to the Waterford Harbour Sailing Club with dinghy and keelboat sailing and the Dunmore East Adventure Centre. The local golf course is located on the cliff top overlooking the bay. Sea angling and Diving is catered for by Dunmore East Angling Charters. Dunmore East has several seafood restaurants, and there are a number of hotels in Dunmore: The Strand Inn and The Haven Hotel, a historic former Malcomson home and the Ocean Hotel. There are also caravan sites catering for motorhomes and touring caravans. Among the events held in Dunmore East is the annual bluegrass festival which takes place at the end of August. During this festival the village hosts a number of bluegrass groups over the weekend during which almost every bar becomes a music venue from 3 pm until late in the evening. Tourist walking routes have been recently opened at Dunmore East. Trails in the woods, which surround the village, consist of a series of marked paths of varying lengths. There is also a popular cliff path to Portally and on to Ballymacaw which is about in total length. This includes what may be Ireland's longest sea cave at Rathmoylan. This path starts from the car park at the Shanoon. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Dunmore East is twinned with the village of Clohars-Carnoët in France. Transport There is a good road connection to Waterford City. Bus Éireann route 354 links the village to Waterford replacing the longstanding Suirway service which ceased at Halloween, 2022. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland List of RNLI stations References External links Deep Sea Charters Dunmore East Official Dunmore East Tourism Web Site Dunmore East Adventure Centre Waterford Harbour Sailing Club Dunmore East Golf Club Dunmore East Angling Charters Towns and villages in County Waterford Ports and harbours of the Republic of Ireland Fishing communities in Ireland Fishing communities