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Connemara, Galway & Westport

Sun 1 - Sat 7 Sep 24: A 5 Day Escourted Coach Holiday to Connemara - Galway & Westport with Johnsons Coaches

Sunday 1st to Saturday 7th September 2024

See County Galway, the Connemara National Park and Westport from our base in Clifden. With its spectacular scenery and emerging reputation as the West’s ‘Gourmet Capital’, this is a wonderful base from which to explore.

Look What’s Included

Door to Door Service
Our own courier service
Luxury Traveller Coach with ‘First Class’ Seating & Legroom
Return Ferry Sailings
6 nights half board
Outlined excursions
Guided Tour of Westport House Estate
Entrance of Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Garden
Sheep Herding & Refreshments at Glen Keen Farm
Killary Cruise
Guided tour of the Celtic Crystal Visitors Centre

Not included: All lunches

Sunday

We drive north to Holyhead and our ferry to Dublin. We continue to our overnight stay at the Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar.

Monday

We travel across Ireland, pausing at thriving Galway for time at leisure before making our way to the Station House Hotel, Clifden, our base for the next 4 nights

Tuesday

Today we journey north for an included tour of Westport House. Built in 1730, the house boasts original architecture within a superb parkland setting including a lake, terraces, waterfalls and magnificent views of Ireland’s
holy mountain, Croagh Patrick. The rest of the day is free to explore the pretty town of Westport, situated on the shores of Clew Bay

Wednesday

After breakfast today we will board the coach and make our way to Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden. The dramatic landscape and iconic image of a gothic castle reflected in a Connemara Lake has made
Kylemore Abbey world-famous and it is now the largest tourist attraction in the west of Ireland. Later, there is free time in the bustling coastal town of Clifden – often referred to as the ‘Capital of Connemara’.

Thursday

We travel through the Connemara National Park and witness the dramatic scenery of the Twelve Bens Mountain range before arrival at Glen Keen Farm where you will be treated to a sheep herding demonstration, traditional Irish music and refreshments. On then to Killary where we include a delightful cruise along Killary Fjord, enjoying 9 miles of uninterrupted views of some of the finest scenery in the west of Ireland.

Friday

Departing Clifden we enjoy a guided tour of the Celtic Crystal Visitor Centre in Moycullen. Following this visit, head east, checking into the Clayton Hotel, Leopardstown near Dublin for our overnight stay.

Saturday

Breakfast today is included on board our return sailing to Holyhead then we continue homeward.

Your Hotel

3* The Clifden Station House Hotel

The Clifden Station House is a modern hotel set around the old Clifden Railway Station. More than 60 years ago the last Steam Train departed from Clifden to Galway. Today the Railway Station, its Station House Platform and Engine House have been magnificently restored and transformed into The Clifden Station House & Courtyard. The hotel also has a leisure centre & indoor swimming pool. Mobility Grade: 4. Located a short walk from the town centre, the location reasonably level. Lift to all floors.

Dates, Duration & Price:

Sun 1- Sat 7 Sep 2024

6 Nights

£1149pp

Departs:7.30am

Returns: 5.30pm

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