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Charming Connemara inc Westport & Achill GOLD
This wonderful two-centred coast to coast tour explores both the south east and west of Ireland, including Waterford, Kilkenny and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum.
Tour Highlights
• Scenic day tour to Connemara
• Full day around magical Mayo
• Visit to the National Museum of Country Life
Sunday
We drive through South Wales to Pembroke and the ferry to Rosslare. From here we travel to Wexford for an overnight with dinner, bed and breakfast.
Monday
We travel via Mullingar, Longford and Strokestown Park House, a 19thC estate containing the Irish National Famine Museum, to arrive at the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport for the next 4 nights with
dinner, bed and breakfast.
During your stay
• A Scenic tour to Connemara and Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s Holy Mountain.
• Doo Lough Valley, Leenane, Killary Harbour and Ireland’s only fjord.
• A day excursion around Magical Mayo. We then travel to the Foxford Woollen Mills.
• Achill, Ireland’s largest island, dominated by Slievemore Mountain.
• We visit the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough Park House and gardens.
Friday
We make our way back to Wexford for our overnight stay with dinner, bed & breakfast.
Saturday.
We head to Rosslare for the ferry then onwards to the West Country.
Your Hotels
The Castlecourt Hotel is a family-run hotel in Westport, well known for its great facilities and entertainment. All bedrooms are en suite with TV and tea/coffee making facilities.
The hotel has a lift
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Bath | Bath Odd Down Park and Ride Coach Park |
| Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre |
| Chippenham | Chippenham The Bridge Outside Rivo Lounge or Megabet. |
| Cirencester | Cirencester Little Chef/Burger King Hare Bushes Services, A429 Burford Road, GL7 5DS |
| Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop |
| Exeter Services | Exeter Services - M5 - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
| Frome | Frome Market Place |
| Gloucester | Gloucester outside the British Heart Foundation Shop, Northgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1SL |
| Gloucester Sainsburys | Gloucester Sainsburys Layby, Barnett Way, Barnwood GL4 3RT South East bound Bus Stop |
| Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK |
| Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church |
| Ivybridge | Ivybridge Leisure Centre Car Park - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
| Junction 27 M5 | J27 M5 - Burger King/ Travelodge Pick ups maybe fed to Gordano Services |
| M5 Junction 13 | M5 Junction 13, Starbucks Formerly Little Chef |
| Melksham | Melksham Town Hall. |
| Michael Wood Services | Michael Wood Services - Outward - Northbound side Return - Southbound side |
| Midsomer Norton | Midsomer Norton Town Hall |
| Minehead | Minehead Railway Station |
| Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Railway Station Lay By Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Railway Station SE Bound Bus Stop Pennycomequick Hill/ Saltash Road |
| Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet Station Road Car Park Bus Stop near Monument |
| Somerton | Somerton The Cross - Pickups from here may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
| Street | Street Bayliss Centre |
| Stroud | Stroud Merrywalks Bus Station |
| Taunton Herons | Taunton - Hankeridge Farm Bus Stop, Herons Gate by Halfords Superstore. |
| Thornbury | Thornbury Aldi Lay-by |
| Torquay | Torquay Coach Station |
| Trowbridge | Trowbridge Town Hall |
| Wells | Wells Princes Road Car Park |
| Westbury | Westbury Haynes Road bus stop |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park |
| Yeovil | Yeovil Bus Station - Pickups may be fed to Gordano Services M5-J19 to meet coach |
