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We'll be delighted to have
you as our guest and
hope you have a good
nights rest
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Hazelwood House
Cong Rd,
Headford
Co. Galway.
Tel:
+353 (0)93 36977
Mob: (0)87 6746262
Email:
fenellamcarey@eircom.net
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Welcome
to Hazelwood House B&B
Local Attractions & Amenities |
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This is
an ideal base for touring the delights of Galway City and Connemara.
Headford offers a variety of pubs & dining
experiences from cafes to bar food & gourmet restaurants. Live music
sessions are held most weekends and additional nights in the summer season. Locally
there is an abundance of walking trails, hill climbing, fishing on Lough
Corrib & Lough Mask, a Boat trip on
Lough Corrib, Horse riding & Falconry
both at Ashford Castle, Golf, Cycling & Caving.
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Golf
There are several excellent golf courses
within a 30 minute drive, including Tuam, Ballinrobe, Claremorris, Galway
City, Athenry and Galway Bay.
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A little further away is Ballyconnelly Golf Course in
Clifden. Situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in a
spectacular setting, this championship course is a challenge as good as any
golfer would wish for. Westport Golf Club is recognised as a
prestigious venue and has hosted the 2002 Smurfit Irish P.G.A. championship.
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Fishing
The fishing in the area is second to none in the world. The season extends
from 15 February to 30 September (the dapping season from mid may to mid
June), using mayfly and from mid July to mid September using 'hopper' or
'daddy'. There are many local ghillies (fishing guides) available locally.
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A salmon licence may be
purchased in the local villages.
Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib is 42,000 acres in size and stretches in length from within 4
miles of Galway City to within 2 miles of Maam Bridge, a distance of 33
miles. The Lough is renowned for its wild brown trout and salmon fishing.
Brown trout fishing is usually good from the first day of the season and the
salmon fishing for grilse is best from around the end of May. Trout can be
caught on wet fly from opening day, Feb. 15th. Each season, a number of
specimen brown trout are caught on the lough, and the record stands at
around 21.5lb, caught in September 2002. There are boats for hire at several
locations around the lough, and boatmen are also available at most boat
stations. Angling on Lough Corrib is free.
Lough Mask
A Limestone lake of 22,000 acres connected by an underground channel with
Lough Corrib, holding large ferox trout, pike, eels, perch and a few char.
Angling is free. Trout up to 15lb are taken by trolling and on dap. Mayfly
are best from mid-May to mid-June; daddy-long legs and grasshoppers are most
common from late June to September; and wet fly between March and April and
July and September. Dry fly fishing can be successful from May to September.
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Connemara
Enjoy a drive
through Connemara. This is the Gaeltacht region, to the West of Galway city.
Stone walls trail along the landscape, interspersed with cottages and modern
Lodges, and stacks of peat that are harvested from the local bogs to heat
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Horse Riding
At the world famous Ashford equestrian centre which can
cover over 3000 acres of the former estate of Ashford Castle which was once
the home of the Guinness family.
Lord Ardilaun built tunnels under the roads to avoid the inconvenience of
opening gates, a gesture which is very much appreciated.
Cruising & Boating
Corrib Cruises have 2 daily sailings which depart from Ashford Castle in
Cong. Visit the 5th Century monastic site on Inchagoill Island & enjoy the
live music session on the traditional Irish cruise which sails every evening
at 6.00pm.
Horse Racing
The nearby Ballinrobe Race Course is recognised as one of the premier racing
venues and relative to its size, returns some of the best racing returns in
the country. Many new improvements, particularly in the provision of a new
stand, has consolidated this picturesque course as one of one of the best
attended race meetings in the calendar. Six to seven meetings are held
annually.
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