When you feel ready to return to travel, we recommend that you consider the Sligo Southern Hotel in the heart of Sligo town for your next group holiday. Your group can be comfortably accommodated in the 93 bedrooms of this 4-star hotel on the Wild Atlantic Way. All HSE and Failte Ireland guidelines are being strictly adhered to regarding Covid-19, leaving you able to relax and enjoy your much-needed break.
The only hotel in Sligo to offer full leisure facilities, it boasts a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and fully equipped gym. Should you prefer to remain outdoors as much as possible, Sligo County offers the most superb range of walks, beaches, scenery and outdoor activities.
At the Sligo Southern Hotel meals can be enjoyed in the Garden Room Restaurant where both breakfast and dinner are served. Light snacks are available throughout the day in the Bar & Grill.
Accessibility of the hotel is second to none, located as it is within walking distance of both the train and bus stations. If you are organising your own transport the hotel also provides free parking and is a mere 3-hour drive from Dublin.
Long experienced in hosting group holidays, the Sligo Southern Hotel has always been a popular choice for Active Retirement Groups in particular.
Keeping in mind the advice to avail of the outdoors as much as possible at present, we have put together a list of places to see and things to do which will allow you to do this and still enjoy all that Co Sligo has to offer.
Five ways to enjoy the outdoors from your base at the Sligo Southern Hotel:
1. Visit one of the many local beaches and seaside villages. Mullaghmore, Enniscrone, Easkey and Rosses Point are all renowned for their pretty seafronts, scenic locations and endless beaches. All are within easy reach of the Sligo Southern Hotel.
2. Make your way to Glencar waterfall. Just over the border in Co Leitrim, this tiered, 50ft waterfall surrounded by woodlands is a breathtaking place to visit and featured in the WB Yeats poem ‘The Stolen Child’. A walking trail brings you to the waterfall and is a very accessible 0.3mile loop.
3. Discover Lissadell House and Gardens. Recently restored this historic house and Alpine Garden was the childhood home of one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, Constance Markiewicz, and was also visited by WB Yeats on several occasions.
4. Explore court tombs, cairns and megalithic cemeteries. The archaeology of County Sligo is rich with stunning examples of the architecture of the past. The landscape surrounding Sligo town is strewn with many superb examples of cairns, court tombs and megalithic features which are well worth exploring.
5. Enjoy endless scenery. Above all else Sligo boasts striking and memorable scenery from the mountainscapes of Ben Bulben and Knocknarea to the silhouette of Classiebawn Castle at Mullaghmore. You could easily spend a day touring these scenic sites and savouring this remarkable county.
Autumn Offer:
4 Nights Bed and Breakfast with 4 Dinners only €265.00 per person sharing
Call Tara on 094 93 84875 or 087 0505773 (Group discounts available)
