Horseback Riding in Connemara, Ireland
Travel writer Nancy D. Brown, reviews The Point Pony Trekking & Horse Riding Centre. Beach riding on Connemara ponies in western Ireland, Co. Galway. Open year round. Complete review on
Horse racing on the beach - Ireland 2013
Horse racing on the beach at Rossbeigh Strand, Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland.
Ballyconneely Self Catering, Connemara, County Galway.
- Video of Self catering cottage in Ballyconneely, County Galway, Ireland. Ballyconneely is an idyllic self catering destination, renowned for its breeding of the celebrated Connemara Pony. This peninsula, juts into the Atlantic Ocean between Clifden and Roundstone and is surrounded by sandy beaches.
Clifden County Galway - The Capital of Connemara - Ireland. We love Clifden Ireland #Galway
Clifden would be the main town in the Connemara region of Ireland. It has some of the best restaurants and great hotels and is an excellent base point to explore the wonders in the countryside around it.
Clifden is coastal town in County Galway ( Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. Clifden is usually referred to as the capital of the city because it is the largest town in the region.
This town in Connemara is always headed for when it comes to tourism because it is the first choice that people go for. From the different places of interest that one could visit in Clifden and around it, there is the Twelve Bens - sometimes referred to as Twelve Pins - which is a mountain range of sharp-peaked quartzite ranges located northeast of Roundstone in Connemara. Another touristic attraction in Clifden is Connemara National Park which is one of six national parks in the Republic of Ireland, there is also Sky Road which is a long drive along Clifden Road and Streamstown Bay with views of the Atlantic, Clifden Castle, coast-guard station, the islands of Inishturk and Turbot and the town. Adding to those, one could also visit the Inishbofin in Clifden which is a small island off the coast of Connemara, Slyne Head lighthouse, as well as the Derrygimlagh Bog which is a natural wilderness of blanket bog located 6 km south of Clifden and the site of the Alcock and Brown crash-landing and the Marconi transatlantic wireless station.
There are usually lots of different things for one to explore when it comes to travelling because people do not always follow the same rules and thus some might fall upon specific places which others didn't get the chance to pass by.
From those places which are considered more known for the people when it comes to the attractions of Clifden, there is Clifden Castle, Connemara Heritage and History Centre, the Whitethorn Gallery, Connemara National Park and Visitor Centre, the Station House Museum, and the Rifle-Sebastian Sculpture.
We believe that Connemara is a place of contrasts, colors, and wilderness - it might not only be about Clifden which is just one stop in Connemara, but it is about the place as a whole. In addition to Clifden, there are different other towns in Connemara which one could stop by and check (according to the attractions that might be found in every single one of them or even the activities that could be done there). These towns in Connemara include Oughterard, Maam, Recess, Roundstone, Cashel, Carna, Ballyconneely, Cleggan, Claddaghduff, Letterfrack, the Renvyle peninsula and Leenane.
Connemara in general is a place with a landscape that is magnificent and which mainly goes to its location as well as the harsh conditions that it might be passing through all year long. Speaking of Connemara in general and not just Clifden at this point, there are some beautiful places to go to in it such as the different beaches that it hosts, the Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Garden, the Omey Island Walk, as well as the Connemara National Park.
We didn't get the chance to pass by all those different towns and of course not all those attractions as well, but when we were in Clifden and took this footage back home with us, we were actually thrilled by the beauty of the place and the nature that the eyes are always settling on in the town.
There are different activities in Clifden that one could enjoy and which include cycling, mountain climbing, walking, hiking, pony riding, as well as those other water activities that could be performed and which include swimming, surfing, kayaking, and diving - if you chose the right time of the year to go to Clifden then you will enjoy getting into these activities and will also get the chance to enjoy the salty water, so always make sure you are heading to this place during the right time to enjoy as much activities as you can.
One good thing to enjoy while being in Clifden is the Clifden Farmer's Market in which traders and sellers come to the town of Clifden in order to sell their fresh produce to the public every Friday morning, so make sure to pass by this market and see what it holds out there for you.
Please do comment below if you have anything to suggest for our article what to do in Clifden Ireland. Some people have asked us Where is Clifden :-) Have tempted not to tell them! Keep it our secret! But that would not be too nice - we definitely want to explore more towns in Connemara - we want to see all we can in the region...so next visit! :-) Wait for other towns in Connemara which we will be visiting in the future to check what they carry inside for the tourists and what one could enjoy doing in every single one of them; scenes and activities.
Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. Clifden County Galway - The Capital of Connemara - Ireland. We love Clifden Ireland #Galway