Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tourist Information:
The TI is on James Street (July-Aug daily 9:00-18:00; Sept-June
Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat 10:00-16:30, closed Sun; tel. 098/25711).
Concerts:
Holy Trinity Church (a block north of the Carrowbeg River on Newport
Road) hosts 90-minute trad music
concerts.
These are a good bet for early-birds looking
for engaging performances in an atmospheric setting without waiting for evening pub
sessions (€15, tickets at the door, June-Aug Tue and Thu at 20:00,
Helpful Hints:
For a short visit, free
parking
is allowed on the street for two hours; for
longer stays, park at your B&B (if sleeping here), or use the pay-and-display lots (€0.70/
first hour, €0.30/hour after that, pay at meter and display ticket on dashboard).
The
post office
is on the North Mall (Mon-Fri 9:00-17:30, Sat 9:00-13:00, closed Sun).
Laundry
can be dropped off early at Gills and picked up late the same day (€10/load,
Mon-Fri 9:00-18:30, Sat 9:00-18:00, closed Sun, James Street, tel. 098/25819). For rainy-
day browsing, check out
The Bookshop,
run by friendly Seamus (Mon-Sat 9:30-18:30,
Sun 11:00-18:00, Bridge Street, tel. 098/26816).
Activities in Westport:
Clew Bay Bike Hire and Outdoor Adventures,
rents a se-
lection of mountain bikes (€15/5 hours, €22.50/24 hours) and electronic assisted bikes
(€30/5hours,€35/24hours).Theycanalsosetupfishing,sailing, kayaking,andhorseback