Days out...Co Mayo?

Question

Does anyone know of any places for days out ( with a 10 year old Grandaughter and a 12 year old Grandson ) in Co Mayo...in February..in fact next wek.

Answer 1

Hello,

        What a lovely place to visit, I know it quite well, and the children will too, may I suggest Knock shrine, not just for the Shrine itself, but for the Heritage centre there, the children are at just the right ages to appreciate the whole of the museum, and of course relate to what life in Ireland was like a couple of hundred years ago, I took my youngsters there, and couldn't get them away from the place, and as we were leaving I had to promise to bring us again Daddy, so I have done so since then, and still, they loved it, You can, if you wish take in a mass first if you wish to, but whatever your reasons for going to Knock,  make sure you all enjoy the day, and I hope it is a very happy day for you all........ Tony M

Answer 2

If you go to Ballina go a little further to Enniscrone the beach is wonderful if you have a lovely day.

Ceide fields if you are interested in archeology. Tell the kids this is what Time Team look at.

Answer 3

Westport House is a good day out for kids with a small zoo, paddle boats on the lake, plenty of green area for picnics and lots more to do. The park is closed until May 1st so don't try to go before that. You could also make your way from there to Achill Island(accessible by road via land bridge) for a great beach and spectacular scenery around the island and very high cliffs.

Answer 4

First! Don't go to Knock unless you are the religious type as there really isn't much there besides a massive church!

Mayo is quite a large County so what you should go and see really depends on which part you're staying in. Places I would recommend are

Westport

Lovely town, plenty of places to eat drink and relax.

The mountain Croagh Patrick is very near - just walk as far as the first station (or slightly above) the view of Clew Bay is still fantastic.

Achill Island (accessible by a bridge): There is a drive (quite long) called the Atlantic drive which has quite dramatic scenery of sea cliffs overlooking Clew Bay (the far side to the mountain) - the road is empty but is very worn and thin though. Again there are places to eat and drink, it always rains here though!

If you like fishing the Moy in Ballina is great for salmon and Lough Conn is supposedly great for rainbow trout (no idea about seasons though I don't fish). There are plenty of other places I'm sure.

Cong is in Mayo but very near Galway and is also in Connemara and is a really nice tourist town, well worth a visit. As its in Connemara you can go and see what that holds.

If you're feeling adventurous can go and see Inishboffin which is accessible by ferry from Cleggan (http://www.inishbofin.com/howtoget.htm). Very much worth a look.

This is only a small snippet of what there is to see and do here. Also look up:

Céide Fields, Pontoon, Clare Island, ..

Answer 5

There's loads of places to go.  Have a look at this site.