Top 10 Things to do in Castlebar, Western Ireland

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.

'Jacks Old Cottage' is a Heritage cottage from the 1800's. During the visit the guests will be brought back in time to see what life was like during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Jacks Old cottage was built in 1830 and lived in continuously until 1997. The cottage has many artifacts that are very rare. The cottage is steeped in Irish history and culture.

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.

Visit Castlebar is committed to the betterment of the visitor experience to Castlebar by fostering and encouraging development in all aspects of tourism, be that in the areas of adventure, sporting, cultural, conference, genealogy, entertainment etc. Our mantra is to facilitate any existing and potential tourism-related developments and interests, in particular in the off-season markets.

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.