Visitor Attractions and Activities
while staying in Pontoon House

Visitor Attractions and Activities Nearby

• Foxford Woollen Mills Visitor Centre
• The National Museum at Turlough House
• Pontoon Bridge Hotel, School of Fly Fishing, Cookery, Landscape Painting and Bog Crafts
• Fishing / Angling
• Golfing
• Horse Riding / Pony Trekking - Turlough

• Shooting: Pheasant, Woodcock and Duck
• Swimming (both Castlebar and Ballina offer new modern heated swimming pools)
• Sandy Beaches - Blue Flag
• Bowling
• Go-Karting
• Cinema and Night Clubs
• Craft Shops & Art Galleries
• Award winning Restaurants (3km drive)
• Enjoyable Scenic Walks / Cycling
• Hill Climbing (Nephin and the Ox Mountains offer the climber exciting challenges)
• Ballina Street Festival - July

Within 30km of Pontoon

• Westport House and Children's Zoo
• Michael Davitt Memorial Museum, Straide
• Ceide Fields - 5000 yrs old Stone Age landscape
• North Mayo Family History Research & Heritage Centre, Crossmolina
• Croagh Patrick - Ireland's Holy Mountain of Pilgrimage
• Knock Shrine - Centre of Pilgrimage for over 100 yrs
• Quiet Man Heritage Cottage, Cong
• Clare Island / Achill Island
• Enniscrone, Blue Flag Beach
• Eachleim - Area of great scenic beauty and tranquility
• Killala Bay
• Atlantic Drive

Westport	24 miles (30km)		Castlebar	8 miles (13km)
Mulranny	24 miles (30km)		Ballina	14 miles (22km)
Enniscrone	15 miles (24km)		Crossmolina	15 miles (24km)
Swinford	9 miles (14km)		Knock Airport	15 miles (24km)
Foxford	6 miles (10km)

 

 

 

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