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Directory of Activities Providers

Directory of businesses providing things to do in Achill, including schools and courses, tuition & equipment hire, tours, and practitioners.

Angling & Fishing
Achill Sporting Club

Bicycle Hire
Achill Bikes
Achill Lodge Bicycle Hire
Clew Bay Bike Hire

Canoe / Kayak Lessons
Achill Surf & Kayak
Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Diving

Ferries
Clare Island Ferries
Comhar Bigil Teo

Garden Tours
Achill Secret Garden

Guided Hillwalks
Achill Isle Walks
Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Guided Motor Tours
Achill Tours
West Ireland Private Tours

Golf
Valley House Holiday Hostel and Bar
Achill Island Golf Club

Holistic
Achill Outdoor Relaxation
Way to Myself
Art Butterfly Coaching

Horseriding
Calvey's Equestrian & Homestay Horse Riding & Language Holidays

Kitesurfing
Puremagic Kitesurfing Centre & School

Land Yachting
Blackfield Surf School

Outdoor Activities
Achill Outdoor Education Centre

Painting Workshops
Padraig McCaul

Rock Climbing

Sailing

Sailing Lessons

Schools & Courses
Coláiste Acla
Scoil Acla
CFÁA

Summer Camps
Blackfield Surf School

Surf Board Hire
Blackfield Surf School
Achill Surf & Kayak
Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Surfing Lessons
Blackfield Surf School
Achill Surf & Kayak

Windsurfing Lessons

Angling & Fishing

Achill Sporting Club

The Valley, Achill Island, Co Mayo
Contact: Dave Gumley
Tel: 086 4536033

Fresh water fishing and shooting permits. Clay pigeon Shooting also takes place on regular basis. Fishing rods for hire at Achill Tourism €35 for rod and licence for the day.

Achill Sporting Club
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Bicycle Hire

Achill Bikes

Teach Cruachán, Keel West, Dooagh, Achill Island
Tel: +353 (0)87 2457686 / +353 (0)98 43301
Mob: +353 (0)87 2437686
Email: michael@achillbikes.com
Website: www.achillbikes.com
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Achill Bikes will ensure you have a great cycling experience on Achill Island. Hire adults' and children's mountain bikes, kiddie trailers, tag-a-longs, child seats and car racks and enjoy Achill's many cycle routes.

We have our own licenced 16-seat minibus and bicycle trailer and can transport riders and bikes (your own bikes or ours) around Achill and to the access points along the Great Western Greenway. Groups are welcome!

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Achill Lodge Bicycle Hire

Bunnacurry, Achill Island
Contact: Hugh Deery
Tel: 098 47162
Mob: 086 7930633 / 087 6523120

Pick up/Drop off.

A large selection of new mountain bikes with helmets available at reasonable rates.

Achill Lodge Guesthouse
 
Clew Bay Bike Hire

Achill Sound, Achill, Co. Mayo
Contact: Travis Zeray
Tel: 098 24818
Email: info@clewbayoutdoors.ie
Website: www.clewbayoutdoors.ie

Clew Bay Bike Hire provides only top of the range bicycles and accessories for your cycling needs chosen for your quality and comfort. Helmets, hi-visibillty vests, wet gear, locks, are provided with every rental. Offering a one-way cycling service to all location allowing you to collect and drop your bike.

Clew Bay Bike Hire
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Canoe / Kayak Lessons

Achill Surf & Kayak

Keel Beach, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Contact: Iarlaith Clancy
Mob: 085 155 43 76 / 086 804 70 43
Email: info@achillsurf.ie
Website: www.achillsurf.ie

Open June to August.
The newest Surf School and one with a difference!

Achill Surf and Kayak, Achill Island
 
Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Cursaí Amuigh Faoin Speir
Ghob a'Choire, Acaill, Co Mhuigh Eo.
Tel: 098-45085
Email: siul@eircom.net
Website: members.achilltourism.com/tomasmaclochlainn/

Walking, rock climbing, surfing, kayaking.

