Directions
On the main N59 Galway to Clifden Road, Pass the Connemara Gateway Hotel on the left and after the village sign for Oughterard, take the next left turn. (B & B sign or the sign for the candlemaker are visable from the road), we are the first house on the right.
From Oughterard village we are the second turn on the right Galway N59.
local area
Angling/boating, bike hire, golf course, pitch and putt, hillwalking, horse riding, leisure complex, indoor swimming pool, entertainment, traditional music, and sandy beach. Location scenic.
Attractions Locally: Visit Aughnanure Castle, St Brigits Gardens, Corrib Cruise, Cycle Tour to the Hill of Doon through some spectacular scenery, Fish on the famous Lough Corrib and we can arrange boat hire/packed lunches, visit the Glengowla Mines, Hill walking to the western Way or Participate in the renowned Connemara Marathon, which is an annual event in early spring.
Attractions within 1 hours drive, a visit to the Aran Islands which were once Immortalised by the playwright Synge, where the hard work of the islanders is evident in the stoney almost bare rock fields, the sky road in Clifden for breathtaking views, Roundstone the home of the Bodhran making tradition, Kylemore Abbey, Cruise on the Killary Harbour at Leenane village, Ashford Castle in Cong, the village is home of the film 'The Quiet Man'.
Galway city is a 25 mins drive, lively, exuberant and lots to offer people of all ages. The Galway-Clifden bus has stops in Oughterard. Galway Airport approx 20kms from Oughterard. As Oscar Wilde once Described 'Connemara a place of savage beauty'