Planning A Visit

Getting Here

Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium

4 Coastguard Station,
Eleven Ballyboes,
Greencastle,
Co. Donegal,
F93 T2KA

Directions

Total distance: approx. 90 miles.

  • Exit the airport and join M2 heading north.
  • Follow M2, which merges into M22 and then A6, heading towards Derry/Londonderry.
  • Once in Derry, continue on A2 north towards Moville.
  • Keep following A2 through Moville, keeping Lough Foyle to your right.
  • About 3 miles after Moville, as you descend a hill, look for Greencastle pier and harbour on your right.
  • Turn right before the Greencastle Seafood building, then left at the end of the building. The museum is on the left.

Total distance: approx. 80 miles.

  1. Exit the airport onto R266, heading northeast.
  2. Turn right onto N56, follow for a short stretch, then merge onto N14 towards Letterkenny.
  3. Once reaching Letterkenny, take R245 briefly, then merge onto N13 towards Bridgend.
  4. From Bridgend, merge onto R238 heading towards Buncrana.
  5. Pass through Buncrana staying on R238 as it becomes R239.
  6. Continue following R238 as it turns into R242, heading towards Moville.
  7. In Moville, continue on A2 heading north, keeping Lough Foyle on your right.
  8. After approximately 3 miles past Moville, as you come down a hill, Greencastle pier and harbour will be visible on your right.
  9. Turn right before the Greencastle Seafood building.
  10. At the end of this building, turn left. The museum is on the left side.

Total distance: approx. 40 miles.

  1. Start on R245 and continue to join N13 towards Bridgend.
  2. From Bridgend, merge onto R238 heading towards Buncrana.
  3. Pass through Buncrana staying on R238 as it becomes R239.
  4. Continue following R238 as it turns into R242, heading towards Moville.
  5. In Moville, continue on A2 heading north, keeping Lough Foyle on your right.
  6. After approximately 3 miles past Moville, as you come down a hill, Greencastle pier and harbour will be visible on your right.
  7. Turn right before the Greencastle Seafood building.
  8. At the end of this building, turn left. The museum is on the left side.

Total distance: approx. 30 miles.

  1. Head east on Airport Rd toward the main exit.
  2. Turn right onto A2.
  3. Continue on A2 north, passing through the towns of Ballykelly and Limavady.
  4. Keep following A2 through Moville, keeping Lough Foyle to your right.
  5. After approximately 3 miles past Moville, as you come down a hill, Greencastle pier and harbour will be visible on your right.
  6. Turn right before the Greencastle Seafood building.
  7. At the end of this building, turn left. The museum is on the left side.
Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium Exterior

Visitor Reviews

Our visitors testimonials shine a light on the wonders, memories and moments that await you at Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium

Aaron Mooney

A brilliant attraction with something for everyone. A fascinating insight into the history of Greencastle, as well as Inishowen more widely. The VR experiences were wonderfully engaging and heightened the experience. For such a small fee, the Museum is more than worth it!

Olena Anoricheva

The museum is excellent! It is really really worth it, especially for teenagers and adults. I didn’t expect the museum to be so great! Very educational. Everybody who’s interested in ships, lighthouses, radio technology and ship wreckage findings should visit it. There’s even a virtual reality simulator to play as a Lieutenant of a ship.

Fionn D

A brilliant museum with many unique and interesting artefacts. Being able to see all the items up close and being able to touch and operate some of the receivers and radios. The VR experience was also brilliant ! The collection of various items, from war medals, and pieces of shipwrecks and crashed bombers was very […]

Raymond Mackey

 Brilliant local museum, housed in historic coastguard buildings. The museum has a wide range of displays, ranging from the recent history of local lighthouses right back to the ruins of ships from the Spanish Armada. There are many links drawn with the local areas history and connection to the sea and fishing. Well worth a […]

Esther Upritchard

Excellent experience, beautifully set in an amazing building . To be honest, we didn’t even know it was there (Googled for places to see in the area ). The weather made it all the more enjoyable . Lovely staff friendly and helpful, we will return to see the planetarium which we missed out on.

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