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Food And Drink
Whether you want the true Irish pub experience, the obligatory pick-me-up coffee the next morning, or a big family dinner in the city.
Galway Beach Penthouse’s top pick for a close-by pint is The Office, which is only 140 meters from our doorstep.
For a local coffee and pastry, we here at Galway Beach Penthouse, recommend Mocha Beans Salthill, only 230 meters from us.
Looking for some good food for a family meal? The Gaellon Restaurant gets the Galway Beach Penthouse stamp of approval!
Italian food calling your name? La Collina, is our favorite spot at Galway Beach Penthouse.
Attractions and Festivals
What Salthill and the surrounding areas, have to offer for the family, couples, solo travellers, and everyone in between, Galway is THE hub of culture in Ireland.
- Galway City Museum = 2.3 km
- Spanish Arch = 2.3 km
- Cruachan Park, Miller’s Lane = 2.5 km
- Lynch’s Castle = 2.5 km
- Galway Cathedral = 2.7 km
- The Salmon Weir Bridge = 2.8 km
- Eyre Square = 2.9 km
- Royal Tara Visitor Centre = 5 km
- Aquarium = 240 m
- Giant Chess Board = 280 m
- Salthill Playground = 450 m
- Omniplex = 5 m
- Seapoint Leisure Centre = 130 m
- Wild Atlantic Way Discovery Point = 280 m
- Leisureland Mini Golf = 550 m
- Outdoor Yoga Galway = 300 m
- Salthill Fives = 30th – 31st May 2026
- Galway Folk Festival = 3rd – 7th June 2026
- Galway Garden Festival = 4th – 5th July 2026
- Galway International Arts Festival = 13th – 26th July 2026
- Galway Races Summer Festival = 27th July – 2nd August 2026
- Kinvara Sailing Festival (Cruinniú na mBád) = 7th – 9th August 2026
- Galway Pride Festival = 9th – 15th August 2026
- Galway International Oyster Festival = 25th – 27th September 2026
- Galway Culture Night = 18th September
- Galway Children’s International Arts Festival (Baboró) = 9th – 18th October
- Galway Comedy Festival = 20th – 26th October 2026
Beaches And Sea Views
What we hope you came to see (besides the penthouse itself!)
- Ladies Beach = 250 m
- Grattan Beach = 700 m
- Silverstrand Beach = 5 km
- Ballyloughane Beach = 6 km
- Blackrock Diving Board = 1.2 km
- Sea Point View Galway = 500 m
- Solar Bench = 220 m
- Palmer’s Beach = 240 m
Transport
Obviously, how you got here, we also offer free parking if you have driven.
- Train – Leisureland Express = 450 m
- Train – Galway Railway Station = 2.9 km
- Bus – Bus Éireann, Galway Depot = 3.6 km
- Shannon Airport = 85 km
- Ireland West Airport Knock = 87 km