Mountain Guide Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Ferries

Clare Island Ferries

Clare Island, Westport, Co. Mayo
Contact: Brian O'Grady
Tel: 098 23737
Fax: 098 25212
Mob: 086 851 5003
Email: clareislandferry@anu.ie
Website: www.clareislandferry.com

Open seasonal. Pets allowed.

Clare Island Ferries
 
Comhar Bigil Teo

Innishbiggle, Achill Sound, Co. Mayo
Contact: Thomas J. Calvey
Mob: 083 433 8751
Email: comharbigil@gmail.com & shepherd847@hotmail.com

Ferries for Island walks each Wed during June, July & Aug. 10.30am from Bullsmouth Pier, dooniver, Achill or Dorans Pier, Ballycroy Return by arrangement.

Walkers on Inishbiggle
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Garden Tours

Achill Secret Garden

Atlantic Drive, Bleanaskill, Achill, Co. Mayo
Contact: Doutsje Nauta
Tel: 098 45103
Mob: 087 4149895
Email: info.achillsecretgarden@gmail.com
Website: www.achillsecretgarden.com

Guided tours of these historic and beautifully maintained gardens on 3 acres. Open seasonal.

Daffodils in the Secret Garden at Bleanaskill Lodge, Achill Island
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Golf

Valley House Holiday Hostel and Bar

Valley, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Contact: Pat & Alice Gallagher
Tel: 098-47204
Email: info@valley-house.com
Web site: www.valley-house.com

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Historic House, with pitch & putt. (Pitch & putt open seasonally)

Valley House pic
 
Achill Island Golf Club

Keel, Achill, Co Mayo
Contact: Noel English
Tel: 098 43456 / 098 45578
Fax: 098 43456
Mob: 086 8204321
Email: achillislandgolfclub@gmail.com
Website: www.achillgolf.com

9 hole golf links. Open all year. Open competitions every Bank Holiday weekend. Open Festival of Golf from 30th July to 14th August. Green fees €15 per day or Season Green Fee €100.

Achill Golf Club
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Guided Hillwalks

Achill Isle Walks

Newtown, Keel, Achill
Contact: Gerard Mangan
Tel: 098 43355
Mob: 086 8439683
Email: achillisle@eircom.net
Website: www.achillislehouse.com

Gerard leads leisurely walks to all of Achill's hidden sights, such as Europe's highest Sea Cliffs, Annagh Beach, Promontory Forts along the seashore or to the tops of Achill's highest hills. Or listen to a narrated tour through Achill's haunting Deserted Village at Slievemore. Open all year.

Achill Isle Walks
 
Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Cursaí Amuigh Faoin Speir
Ghob a'Choire, Acaill, Co Mhuigh Eo.
Tel: 098-45085
Email: siul@eircom.net
Website: members.achilltourism.com/tomasmaclochlainn/

Your guide Tomás, a native gaelic speaker, has an in-depth knowledge of Achill's archaeology, history, botony, geology and marine ecology.

Mountain Guide Tomás Mac Lochláinn
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Guided Motor Tours

Achill Tours

Taxi, Mini Bus Hire, & Tours of Achill
Teach Cruachán, Keel West, Dooagh, Achill Island
Tel: +353 (0)98 43301
Mob: +(0)87 2437686
Email: michael@achillbikes.com
Website: www.teachcruachan.com/3094.html

Achill Tours: a guided tour of Achill Island with taped commentary in English, German and Irish. 120km in 2.5 hours, not including photo stops!

See the Atlantic Drive, Deserted Village, Captain Boycott's house, Blue Flag beaches, the famine soup pot, blanket bogs, mountains and much more. You'll hear all about the geology, archaeology, history, famous sons and lifestyles of Achill, past and present.

Achill Tours
 
West Ireland Private Tours

Contact: Liam Donnelly
Tel: 083 1448355
Email: liam@westirelandprivatetours.com
Website: www.westirelandprivatetours.com

open all Year. WiFi. Combine luxury, comfort, adventure & authenticity with excellent value. Perfectly tailored, Private tours to the most inspiring destination in the West of Ireland. Experience it your way.

