Enniscrone

The picturesque seaside town of Enniscrone has many great treasures, among them a wonderful 3km sandy beach, one of the very best links golf courses in Ireland, and its very own brand of quaint traditional seaweed baths. Kilcullen’s famous Seaweed Baths have stood on the sea front at Enniscrone for over a hundred years. They retain all their traditional period features, with huge roll top baths, Turkish steam boxes, piping hot seawater, and freshly gathered seaweed. It’s said that there’s nothing quite like bathing in warm rich seaweed for unwinding, soothing aches, and restoring a sense of wellbeing!

Enniscrone’s golf course, too, is known far and wide, but it is only one of many outdoor activities on offer in beautiful Enniscrone. Its beach is famous for surfing, and is ideal as it is long and safe. Several surf schools operate from Enniscrone Beach, including “North West Surfing”, and “7th Wave Surf School”. The beach is also host to a number of very well attended summer surf camps. Tracey’s Surf Shop, too, offers everything you could possibly need on or off the water!

Enniscrone town lies on the mouth of the fabled Moy Salmon River, and is a very popular spot with anglers too. As the name suggests salmon is the great prize, but trout and grilse will be on the menu also. This year the town revived the great horse racing festival which used be run on the beach more than a hundred years ago. One of the highlights of its summer is the “Enniscrone Black Pig Festival” which is held in early August. It celebrates the demise of a fabled wild boar which ran amok in the town many centuries ago. The festival brings four days of wonderful fun for everyone, and it culminates in a particularly colourful carnival and street parade. The Black Boar Festival is perhaps best known for its rather wild Raft Race which sees much of the town take to the water in a variety of precarious rafts. Indeed, much of the fun is provided by the less seaworthy rafts which don’t quite float as their builders might have hoped.

How to get to Ennsiscrone

By bus and car. Bus Eireann Route 458 provides regular services from Sligo to Enniscrone. Alternatively take the N59 and R298 from Sligo to Enniscrone.

Where to stay in Enniscrone

Enniscrone has wide range of good quality accommodation options including hotels, hostels, self-catering holiday homes, guesthouses and B&B's.

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Enniscrone is surrounded by beautiful coastal towns. Don't miss Ballysadare and Sligo if you are travelling north, and don't miss Ballina, and Killala, if you are travelling south.

Things to do in Enniscrone

1. Activities range from surfing, golfing, walking, horse riding, fishing, swimming and a wide range of summer camps that are held throughout the summer months, there is something for everyone.
2. Play a round at Enniscrone Golf Club. Enniscrone Golf Club is situated overlooking Killala Bay, Bartra Island and sandy beaches with Nephin and the Ox Mountains forming the backdrop. Founded in 1918, redesigned by Eddie Hackett in 1974 and by Donald Steel in 2001, this championship course is one of Ireland’s finest links courses. Apart from the championship links known as The Dunes, there is also the splendid 9-hole Scurmore course.
3. Go deep sea fishing at Enniscrone, Enniscrone is a prime location for Deep-sea angling; the pier sits right on the bay so you can begin as soon as the boat departs. There is a variety of about twenty-five fish. Enniscrone’s Killala Bay, is famous for its specimen fish and supplied the Irish record John Dory, together with specimen blue shark, grey, red and tub gurnard, ling and pollack. Other species include coalfish, cod, conger, ray, skate, tope and turbot.