scenic drives galway

Galway and Connemara One day Tour 257km

Travel north west of Galway to the pretty village of Oughterard, with views of Lough Corrib along the way. Continue through the rugged countryside of Connemara, dominated by the craggy peaks of the Twelve Bens, via Maam Cross and Recess into Clifden-capital of Connemara. From Clifden drive to Letterfrack and on to Leenane, at the head of picturesque Killary Harbour. Along the way you'll see the magnificent Kylemore Abbey. Having left L...

The Historic Route: 154km /96 miles) Galway - Loughrea - Bullaun - Loughrea - Aughrim - Loughrea - Peterswell - Thoor Ballylee - Coole Park Gort - Kilmacduagh - Kinvara - Kilcolgan - Clarebridge - Oranmore - Galway

Leave Galway taking the Dublin road for Loughrea, a market town, named after the nearby beautiful grey lake Lough Rea. Here, St Brendan's Cathedral contains treasures in wood, stone, cloth and iron. There are also stained glass windows, created by some of Ireland's grea...

West Coast Tour Two Day circular Tour 478km Day 1 Galway-Westport 192km Start your tour from the historic city of Galway with its Spanish Arch and the Church of St Nicholas in which Christopher Columbus is said to have prayed before he set out for America. Your tour of Connemara brings you by Spiddal, Costelloe, Screeb, Gortmore, Carna, Toombeola, Ballynahinch and Glendollagh. From Clifden you turn northwards to Tullycross and on to Leenane, at the head of picturesque Killary Harbour. Dr...

The Lough Inagh Drive (164km/102mls) Clifden - Ballyconneely - Roundstone - Tombeola - Derryclare Lough - Inagh Valley - Letterfrack - Cleggan - Claddaghduff - Clifden

Leave Clifden taking the road south to Ballyconneely. This is a superb drive with bogs and beaches on either side. Connemara Golf Club is located at Ballyconneely. Next stop is Roundstone, a picturesque sea village founded in the early 19th century. It has excellent beaches at Gorteen and Dogs Bay. Continue to Toomb...

Corrib Country Tour (140km/88mls) Galway - Maig - Oughterard - Maam Cross - Maam Bridge - Cornamona - Clonbur - Cong - Headford - Galway

This tour follows the 140km of shoreline around the great Lough Corrib. Leave Galway By the N59 for Moycullen village. A small detour to the right before Oughterard leads to Aughnanure Castle. Oughterard is one of Lough Corrib's main angling centres and a busy market town. (If you have time, a detour to the right in the village square will lead y...