West Ireland Private Tours
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Holistic

Achill Outdoor Relaxation

Achill Island, Co. Mayo
Contact: Mary McHugh
Tel: 098 45744
Mob: 086 0709 843
Email: mchugh_mary@hotmail.com
Website: www.achillcounselling.com

Open all year. Outdoor workshops 1hr and 4hrs connecting with self and beauty of nature at different venues. Psychotherapist and Cranio Sacral sessions.

Achill Outdoor Relaxation
 
 
Way to Myself

Life Coach, EFT Practitioner, International independent Aloe Vera Distributor for Forever Living
Rockfield, Keel, Achill Island
Contact: Ute Klingler
Mob: 086-8668197
Email: u.klingler@gmail.com
Websites: www.waytomyself.eu & www.gesund-und-mehr.eu

EFT can help to achieve a healthier positive Lifestyle. With EFT we can lose fear and anxiety. It helps to ease stress, can reduce addictive cravings and improves self-confidence as well as helping to relieve pain and physical problems.

Tap into a better Life

Also available: Dream Analysis.

Health Coaching, Cashel, Achill Island

Ute Klinger, Life Coach
 
Art Butterfly Coaching

Dugort, Achill, Co. Mayo
Contact: Agata Nowicka, M. Sc. Psych.
Tel: +353 87 936 20 87
Email: artbutterflycoaching@gmail.com
Website: www.artbutterflycoaching.com

Individual counselling & coaching sessions. Want to release stress, emotional baggage and pain fast? Improve relationships, resolve conflicts? Lose weight for good? Transform career? Feel at peace/ fulfilled? Call me.

Art Butterfly Coaching
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Horseriding

Calvey's Equestrian & Homestay Horse Riding & Language Holidays

Keel, Achill, Co Mayo
Tel: 087 9881093
Email: ponytrek@calveysofachill.com
Website: www.calveysofachill.com

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Equestrian centre that also offers Homestay Horse Riding & Language Holidays where students come, stay with a local family on full board and horse ride every day.

Horseriding on Keel Strand, Achill Island
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Kitesurfing

Puremagic Kitesurfing Centre & School

Slievemore Road, Dugort, Achill, Co. Mayo.
Contact: Alex Levieux
Tel: 085 1056344
Mob: 085 2439782
Email: achill@puremagic.ie
Website: www.puremagic.ie

Kitesurfing centre and school. Also B&B and pizza restaurant. Open seasonal.

Kitesurfing on Keel lake, Achill Island
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Land Yachting

Blackfield Surf School

Closhreid, Dookinella,
Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Tel: 098-43590, or Fax: 098-43591
Email: info@blackfield.com
Web: www.blackfield.com

If you'd rather not get your feet wet on the beach -try the ultimate eco sport of Land Yachting. Land yachts are 3 wheeled craft that are sailed like a small yacht but on the beach instead of on the water. With a 3.5sqm sail and we'll teach you to sail across the wind and tack and gybe in a fun filled session on Keel beach.

Land Yachting, Keel beach, Achill Island
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Outdoor Activities

Achill Outdoor Education Centre

Cashel, Achill, Co Mayo
Contact: Tim Daly
Tel: 098-47253 / 098-47304 Fax: 098-47304
Email: info@achilloutdoor.com
Website: www.achilloutdoor.com

Adventure sports, Multi activity centre. Open seasonal (Feb – Nov).

Achill Outdoor Education Centre students surfing
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Painting Workshops

Padraig McCaul

Dugort, Achill Island, Co. Mayo
Contact: Padraig McCaul
Mob: 086 8801733
Email: info@padraigmccaul.com
Website: www.padraigmccaul.com
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Artist Padraig McCaul hosts two and four day workshops for painting enthusiasts with some experience, and for beginners. Using the landscape and coast of Achill as inspiration, the workshops involve a daily mix of talks and demonstrations, painting and sketching on location, and indoor studio work.

