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Irish family summer breaks - ideas please

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  • 21-06-2012 9:49am
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    I am a friend
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    We are hoping to go to the Sligo / Mayo/ Galway region for 3 or 4 days in August with a new baby and 6 & 8 year old kids.

    Would like a hotel with a kids club (very important) but also somewhere not remote so we can go for dinner and stroll back to the hotel.

    Any recommendations? Thanks


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    harr
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    Hi,
    Not sure if Kerry is to far for you but we stayed in the kenmare bay hotel last year and found it great,they have a kids club and a lovely pool.
    We rented one of there holiday homes which included full use of the kids club and the leisure club.


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    RubyGirl
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    Try The Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill or The Carlton Hotel both in Galway. Not city but bus trip in. Both nice and would do kid's club.


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    Neyite
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    RubyGirl wrote: »
    Try The Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill or The Carlton Hotel both in Galway. Not city but bus trip in. Both nice and would do kid's club.

    And the aquarium is a 2 mins walk away from the Galway Bay Hotel. They are great with kids there, if you enquire before hand they will tell you when its fish feeding time and the kids can sometimes help.

    Alternatively, Westport is a good destination. There are playgrounds and woodland walks within walking distance of the town, - like the new one on the old Louisburgh road that has a kiddie area and an area for older kids to skateboard too, and is part of the renovated former railway line so is lovely for family cycle rides, and 15 mins outside the town is a sandy beach (bertra beach) Croagh Patrick, Westport house also has lots of activities for kids too.

    The town has lovely restaraunts for the parents too. If you like seafood, Mango's restaruant is gorgeous, JJ O'Malleys do a wide variety of great dishes, and there are also chinese, indian, italian and other great places to eat out.


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    silverharp
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    Stayed at the Carlton a couple of weeks ago for a weekend, a nice city break hotel, but wouldnt stay there for a holiday,location isnt great. It does have a nice pool though.

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    bodyguard1
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    Can highly recommend the Westport Plaza/Castlecourt Hotel in Westport very family friendly with a great kids camp and leisure facilities in the middle of Westport which is a great little town with loads to do. Some lovely beaches within 30 mins drive away if the kids get bored but believe me with all the activities in the kids camp they won't be bored bringing our 2 children there for the past 12 years, teenagers now but still love to stay in Westport


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