Activities
  

Golf
The area includes some magnificent championship golf courses. Within five minutes are Athenry and Galway Bay golf courses. Within 30 minutes are Tuam, Barna, Gort, Galway and Oughterard. All clubs offer visitor green fees and caddy car hire, some with buggy hire. All have restaurant and bar facilities, together with visitor changing rooms. Monday to Friday are best for visitors as, clubs tend to be occupied by member at week-end.

Swimming
The coastline of Galway and Clare are renown for it's beaches. Close by is Silverstrand. Silverstrand has a safe, shallow, sandy beach of approximately 0.25km bounded on one side by a cliff and the other by rocks. It is particularly popular with and suitable for young families. It faces directly into Galway Bay giving spectacular views. There is a promenade with parking capacity for about 60 vehicles. It is suitable for swimming at low tide but the beach is largely covered during high tides. It is life guarded during the summer months.

Galway Races
The Galway Races holds a very special place in the heart of many race-goers from across the globe, and indeed in the hearts of Galwegians themselves. Over the course of the year there are a number of punter meetings as well as the July festival meeting - the Cheltemham of Ireland.
Galway race-track is a right handed course of one mile and two furlongs, with a steep decline into the dip where the last two fences are situated. These fences are famous for being the closest two fences on any racecourse in the world. There is a sharp incline to the finish line.