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Westport Town
Westport is one of two planned towns in Ireland and is one of the most attractive destinations to visit. It is unique in its character, blending the traditional and the modern. Westport offers a wide selection of high quality restaurants,excellent shopping facilities and lively pubs with traditional music. For the sporty types there are numerous swimming pools and gyms scattered around the town.


Fishing
Every known species of fish existing in Irish waters has been caught in Clew Bay! Boats can be chartered with ease for angling and crusing in one of the best locations in Europe. For the coarse fishing enthusiasts, there are a miriad of lakes within driving distance of Westport.
Mayo boasts some of the best salmon and brown trout in Europe with the River Moy fishery within an hours drive. Both advanced and less experienced fisherman are accomodated with ghillies, boats and fly fishing instruction readily available.

The Islands
Clew Bay is said to have 365 island, 'one for every day of the year'. Clare Island, once home of the ledgendary pirate queen Grainne Uaile, dominates the horizon. Ferries run daily in the summer as do ferries to Inishbofin and Inishturk.

Sailing,Watersports and Beaches
Mayo posesses some of the most beautiful, biggest and safest beaches in Europe and as you would expect, there are an abundance of watersports available to the entusiast.Choose between sailing, scuba diving, canoeing, surfing and snorkelling.

Walks
Westort has something for all levels of walker. Take a leisurly stroll along the old railway line or complete the demanding Western Way, hiking across the magnificent Connemara moutains and along the shores of Lough Corrib.Take in native wildlife on forest walks such as Tourmakeady Forest Trail or Nephin Beg Forest, or travel the Tochar Phadraig from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick.



Westport House
Mayo's only stately home is surrounded by acres of idyllic parklands. During the summer months this is an ideal centre for a day visit for the family. There are flume rides, a childrens zoo, train rides, pitch and putt and much more.

Museum of Country Life
Turlough Park, Castlebar.
Here you can immerse yourself in the lives of our rural ancestors from the mid - 19th to the mid - 20th centuries. Lifestyles which were established for several hundred years came to an end well into living memory, and here amidst furniture and fittings, the tools they used to work the land and the clothes and textiles they wore, you can reach out and touch those vanished lives.

Rosmonet Spa
20 feet from the Atlantic, nestled in the foothills of Croagh Patrick, Rosmoney Spa & Seaweed Baths is a haven where you can come to be rejuvenated, relaxed and pampered in luxurious surroundings.

Other Activities include clay pigeon shooting, horse-riding, tennis, squash and cycling.

For more information on any of the above please do not hesitate to ask.


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