Location: Newport Road
Westport
County Mayo
Phone: (+) 353 (0) 98 25496
Email: info@abbeywoodhouse.com
Website: www.abbeywoodhouse.com
Opening Times:
May to September (all week)
October to April (open weekends)
(weekdays only for groups)
Check-in: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Check-out: strictly at 10 a.m. on the
morning of departure
Dining Room and Kitchen:
open to guests from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Sitting Room: open from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Complimentary Breakfast
8-9:30 a.m. - homemade brown bread, toast, orange juice, tea, and coffee free
of charge.
Rates:
ten bed dorm: 18 euros per person
four bed dorm 22 euros per person
twin room 50 euros per room
double room 50 euros per room
Amenities:
-free breakfast
-all rooms have their own wash hand basin
with the exception of the ten-bed dorm
-all bed linen supplies
-welcoming and comfortable atmosphere
-landscaped gardens
-free wi-fi Internet access for personal
laptops
-Internet access computer available (pay as
you go)
-laundry services available
-groups are welcome
-two-minute walk from centre of
Westport
-building is a former monastery which still
retains some of its original features
such as stained-glass windows, polished
wood floors, and high ceilings.
-all rooms have large picture windows
with views over Croagh Patrick and the
surrounding town
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-freshly-painted rooms
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-new beds with orthopaedic mattresses
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-brand new shower system
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-group bookings accepted for exclusive use of hostel subject to availability
-no curfew (the code to the combination
lock on the back door will be given so
guests can come and go as they please)
-off-street car parking
-tv/video room
-safety deposit for valuables
-drying room
-fully-stocked self-catering kitchen
-hot showers
-towel rental if needed
Things To Do:
-Westport is a heritage town. It is one of the few planned towns in Ireland. It has a small tidy street plan through which the Carrabeg River flows. Westport citizens and town council are proud of their town and have won many awards in recent
years, receiving the title of the first in the “National Tidy Towns” competition.
Westport is the gateway to the rugged west coast of Ireland, and it is just a few miles from Clew Bay with its 365 islands and Croagh Patrick, where legend has it St. Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland.
-Westport Leisure Center
(swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, gym,
treatment rooms) is next to the hostel
-Westport Cineplex (brand new cinema)is
beside the hostel
-award-winning restaurants (list available
in reception)
-excellent selection of pubs with
traditional Irish music
-Westport House - home of the Browne’s
Visitor Centre, historic buildings, boating,
children’s zoo, pitch and putt, etc.
-visit Heritage Centre at Westport Quay
-enjoy walking
-enjoy cycling
-enjoy one of the many scenic drives
originating in Westport
-enjoy horseback riding
-enjoy fishing (sea, lake, and river)
-enjoy golfing
-enjoy sailing
-visit Clew Bay Archaeological Trail-
twenty-one different sites starting
in Westport
-visit Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre
-visit Achill Island
-visit Westport Market every Saturday
-visit Clare Island
-enjoy one of the seven walks in and
around Westport
-visit the Sheep and Wool Centre in
Leenane
-visit Cruachan Ai Heritage Centre - Tulsk
-climb Croagh Patrick
-visit Foxford Woolen Mills
-visit Westport Linen Mill and Museum
-visit Murrisk Abbey
-visit Ballintubber Abbey
-visit Celtic Furrow
-visit Inishbofin Island
-visit Westport Heritage Centre
-play golf
-visit one of the several Blue Flag
beaches in the area
-visit Kylemore Abbey and Garden
-visit Connemara National Park
-visit Museum of Country Life, a
National Museum of Ireland in
Turlough Park in Castlebar
-visit Turoe Pet Farm
-visit one of several gardens in the area
