there's a high-end seafood restaurant offering a private dining room for events. warmly furnished rooms with antique-style furnishings include flat-screen tvs, free wi-fi, and tea and coffee making equipment. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. off-street parking is free. a minute's walk from the tourist information bureau, this classic victorian hotel, surrounded by shops and restaurants in the town centre, is a 15-km drive from connemara championship golf links and beach. a lively traditional bar offers regular live music and features a sunken plant-lined outdoor beer garden Ireland West Airport Knock 1 hr 54
Tully Mountain (30 min) Connemara Heritage & History Centre (8 min) Museum at the 1800s homestead of Dan O'Hara, with living history exhibits, a cafe & a gift shop. Alcock and Brown landing site (16 min) Clifden Castle (6 min) Remnants of a 19th-century, Gothic Revival dwelling built for John D'Arcy, the town's founder. Connemara National Park Visitor Centre (20 min) Center in former farm buildings with a film & displays on the nature park, plus guide tips & a cafe. Connemara National Park (18 min) Some 7000 acres of mountains, bogs, heaths and grasslands, with wildlife and scenic walking trails. Twelve Bens (22 min) Mountain range featuring sharp-peaked quartzite summits & ridges with hiking & protected areas. Walk Connemara (3 min) Inisturk (27 min) Horseshoe-shaped white-sand beach with calm water for swimming & windsurfing, plus coastal views. Omey Island (24 min) Picturesque Irish island that's accessible on foot at low tide & home to religious ruins. Connemara Championship Golf Links (22 min) Errisbeg (27 min) Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden (24 min) Waterside, Gothic Benedictine nunnery with restored Victorian rooms and free garden tours. Diamond Hill (20 min) This prominent, rugged peak provides hiking trails, a visitor center & stunning views of the region. Inisbofin (2 hr 19) Charming island offering trails, seaside cliffs, beaches, rare birds, historic sites & eateries. |