste of our money and a much bigger waste of our limited time on the island.

We highly highly recommend Aran Bike Hire - they couldn't have been nicer kitting us out with bikes. Then, when we had a non bike related wrist break, Michael & team came to our rescue - driving the patient to meet the on-call doc; then to our accommodation to wait for the ferry & then directly to the ferry with an ambulance to meet us in Rossaveal. We really appreciated the Aran islanders' care and warmth - we felt treated as family. It came as no surprise to us to hear from AnnMarie that the islanders sponsor the annual visit of the Little Blue Heroes Foundation charity for ill children and their families.

A great experience of the old Irish way full of culture and the traditional way of life. Joe wattys and the Bar are great for a meal and a drink with lots of options I'm getting around the island with bus/pony tours and electric bikes to offer.

Had a wonderful adventure on Inishmore. While small, the people were warm and welcoming. Climbing Dum Aengus was one of the best things we’ve ever done- though not easy - worth it! The food at The Bar was very good and the owner very lovely. Found food all over Ireland to be vastly better than previous trips. Enjoy - life is short- play hard🙃

Best food is at The Bar or Joe Wattys, music in the bar is from 7 till 9 and from 9 till 11 at wattys but seats fill up quick. Take a bike if you can to visit seal colony, kilmurvey beach and dun aonghasa ring fort. Walk up is a bit dodgy with loose or slippery stones and definitely don’t go too close to the cliff edge if it’s windy but worth it for the views alone. If you don’t fancy the exercise then there are plenty of pony and traps or mini bus trips to the main sites of interest. If you like the sound of birdsong, fields full of wildflowers and the trip trap of a pony down narrow roads this place is for you. It can get busy in the village when the ferry is due but it gives it a bit of life. Tip if staying overnight you get free entry to dun ainghusa and if you have free travel pass you can get free ferry crossing with Aran island ferries if you call in advance.

We decided to stay 2 nights here which I feel was enough for us, though I know we did not see all of the sights the island had to offer. We booked the Aran Offroad Tour with Aengus for a 5 hour trip. Pick up was easy and he took us on roads that the other tour buses don't/can't go on. He gave us a great tour with lots of info about the history and landscape of this island and took us to the Worm Hole. If you like mussels, The Bar right beside the sweater market has awesome mussels in white wine sauce. My hubby had the chicken Schnitzel and it was very good as well. We also are at the Aran islands hotel, but felt the food was just ok ( we had the burgers). We chose not to rent bikes but it appeared that most people enjoyed this option is they weren't on a tour bus and there were loads of bikes to rent at the rental shops. Also, if your a diver, there is a dive shop here, but e didn't know this and this didn't bring our dive cards. Concerning the ferry, if you don't want to be wet, sit below in the covered area. It was a sunny crossing from Doolin for us and no one told us about the splashing, so, after several giant sprays to the face and some wet clothes, we moved below. Also, if the seas are a bit rough, sit as close to the middle/back as you can. Several people were very sick on the way back to Doolin. We did not get to the other 2 island so not sure what there is to see.