An Creagán Barna Holiday Home

Galway, Barna

An Creagán Barna is a modern holiday home conveniently located in the seaside village of Barna in County Galway. This beautiful and spacious holiday accommodation in Barna is within easy walking distance to the many shops, cafes, restaurants and bars this popular coastal village has to offer on the west coast of Ireland. Barna or Bearna is a coastal village in Connemara, 13 minutes west of Galway city in County Galway.

An Creagán Barna is a wonderful base for exploring Salthill, Spiddal, Roundstone and the scenic region of Connemara National Park. This picturesque village is also the gateway into that wild and wonderful west coast of Ireland and the beautiful Connemara region.

An Creagán Barna – Sleeps 6

An Creagán Barna is a spacious holiday home spread over three floors, which has been lovingly finished to a high standard.

The open plan kitchen and dining room is well equipped and has everything you need for a comfortable self-catering holiday in Ireland. Patio doors lead out into an enclosed and well-maintained garden.

The separate living room is bright and spacious, with a flat screen TV and open fire, perfect for relaxing after a day exploring Connemara National Park.

On the ground floor you will also find a separate toilet and wash handbasin.

This large seaside holiday home has 3 bedrooms and sleeps 6 guests comfortably:

First Floor:
- Double bedroom, sleeping 2
- Double bedroom, sleeping 2

There is a separate bathroom on the first floor with shower over bath, wash handbasin and toilet.

Second Floor:
- Double en-suite bedroom shower cubicle, sleeping 2

Outside this seaside holiday home in Barna this is an enclosed garden perfect for alfresco dining.

Oil central heating and electricity are an extra charge.

Wi-Fi is available and included in the accommodation rental.
Off street car parking is available for 2 cars outside this holiday home.

About Barna

Barna is a short 10-minute drive from Galway City on the R336, a picturesque coastal road to Connemara along part of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. This pretty seaside village in Galway has a great selection of local amenities such as a beauty salon, chemist, supermarket, health shop, coffee shop, restaurants, hotel and bars all within 200 – 400 metres away.

Galway has a number of Blue Flag Beaches and one of these beaches, Silverstrand is easily reachable from our self-catering holiday home in Barna. Silverstrand is an award-winning sandy beach providing beautiful views of Galway bay. This .25 km long beach is lifeguarded during the bathing season and has toilets, a picnic area and wheelchair access. This beach has been dual awarded, achieving the International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award status 2019.

Enjoy a round of golf at Bearna Golf and Country Club, an 18-hole parkland course a 7-minute drive away from this holiday home in Galway. Set amidst the beauty of the west of Ireland, savour the views of Galway Bay, The Burren, The Aran Islands and rugged Wild Atlantic Way.

There are a number of popular restaurants and cafes located in Barna. One of Galway’s finest seafood restaurants, Donnelly’s of Barna is situated in the village. Enjoy pizza at The Pins Gastro Bar featuring Pizza Dozzina or book a table at Upstairs @ West, a modern style club restaurant. Afterwards enjoy a delicious cocktail or two in The Twelve, a well-known boutique hotel located in the village. There was also a handful of great pubs all within a 4-minute walk from An Creagán Barna.

Evergreen Healthfoods stocks a wide range of products including supplements, natural beauty products, speciality foods and some lovely gifts.

Things to See and Do in Galway

Barna is also ideally situated between the popular seaside villages of Salthill to the east and Spiddal to the west. Head to Salthill for coffee and a stroll along the 2km long promenade. The biggest air show in Galway, the Salthill Air Show takes place annually in June over Galway Bay. If you’re feeling brave head to the famous diving board in Salthill. This concrete tower at Blackrock was built in 1954 and is the visual icon of Salthill.

Then head to Galway city and browse the many boutiques, bookshops or people watch as you sit outside one of the many cafés or pub on Shop Street.

Salthill to the west has several small beaches separated by outcrops, some of the beaches are sandy and some pebbly. This picturesque seaside village located on the shores of Galway Bay is a popular tourist destination and one of the largest Irish speaking settlements in the Galway Gaeltacht. The locals speak both Irish and English here and during the summer months Spiddal is a lively spot with an influx of teenagers doing 3-week Irish language courses. This pretty villages home to a beautiful beach and fishing harbour which has changed little over the last 150 years.

Connemara National Park

From Barna you can easily reach the great natural wilderness that is Connemara, fringed by the Atlantic with white sandy coves and azure blue waters. There are a number of popular festivals in Connemara during the year, including the Arts Festival in September, Clifden Traditional Music Festival and the extremely popular Connemara Pony Show held every year on the third Thursday in August.

Connemara National Park is a vast expanse of mountains, bogs, heathland and lakes which you can easily explore from An Creagán Barna Holiday Home. This beautiful national park is home to a herd of famous Connemara ponies and the vibrant town of Clifden, has several venues for traditional Irish music and tasty restaurants, a must on your next self-catering holiday to Galway City.

Kylemore Abbey and Connemara National Park are two of the top visitor attractions in Galway and a must on your next self-catering holiday in Galway City.

From Barna you are also a 25-minute drive away from the harbour of Rossaveal where you and your guests can take a day trip to the unspoilt Aran Islands.

When you book a self catering holiday in An Creagán Barna you and your guests are ideally placed to go fishing, horse trekking, cycling, wild swimming, kayaking along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way plus much more. There are an abundant of both indoor and outdoor activities in this stunning and ideal situated holiday destination.

With the rugged beauty of Connemara only a stone’s throw away, Barna is an ideal base for your holiday in Galway. You have a good choice of eateries in the village and a selection of pubs where most weekends you can catch a “live trad” night.

An Creagán Barna is truly a wonderful base for exploring Salthill, Spiddal, Roundstone and the scenic Connemara National Park.

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Amount: €200.00 /booking Payment method: credit card To be paid on site.