Things to do in castlebar?

raher1

I am new to castlebar? Any activities happening in the town or district?

Kristopherus

What are your interests. There's a myriad of different organisations/clubs/groups in the town.

Mayo Miss

Can you be a little bit more specific?


Are you talking about sport or pub life or the price of cows at the mart?

yop

Mod Note: Stick to activities, not anything else please. Next mention of non related activities will be banned.

SeanJ09

Try Westport.

Noccy_Mondy

Hah, not a lot :P But things that spring to mind are the cinema, bowling alley, I know that you can't be going to them every 5 minutes mind! I'm sure that there are many different clubs in the town, try looking in the community centres for events being advertised.

Castlebar12

There are dozens of clubs and stuff but what are you looking for? You will find leaflets and ads for stuff in places like the library, social services centre, linenhall

raher1

Running,out door pursuits would be nice.

SeanJ09

There is a 5k organised run down at Lough Lannagh every Saturday morning I think.

raher1

SeanJ09 wrote: »

There is a 5k organised run down at Lough Lannagh every Saturday morning I think.

Is that the parkland ?

yop

raher1 wrote: »

Is that the parkland ?

The parkrun

SeanJ09

The Parkrun yes. I think its starts at 9.30 am every Saturday morning.

raher1

Is there any thing going on during the week?

nuac

raher1 wrote: »

Is there any thing going on during the week?

Bus to Westport.

Bus Eireann during the day

Morans in the evening, late return

SeanJ09

The woods out in Raheens is always nice for an evening walk. Its just a few minutes drive out the Newport Road in Islandeady.
http://www.mayo.ie/dnn/Blogs/GeneralBlog/tabid/375/entryid/194/Default.aspx

anishboi

Go climb Croagh Patrick. 20 minutes from Castlebar town, follow the road to Westport.

You'll feel amazing about yourself afterwards.

SeanJ09

anishboi wrote: »

Go climb Croagh Patrick. 20 minutes from Castlebar town, follow the road to Westport.

You'll feel amazing about yourself afterwards.

Impressive that you can get from Castlebar to Croagh Patrick in 20 mins.

truedoom

raher1 wrote: »

I am new to castlebar? Any activities happening in the town or district?

I left castlebar specifically because there was nothing happening in it. Moved to Galway, and a lot happier now

For acivities.....i dunno.... you could try fishing in the lake (there's feck all fish tho)....greenway is a nice walk....

Always found it best to be a commuter town, as the surrounding towns seem to have more to do.

anishboi

SeanJ09 wrote: »

Impressive that you can get from Castlebar to Croagh Patrick in 20 mins.

I climb it in 20 mins too

raher1

There is a running jogger group going around lanngh lake I hear every other day. Any ideas who is running it?

statto25

raher1 wrote: »

There is a running jogger group going around lanngh lake I hear every other day. Any ideas who is running it?

The group is called Fitforlife. They meet Mondays at 7pm and Thursdays at 8pm. They have a Facebook page. Seems they always welcome new faces. They meet in Aldi carpark.

yop

statto25 wrote: »

The group is called Fitforlife. They meet Mondays at 7pm and Thursdays at 8pm. They have a Facebook page. Seems they always welcome new faces. They meet in Aldi carpark.

And the parkrun then every Saturday morning.
http://www.parkrun.ie/castlebar/

Graciefacey

Moved out of castlebar a few months ago, not enough to do there and in the space of 3 years the rough element of the town was becoming more apparent. Its a shame because its our county town. Sad to see it going this way. I welcome the introduction of the park run, fit for life, men's shed etc

raher1

cool thanks. hope my running helps cheer up castlebar folk.

raher1

No sign of that fitforlife in aldi car car park this evening. Is the time changed?

statto25

They meet 8 on a Thursday. They have also started to go out to trails out of the town on some evenings. Follow their Facebook page as they keep it updated regularly.

raher1

Where can you bind a thesis in castlebar ?

StudentDad

raher1 wrote: »

Where can you bind a thesis in castlebar ?

Try Center for the Unemployed, across road from main rc church. Used to do binding, probably still do.

SD

raher1

O'byrne pub, is that any good!

Westernyelp

nuac wrote: »

Bus to Westport.

Bus Eireann during the day

Morans in the evening, late return

That really is getting old

Stella Virgo

raher1 wrote: »

Where can you bind a thesis in castlebar ?

local farmer will do it with baling twine for a tenner.....:D