We had the loveliest week in Westport. The house is just beautiful and perfectly located in the town - easy walking distance to all of Westport’s great variety of shops, pubs and restaurants. Our host Lorraine was absolutely brilliant - from leaving us a little welcome bundle of goodies, to even finding us a babysitter for a well needed night on the town! 🙌🏼 So approachable, kind and thoughtful - we felt extremely well looked after - thanks so much Lorraine ❤️
The house is modern and absolutely immaculate - the layout worked out perfectly for us sleep wise (travelling with a 3, 5 & 7 year old). All the rooms have a tv with all your apps - and there is parking right outside the door.
Just a few of our highlights of the week, especially for those travelling with kids…
🎡Westport House - a great day out! The dungeons in the house were a big hit - the fun park, playground, face painting, trains and soft play gave our gang HOURS of enjoyment!
🛥The Clew Bay Cruise - 90 mins and a fantastic way of getting a super guided tour of the locality - beautiful scenery and the kids loved seeing the seals 🦭
🚲The greenway - we hired bikes in Newport (note… electric bikes can’t hold child seats only trailers) and cycled to Mulranny - 2 hours - so worthwhile doing and had a delicious lunch at the end in Doherty’s pub - the bike shuttle picks up right outside this pub 🙌🏼 Have your wet gear handy for this! 🌧👀
⛰Croagh Patrick or ‘The Reek’ as it’s locally known. We did a small section of it - gorgeous views and will return to reach the peak when our kids legs are long enough!
🌵The Wild West soft play - lovely staff and very well run. It’s huge and a great one for a rainy day! They also have an under 3s section.
🍽No.1 Pub for dining with kids - The Towers on the quay - the food is great and they have a playground - I’ll say no more…
🥂🍴Restaurants - we didn’t have a bad meal in Westport and that’s the truth. Our favourite meal being in Tapas No.8. on the night we had a baby sitter. Grown up vibe in here and a very cosy spot if visiting in the colder months with a little log burner down the back.
🏖Old head Beach - our most memorable day was had here - the low tide allowed ours to paddle and rock pool for hours upon hours - a sandy beach surrounded by views of the bay and the mountain - it is just stunning. There are toilets here, a handy little coffee kiosk and a sauna! It’s a magical place for kids who love to explore and during the summer months, has a lifeguard. For grown ups and anyone travelling with kids ages 7+ there is a paddle boarding and kayaking school here and they kit you all out. It looked great craic!
So there you go! A cracking little part of the world and so much to do - Westport (& Lorraine 😆) we will be back!