Location: James Street
Westport, County Mayo
Contact: Aoife Carr
Phone: Reception: 00 353 98 27045
Public Phone: 00 353 98 27946
Fax number: 00 353 98 28640
Email: oldmillhostel@eircom.net
Web site: www.oldmillhostel.com
Travel Info:
-three trains daily: Dublin/Westport
Westport/Dublin
-buses to and from Dublin, Galway,
Castlebar, Sligo, Achill
-train station is ten minutes from hostel
-bus station is five minutes from hostel
Open: Almost all year-round
Rates: three bedded rooms
(double bed and a single bed)
24 euros per person per night
seven bedded rooms
(single sex or family room)
18.50 per person per night
dorm beds (mixed rooms)
17.50 per person per night
History: The Old Mill was built around
1780, and was originally part of an old
network of warehouses that were known as
the “Shambles” in the last century. The first and second floor were used as part of the town brewery. The ground floor and
adjacent building “The Forge” were part
of the town’s blacksmiths and cobblers. The building has been tastefully restored
by owners, Tom and Mary Carr, who, while conserving the old beams and stone walls, managed to include modern facilities
without spoiling the character of the old building. The Old Mill is set in a quiet
courtyard of stone buildings bedecked with flowers and red wooden windows and doors.
Amenities:
-town-centre location - beside Tourist
Office, Leisure Center, cinema, shops,
pubs, restaurants, post office, ATMs and
banks
-clean, comfortable accommodation in
private, family, or single-sex or mixed
dorms
-approved by Irish Tourist Board
-spacious common room - full of charm
-well-equipped kitchen - electric cookers,
microwave cooker, sandwich maker,
refrigerator and freezer, boiled water, pots,
pans. etc.
-free hot showers
-security lockers available (5 euro
deposit and two euro returned with
return of key)
-laundry facilities (6.50 for wash and dry)
-friendly staff who will help you plan a trip,
find entertainment, and assist with points
of interest.
-organized catering service available for
groups for barbecues, or meals
-family-run hostel where family members
work to keep the Old Mill a friendly and
safe place to stay.
Things To Do:
-Westport is a heritage town. It is one of the few planned towns in Ireland. It has a small tidy street plan through which the Carrabeg River flows. Westport citizens and town council are proud of their town and have won many awards in recent
years, receiving the title of the first in the “National Tidy Towns” competition.
Westport is the gateway to the rugged west coast of Ireland, and it is just a few miles from Clew Bay with its 365 islands and Croagh Patrick, where legend has it St. Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland.
-Westport Leisure Center
(swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, gym,
treatment rooms) is next to the hostel
-Westport Cineplex (brand new cinema)is
beside the hostel
-award-winning restaurants (list available
in reception)
-excellent selection of pubs with
traditional Irish music
-Westport House - home of the Browne’s
Visitor Centre, historic buildings, boating,
children’s zoo, pitch and putt, etc.
-visit Heritage Centre at Westport Quay
-enjoy walking
-enjoy cycling
-enjoy one of the many scenic drives
originating in Westport
-enjoy horseback riding
-enjoy fishing (sea, lake, and river)
-enjoy golfing
-enjoy sailing
-visit Clew Bay Archaeological Trail-
twenty-one different sites starting
in Westport
-visit Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre
-visit Achill Island
-visit Westport Market every Saturday
-visit Clare Island
-enjoy one of the seven walks in and
around Westport
-visit the Sheep and Wool Centre in
Leenane
-visit Cruachan Ai Heritage Centre - Tulsk
-climb Croagh Patrick
-visit Foxford Woolen Mills
-visit Westport Linen Mill and Museum
-visit Murrisk Abbey
-visit Ballintubber Abbey
-visit Celtic Furrow
-visit Inishbofin Island
-visit Westport Heritage Centre
-play golf
-visit one of the several Blue Flag
beaches in the area
-visit Kylemore Abbey and Garden
-visit Connemara National Park
-visit Museum of Country Life, a
National Museum of Ireland in
Turlough Park in Castlebar
-visit Turoe Pet Farm
-visit one of the several gardens in
the area