Valley House Holiday Hostel (Hostel) -
The Valley Achill Ireland
Achill Island is connected to the mainland by a bridge.
Taking the bus:
Take the 15:00 bus (#441) from Mill St. Westport, and ask the driver to get off at the 'Valley crossroads' (between Dugort and Dooniver), arriving at about 16:40. Follow our sign to our entrance 200m away.
Rail services are available from Dublin to Westport and Castlebar with regular bus connections to Achill.
From Galway you can take the Bus to Westport/Castlebar and connect to Achill.
Website for train timetables: http://www.irishrail.ie
Website for bus timetables: http://www.buseireann.ie
Ireland West (Knock) Airport (85km) is the closest airport to Achill Island: http://www.knockairport.com
There are hundreds of options when flying into Dublin, Shannon and Cork - try Ryanair, Aer Lingus, British Airways, Lufthansa, EasyJet etc.
For flights to Ireland West (Knock Airport):
Aer Arran flys Dublin to Ireland West: http://www.aerarann.ie/
Ryanair flys London (Stansted and Luton), East Midlands and Bristol to Ireland West: http://www.ryanair.com
BMI Baby flys Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow to Ireland West: http://www.bmibaby.com
Driving:
From Dublin - take the N4 to Longford, N5 to Strokestown, Charlestown, and on to Castlebar. On to Newport, go through Mulranny village and onto the R319 to Achill Island (there is a bridge onto the island at Achill Sound).
From Galway - Take the N84 to Headford, on to Ballinrobe and to Castlebar. Take the Newport road, to Mulranny, the R319 takes you to Achill.
From Northern Ireland:
Direction Sligo, take the N17 to Tubbercurry. At Charlestown, take the N5 to Castlebar. Take the Newport road, on to Mulranny, and the R319 brings you onto Achill Island.
Directions from Achill Sound to The Valley House - Go straight through Achill Sound and drive about 5km out the road to Cashel. (You will pass Ted Lavelle's pub and the ESSO petrol station.) Keep going on this road and drive on to Bunnacurry. TURN RIGHT at 'The Grove' B&B, (road number is L1406 and you will also see a sign for The Valley House). Stay on this road for 3km, go straight through the crossroads (The Valley House is signposted here also) - The first turn right is The Valley House entrance. See our website
www.valley-house.com for a map and more detailed information. While driving around Achill Island you may find some of the signs do not have the English place names...here are some translations:
Tóin an tSean Bhaile - The Valley
Dúgoirt - Dugort
Gob a Choire - Achill Sound
An Caol - Keel
Dubh Éige - Dooega
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