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Yeats Village Hostel
Ballinode, County Sligo | Tel: +353-71-9138945 | Fax: +353-(0)71-9149768 For bookings: +353 (0) 1 830 4555 Email: tourism@albanne.ie

Sligo, with its miles of coastline, rich farmland, lakes and mountains is known the world over for great beauty, glorious golf, fishing, horse riding along beaches or through country lanes and wonderful towns and villages.

Here you have the capital of the North West of Ireland, Sligo, from where you can travel to many places of interest, where history, culture and heritage mix with ease in the modern city life that is Ireland today. There is natural beauty everywhere, Hazelwood forest by the shores of Lough Gill, places made famous by the Yeats Family and in particular W B Yeats.

Visit the Yeats Memorial Building in the centre of Sligo before visiting Lissadell House and Drumcliffe Church. Take a walk through the centre of the town and see Sligo Abbey, St John’s Cathedral, Hargadan’s Pub. Take a 5 minute drive to Rosses Point and walk along the beach for miles or go to Strandhill and try some surfing in the Atlantic Ocean followed by a Sea Weed bath on the Prom. Shopping is a wonderful experience with local crafts available throughout the county and at night Sligo has pubs, restaurants and clubs to keep you busy.

"Was very clean and modern, location brilliant, very large room and ensuite. Staff excellent. parkign right outside. Very resonable price. Would highly reccommend!" Hostelbookers.com Review, July 2006

Managers

Albert Dawson

Features

Single and twin rooms in houses with shared kitchen with full cooking facilities and multichannell TV. Failte Ireland approved accommodation, Laundry service, and r ooms available with en-suite bathrooms, Conference room, Parking available, Wheelchair facilities, Information Point, Meals available for groups and Trip/Excursion Planning. Bed linen included. Towels are extra.

Directions

COMING FROM DUBLIN N4 /GALWAY N17 DIRECTION

N4 into Sligo from Dublin, follow this road into Sligo Town and then follow signs for N16 to Enniskillen. After about 2 miles, you will take a right hand turn at a set of lights, still following the Enniskillen signs., you will go straight over a small round-about and then at the next set of lights, after this round-about, you will be turning left, (There is an “Esso” Garage on this junction) you then take the next turning on the right, after this garage, and then the next left into Yeats Village. (Yeats Village is the red brick and yellow painted houses)

The office is on the left hand side just after you enter the village, you will see the sign above the office door.

COMING FROM BELFAST M1 & N16 / ENNISKILLEN N16 DIRECTION

You will be coming into Sligo on the N16 .On the outskirts of the town you will come to the “ABBOTTS” round-about, at this roundabout you will be taking a left hand turn towards Sligo Town Centre, still following the N16; Yeats Village will now be on your left hand side, just opposite the F.A.S. Training Centre. (Yeats Village is the red brick and yellow painted houses)Take the second turning on the left, after the roundabout, and then take the next left turn into Yeats Village. The office is on the left hand side just after you enter the village, under the stone stairs.

COMING FROM DONEGAL / BUNDORAN / LIFFORD DIRECTION N15

You will be coming into Sligo on the N15. On the outskirts of Sligo town, you will come to three sets of traffic lights very close together, and at these you will be making a left-hand turn following the signs for the N16 ENNISKILLEN. Still following the Enniskillen signs, you will go straight over a small round-about and then at the next set of lights, after this round-about, you will be turning left, (There is an “Esso” Garage on this junction) you then take the next turning on the right, after this garage, and then the next left into Yeats Village. (Yeats Village is the red brick and yellow painted houses)The office is on the left hand side just after you enter the village, you will see the sign above the office door.

FROM TRAIN AND BUS STATION

Just turn left when you come out of the Station entrance and keep walking (it will take about 20 minutes). You will go through the centre of town, then out past the Banks and then past the Hospital (on your left). At the set of lights after the Hospital you will go straight across (There is an “Esso” Garage on this junction) you then take the next turning on the right, after this garage, then next left into Yeats Village. (Yeats Village is the red brick and yellow painted houses) The office is on the left hand side just after you enter the village, you will see the sign above the office door.

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Things to do

Shops, pubs, restaurants and Sligo Town Centre with its entertainment venues are all within minutes walking distance from Yeats Village.

Use your Hostelling International Membership card to receive discounts in the following attractions in the area:

1. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

2. Sligo Abbey

3. Eagles Flying

Night Life

Fiddlers Creek Bar and Restaurant :Fiddlers Creek is renowned as one of the top bar/restaurants in the country; with its excellent food and quality service. Hot Lunches served 12noon - 3pm, Restaurant A La Carte served 6 - 10pm, Bar Food served 5.30 - 8pm. Live music / DJ Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat.

Hawk’s Well Theatre :One of Sligo’s finest attributes, the theatre is one of the oldest regional theatres in the country and still remains as alive and as active in the Irish arts scene as ever.

Sheela na Gig: This traditional Irish music pub is just what you would expect an Irish pub to be - full of atmosphere, music, locals and craic!
Tel: +353(0)719143825