check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. a complimentary, self-service continental breakfast is provided, and there's a guest kitchen on-site. other amenities include a lounge, a reading room and free on-site parking. this down-to-earth, family-run guesthouse is a 12-minute walk from strandhill golf club and 1. 6 km from sligo airport. accommodation ranges from simple, bright dorms to private single to family-size rooms with en suite bathrooms and free wifi Ireland West Airport Knock 54 min
Benbulbin (30 min) Views of the valley & beyond are on offer from this verdant peak which also features rare flora. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (9 min) Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage. Knocknarea (5 min) Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean. The Model. Home of The Niland Collection. (14 min) Art museum, architecture, and art Sligo Abbey (14 min) Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary. Lough Gill (22 min) This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins. Coney Island, County Sligo (1 hr 27) Queen Maeve's Grave (14 min) Megalithic tomb at the summit of Knocknarea mountain, with a 1.2-km. trail & information panels. Glencar Waterfall (28 min) This tiered 50-ft waterfall in woodland inspired a well-known William Butler Yeats poem. Strandhill Beach (16 min) Yeats Building (12 min) This literary hub features an exhibit on Yeats' life, a reference library & gallery, plus a cafe. Lissadell House (28 min) Historic 19th-century estate with seasonal tours & events, a tea room & a sprawling alpine garden. Parke's Castle (25 min) 17th-century plantation castle by Lough Gill, restored with traditional craftsmanship, open summer. Glencar Lough (27 min) Peaks & verdant countryside fringe this vast lough, with its trails, waterfall & salmon population. |