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[F. Fred Palakon]

Can anyone recommend some good websites or suggestions of things to do/see in Westport? (Tha's Mayo, not Connecticut). Particularly restuarant/pub recommendations.

 

[krystal]

the beach is milezese out of the town, so don't try to walk there. Or you'll end up with stumps for hooves. Also, westport is a planned town, and is very pretty.

It's got loads of nice restaurants, but I haven't been there in about 10 years at this stage so basically my input on this thread is worse than useless, Helena. To be honest.

Can anyone recommend some good websites or suggestions of things to do/see in Westport? (Tha's Mayo, not Connecticut). Particularly restuarant/pub recommendations.

 

[snakybus]

Westpot

Pantone's spiritual home, if only he'd get over his culchiephobia

there's a great sweet shop there

 

[guy of the tiger]

I was there two years ago and there was not one ATM in the village so you had to get money elsewhere.

Things to do? Walk up some or all of Croagh Patrick.

the beach is milezese out of the town, so don't try to walk there. Or you'll end up with stumps for hooves. Also, westport is a planned town, and is very pretty.

It's got loads of nice restaurants, but I haven't been there in about 10 years at this stage so basically my input on this thread is worse than useless, Helena. To be honest.

 

[Bag'o'cans]

I'm living in said town at the moment, i'll get back to you later, up to my gills at work.
edit, you gonna have a car or on your hooves?

 

[Bag'o'cans]

I was there two years ago and there was not one ATM in the village so you had to get money elsewhere.

??I'm thinking of 8 off the top of my head.

 

[guy of the tiger]

??I'm thinking of 8 off the top of my head.

??problem solved then

 

[krystal]

scarleh', fancy

 

[snap-apple]

Can anyone recommend some good websites or suggestions of things to do/see in Westport? (Tha's Mayo, not Connecticut). Particularly restuarant/pub recommendations.

Climb Croagh Patrick if the weather's good, mind you it tends to change very quickly there - it rains lots. and frequently. Anyways great view from the top of Croagh Patrick and it's a reasonably tought climb especially near the top - wear decent hill walking gear if you do go. Nearby is Ber Tra beach and it's nice and long - got dunes n stuff. Both those things would require transport/taxi - you could walk it but you'd be wrecked like kirstie said.

Then you have http://www.westporthouse.ie/home.htm - Wesport House. meh.

There's some great restauants and pubs but it's a few years since I was there - cannae remember the names. Real useful eh? Anyways, 'tis a nice place, a bit jammers in summer sometimes though.

 

[Bag'o'cans]

Righty oh, what have i learned from 2 years in this bunghole.

Pubs, mmm they vary, alot of old pubs been done up recently or changed and i'm not going out that much here, don't know what you're after, matt mollys of the chieftans fame is a pretty genuine old pub with good trad, bit of a venus tourist trap though, jammed, mcGings was from another century but still nice now, best guiness in McHales, tiniest pub - O'malleys (the octagon), Heneghans, jj O'Malleys, the jester, cosy joes, ok young crowd, Kellys, over the river - more leftfield, rednecks won't go in cos its the "drugs pub" = ok by me.
Food served in most pubs but the sheebeen out beyond the quays is great for a sunday lunch, smoky fire small pub ahhh, or the towers on the quays, must've gotten about 20 free pints there in the last 2 years, first time i realised what a public house really meant, great place to laze a sunday away all day, might be busy in summmer though.
Stay away from the venue, the west, mcCarthys, dunnings, bould biddys.
If you have a car, climb croagh patrick or try surfing on carrowniskey beach, you can rent boards wetsuits etc, about 30 min drive from westport though, waves don't come into clew bay. If no car you could probably still get to croagh patrick or a nearby beach, or just buzz around the grounds of westport house.
Sunsets are spectacular too, if its sunny, head to the quays with some cans and whatever else floats your boat.

from around the quays

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