Ireland West Airport Knock 1 hr 48
Maumturks (22 min) Connemara mountain range featuring several picturesque, low peaks with hiking & climbing. Benbaun (27 min) 729-m. peak in Connemara National Park & the highest point in Galway, with trails to the summit. Errisbeg (14 min) Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden (33 min) Waterside, Gothic Benedictine nunnery with restored Victorian rooms and free garden tours. Diamond Hill (33 min) This prominent, rugged peak provides hiking trails, a visitor center & stunning views of the region. Walk Connemara (16 min) Connemara Heritage & History Centre (11 min) Museum at the 1800s homestead of Dan O'Hara, with living history exhibits, a cafe & a gift shop. Inisturk (15 min) Horseshoe-shaped white-sand beach with calm water for swimming & windsurfing, plus coastal views. Clifden Castle (22 min) Remnants of a 19th-century, Gothic Revival dwelling built for John D'Arcy, the town's founder. Connemara National Park (34 min) Some 7000 acres of mountains, bogs, heaths and grasslands, with wildlife and scenic walking trails. Twelve Bens (18 min) Mountain range featuring sharp-peaked quartzite summits & ridges with hiking & protected areas. Connemara National Park Visitor Centre (36 min) Center in former farm buildings with a film & displays on the nature park, plus guide tips & a cafe. Killary Adventure Company (33 min) Lough Inagh (19 min) Lake and salmon Inishnee (14 min) |