Things To Do
When Visiting
Knock Shrine
Ireland’s most famous place of worship, Knock shrine is located just 20 minutes away from The Gateway Hotel, Swinford. Regarded as one of the most famous pilgrimages in the world, it hosts over 1 million visitors a year. Click below for more details on the story of Knock.
Hennigans Heritage Farm
Situated in unspoilt countryside overlooking Cregaballa lake, located just 5km from The Gateway Hotel, Swinford. This fantastic centre offers a unique experience to see and hear how this family survived on less than 10 acres of poor land for nearly 200 years. Click below to visit Hennigans Heritage Farm.
Foxford Woollen Mills Visitor Centre
Located just 8km from our hotel, this visitor centre tells the story of how this Mill transformed its local town and district and made Foxford famous throughout the world.
The National Museum of Ireland- Country Life
The national museum of Ireland located just 20 minutes away is home to the national collection of objects representing the traditional way of life in Ireland since 1850.
The Gateway Hotel, Swinford is the ideal location to experience some of the best Golf courses in the West of Ireland.
Swinford Golf Course
is a delightful mature parkland golf course just minutes from our hotel. This 9 hole golf course is located on a beautiful setting that is always kept in the best of condition.
Ballinrobe Golf Course
is an 18 hole inland Golf course set in scenic parkland which offers a challenge to golfers of all standards. This beautiful course is located just 40 minutes away.
Enniscrone Golf Course
is amongst the finest and most challenging traditional irish links golf courses. Enniscrone offers 27 holes on 400 acres of magnificent links land featuring the par 73 Dunes Championship links course.
Westport Golf Course
is a premier 18 hole championship golf course set in 260 acres of rolling parkland on the shores of Clew Bay. This wonderful course is situated just 40 minutes from our hotel.
The Gateway Hotel is located in Swinford, Co Mayo which is only 5 minutes drive from the River Moy and 15 minutes from Lough Conn. It enjoys a reputation as one of the foremost towns for Moy Anglers and it boasts some of the finest stretches of salmon and trout fishing in Europe. Over the past number of years, the local fisheries board has developed easy access to all parts of the river to enable anglers to fish in comfort and with its close proximity to the River Moy, The Gateway Hotel is the perfect base for any angler.
We would be delighted to build the perfect anglers package for you. Please click here to email us at angling@gatewayswinford.com and let us know your requirements and we will be back to you with all the relevant information.
Our Angling Packages include:
• Special B&B Rates
• Packed Lunch
• Relevant Licences & Permits
• Evening Meal
• Transport (Extra)
• Ghillie (Extra)
• Dry Room
• Freezer
• Cook Your Catch.
For more information about fishing on the River Moy visit the local fisheries board at www.eastmayoanglers.com.
Lough Cullin is located to the north west of Swinford and is a haven for the Salmon Angler. The lake extends in a northerly direction towards Lough Conn, a noted trout lake.
We would be delighted to build your fishing package for you contact us today with your requirements.