9 Budget-friendly Things to do in Castlebar That You Shouldn't Miss

Mayo Adventure Experience is an outdoor activity company based in Castlebar. Our primary base being Lough Lannagh but if you can't come to us then we can come to you. Our Aim is to provide a quality experience in a friendly and safe environment. Our main activities include, SUP (Stand Up Paddling), open boating, orienteering & team building. We can tailor to your needs just ask.

Bikes & Boards is a bike rental company based at the start of the Castlebar to Turlough Greenway. This stretch of the Great Western Greenway is an 8km route which takes you to the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough. This section of Greenway is a perfect day out for families or groups looking for a taste of the best of what the Greenway has to offer. We are based in Lough Lannagh holiday village on the shores of Lough Lannagh, Mayo's adventure hub and conveniently located within a 5 minute walk of Castlebar town centre. Castlebar is also connected to the Westport Greenway via Islandeady.

Adventure games/ escape rooms is an excellent way to spend time with your friends, family or team. Find all the clues while exploring the game/room, solve all the puzzles and crack the code to unlock the door before the game is finished. Our premium rooms will give you an unforgetable experience of real life - theme based escape games. Enjoy the game either with 2 or 10 players. Brilliant way to spent a time for adults on any occasion also for kids from 8+ ( bring smaller ones if you want with no extra charge). Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by at least one adult. All you have to do to enjoy your best life adventure is to give as a call or simply book online.

This award-winning Museum is home to the National Folklife Collection which represents traditional life in Ireland throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Fascinating artefacts deal with domestic life, agriculture, fishing and hunting, clothing and textiles, furniture and fittings, trades and crafts, transport, sports and leisure and religion. Set in the spectacular grounds of Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo the Museum treats visitors to a taste of how our ancestors lived their daily lives, in both difficult and joyful times. The excellent ‘hands-on’ public programmes which run throughout the year, consist of art and craft workshops, demonstrations and performances and runs alongside the exciting programme of temporary exhibitions which are ongoing throughout the year. Opening Times: The Museum opening hours are: Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 2pm-5pm • Closed Mondays (including Bank Holidays), Christmas Day and Good Friday. Admission to the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life is FREE. Shop & Café open.

The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, has been providing an arts service to the people of Mayo for the last 20 years. Housed in one of the oldest existing linen halls in Ireland in the heart of Castlebar town, is home to a gorgeous intimate performance space, a visual art gallery, coffee shop, and an art workshop space. The Linenhall programmes local, national and international arts events and activities; supports those working in the arts who live in the region and provides opportunities for all in the community to participate in making art.