Padraig McCaul painting of Achill Scene

Padraig McCaul painting of Achill Scene
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Rockclimbing

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Sailing

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Sailing Lessons

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Schools & Courses

Coláiste Acla

Dubh Eige, Acaill, Co. Mhuigh Eo.
Contact: Máirtín Ó Mongáin
Mob: 086 2310377
Email: colaisteacla@eircom.net
Website: www.colaisteacla.com

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Irish Adventure Centre running Activity courses at Easter & Summer – Residential and non residential welcome.

Colaiste Acla
 
Scoil Acla

Davitt Quarter, Achill Sound, Co. Mayo.
Contact: Sinead Weir
Tel: 098 20400
Email: info@scoilacla.com
Website: www.scoilacla.com

Scoil Acla on Achill Island has been promoting traditional Irish music, arts and culture for nearly 30 years. At the heart of Scoil Acla is tuition, for all ages and abilities in a range of traditional musical instruments, including harp, pipes, fiddle, flute, bango, concertina, tin whistle and accordion.

Scoil Acla irish music summer school
 
Comhlacht Forbartha Áitiúil Acla

Árás Forbairt Acla, Caol, Acaill, Co Mhaigheo
Tel: 098-43292 / 098-43519
Fax: 098 43058
Email: info@acaill.com
Web site: www.acaill.com

Serving the Community, wide range of courses, Internet services.

CFAA
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Summer Camps

Blackfield Surf School

Closhreid, Dookinella,
Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Tel: 098-43590, or Fax: 098-43591
Mob: 087 24 95 175
Email: info@blackfield.com
Web: www.blackfield.com

Achill's original and only Irish Surfing Association approved surf school. Run by local surfers. Tuition for adults and children. Summer camp for 8-16 year olds every weekday morning in July and August. Hot-Totz surf camp for 5-7 year olds on demand. The best selection of boards on the island, including high performance soft boards - open all year (winter by arrangement).

Blackfield Surf Hire, Closhreid, Achill Island
 
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Surf Board Hire

Blackfield Surf School

Closhreid, Dookinella,
Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Tel: 098-43590, or Fax: 098-43591
Mob: 087 24 95 175
Email: info@blackfield.com
Web: www.blackfield.com

Surfboard, bodyboard and wetsuit hire and surf shop. The best selection of boards on the island, including high performance soft boards - open all year (winter by arrangement).

Blackfield Surf Hire, Closhreid, Achill Island
 
Achill Surf & Kayak

Keel Beach, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Contact: Iarlaith Clancy
Mob: 085 155 43 76 / 086 804 70 43
Email: info@achillsurf.ie
Website: www.achillsurf.ie

Open June to August.
The newest Surf School and one with a difference!

Achill Surf and Kayak, Achill Island
 
Tomás Mac Lochláinn

Cursaí Amuigh Faoin Speir
Ghob a'Choire, Acaill, Co Mhuigh Eo.
Tel: 098-45085
Email: siul@eircom.net
Website: members.achilltourism.com/tomasmaclochlainn/

Walking, rock climbing, surfing, kayaking.

Mountain Guide Tomás Mac Lochláinn
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Surfing Lessons

Blackfield Surf School

Closhreid, Dookinella,
Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Tel: 098-43590, or Fax: 098-43591
Mob: 087 24 95 175
Email: info@blackfield.com
Web: www.blackfield.com

Achill's original and only Irish Surfing Association approved surf school. Run by local surfers. Tuition for adults and children. Summer camp for 8-16 year olds every weekday morning in July and August. Hot-Totz surf camp for 5-7 year olds on demand. The best selection of boards on the island, including high performance soft boards - open all year (winter by arrangement).

Blackfield Surf Hire, Closhreid, Achill Island
 
Achill Surf & Kayak

Keel Beach, Achill Island, Co. Mayo.
Contact: Iarlaith Clancy
Mob: 085 155 43 76 / 086 804 70 43
Email: info@achillsurf.ie
Website: www.achillsurf.ie

Open June to August.
The newest Surf School and one with a difference!

Achill Surf and Kayak, Achill Island
 
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Windsurfing Lessons

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