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Wild Atlantic Way
The Wild Atlantic Way in Co. Mayo
Wild, Rugged, Liberating …
The Wild Atlantic Way, a 500km drive in Mayo, is a wonderful way of discovering the County’s key attractions of “beauty, infrastructure and people”.
Fishing
The Lung Valley (5 miles from Rockview House) is an anglers paradise with its rivers and lakes and probably offers the best Coarse Fishing waters in Ireland. It is excellent for bream, trout, roach, rudd, perch, tench, eel, pike and hybrids.
The Lung Valley is a developed stretch of water with easy access, off the road safe parking, nature walks, slipways for boats, fishing stands etc. There is a disabled fishing stand on the Lung River and Lough Gara Lake for physically impaired anglers.
Ballaghaderreen & District Angling Club have a substantial list of Angling Fixtures on the Lung Waters throughout the year. The Lung River is 18 miles long with 6 major connecting lakes, varying in size from 500 – 2000 acres.
- Lough Gara
- Lough Glynn
- Lough Erritt
- Urlar Lough (parking for the disabled)
- Breedogue River
- Owenmore River
- Callow Lake
- Derrykinlough River
- Curry River
- Gillie available on request. Boats to rent
Golf
Enjoy a pleasant day on any of the local golf links.
There are 9-hole courses at:
- Ballaghaderreen
- Tubbercurry
- Swinford
18-hole courses:
- Ballyhaunis
- Claremorris
- Sligo
Walking / Cycling
The area has many quiet and peaceful roads for walking and cycling enthusiasts. The rugged landscapes of Mayo/Roscommon/Sligo are a maze of spectacular walkways, peaceful hills and panoramic views of all Connaught. This is an important area for wild birds. There are many forts dating back hundreds of years.
- Tennis Courts – Ballaghaderreen
- Gym – Ballaghaderreen
- Horse riding – Swinford
Beaches
Our magical coastline is dotted with golden beaches & strands that stretch for miles, and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world are right on your doorstep.
- Pontoon
- Enniscrone
- Strandhill
Only 30 mins drive
- Louisburgh
- Westport
- Galway
Approx 1 hour drive
