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The start of the Great Western Greenway.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304378","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"764 m | Croagh Patrick\r\n42 km | The Great Western Greenway\r\n365 | Islands in Clew Bay, so they say","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A Georgian town at the foot of a holy mountain","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Westport was laid out in the late eighteenth century by the Browne family of Westport House, and it is one of the few planned towns in Ireland. The centre is an octagon and a tree-lined mall along the Carrowbeg River, with stone bridges and colourful shopfronts, and the harbour, the Quay, a couple of kilometres west on Clew Bay.\r\n\r\nThe bay is scattered with drumlin islands \u2014 tradition says one for every day of the year \u2014 and over it rises Croagh Patrick, where St Patrick is said to have fasted for forty days in 441. Thousands of pilgrims still climb it on the last Sunday of July, some of them barefoot.\r\n\r\nWestport is lively, friendly and full of music, and it is the base for Achill Island, Connemara and the Great Western Greenway, a traffic-free cycle route along the old railway line. Three days is a good stay.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Train from Dublin Heuston, about 3.25 hours. Knock Airport about an hour\r\nGetting around | On foot. A bike for the Greenway\r\nLanguage | English\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants if service is not included. Not in pubs\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The town centre is small and walkable. The Quay is a pleasant half-hour walk along the bay road.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Town centre | First-timers | The Octagon, Bridge Street and the Mall. Pubs, shops and restaurants. | 53.8000 | -9.5180 |  | \nThe Quay | By the water | The old harbour on Clew Bay, with seafood restaurants and pubs. A 30-minute walk from town. | 53.8010 | -9.5410 |  | \nNewport | Greenway and quiet | A village on the Greenway, eleven kilometres north. Quieter and smaller. | 53.8850 | -9.5460 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Westport","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Climb Croagh Patrick. It is 764 metres and the path is steep, rough and covered in loose scree near the top, so allow three to four hours up and down and wear proper boots. The view over Clew Bay and its islands from the summit is the best in the west.\r\n\r\nCycle the Great Western Greenway, a 42-kilometre route on the old railway line from Westport to Achill. Hire a bike in town, ride as far as you like, and take the shuttle bus back. The stretch from Mulranny to Achill, along the edge of Clew Bay, is the most beautiful.\r\n\r\nWestport House, the Brownes' eighteenth-century house on the edge of town, has gardens and parkland. The family descends from Grace O'Malley, the sixteenth-century pirate queen of Connacht, whose clan held the islands of Clew Bay.\r\n\r\nIn the evening, walk the Mall along the river and finish in the pubs. Matt Molloy's, owned by the flute player of the Chieftains, has music every night.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Croagh Patrick | 764 m. 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Croagh Patrick is free to climb.\r\n\r\nThe Greenway is free to walk or cycle if you bring your own bike, and the beaches around Clew Bay and on Achill are free.\r\n\r\nThe music in the pubs is free, every night.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The Mall | Along the river\r\nCroagh Patrick | Free to climb\r\nThe Quay | A walk along the bay\r\nSessions | Every night in the pubs","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Westport","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Westport","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Westport eats well for a small town. Clew Bay seafood, mussels and oysters are on most menus, and Achill mountain lamb, grazed on the salt heath, is the local speciality.\r\n\r\nPub food and carvery lunches are the everyday option, at \u20ac15 to \u20ac20. The town has good caf\u00e9s and several restaurants a cut above what you would expect.\r\n\r\nThe Quay has seafood restaurants and pubs by the water.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Clew Bay seafood | Mussels and oysters\r\nAchill lamb | Grazed on the salt heath\r\nPub food | \u20ac15\u201320\r\nThe Quay | Seafood by the water","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Westport","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Westport","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Westport is one of the best towns in Ireland for a night in the pub. Bridge Street and the streets around the Octagon are full of pubs, and many have trad music or live bands.\r\n\r\nMatt Molloy's is the best known, with a session in the back room every night.\r\n\r\nA pint is \u20ac5.50 to \u20ac6.50. Pubs close around 23:30 during the week and 00:30 at weekends.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bridge Street | Pubs and music\r\nMatt Molloy's | A session every night\r\nA pint | \u20ac5.50\u20136.50\r\nClosing time | 23:30 weekdays, 00:30 weekends","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Westport","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Westport","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The town is small and walkable, and the train station is a few minutes from the centre.\r\n\r\nTrains from Dublin Heuston take about three and a quarter hours. Buses run to Galway, Castlebar, Achill and Ireland West Airport at Knock, which is about an hour away.\r\n\r\nFor the Greenway, hire a bike in town and use the shuttle bus to come back. For Achill, Connemara and the coast, a car is much easier than the bus.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"From Dublin | Train about 3.25 hours\r\nKnock Airport | About an hour\r\nGreenway | Bike hire and shuttle back\r\nAchill | A car makes it easier","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Westport","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Westport costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Westport is mid-priced. Hostel beds are limited and typically start from about \u20ac30, and the town fills up in July, August and on Reek Sunday.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac75. The costs that add up are bike hire, car hire and eating out.\r\n\r\nThe mountain, the Greenway on foot, the beaches and the music are free. Cook in the hostel and visit in May, June or September.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac30\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201375\r\nFree | The mountain, the music, the beaches\r\nReek Sunday | Book well ahead","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Westport","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Westport","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Westport is very safe.\r\n\r\nThe risk is Croagh Patrick. The upper slope is loose scree, the weather changes fast and the summit is often in cloud. People are injured on it every year, especially coming down. Wear boots, carry water and turn back if the cloud comes in.\r\n\r\nOn the Greenway, parts cross roads and farm tracks, so watch for traffic. On Achill's cliffs and beaches, stay back from edges and be careful of currents.\r\n\r\nEmergency numbers are 112 or 999.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Croagh Patrick | Loose scree, fast weather. Boots\r\nThe Greenway | Watch for road crossings\r\nCliffs | No railings on Achill\r\nEmergency | 112 or 999","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Westport","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Westport","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The wildest stretch of the Wild Atlantic Way is within an hour.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Achill Island | About 50 minutes | Car, bus, or the Greenway by bike | Ireland's largest island, joined by a bridge: cliffs, bog, Keem Bay and a deserted village. |  | 1304464\nKylemore Abbey | About 1 hour 15 minutes | Car or day tour | A Victorian castle on a lough in Connemara, now a Benedictine abbey with a walled garden. |  | 1304465","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Westport","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June and September are ideal. July and August are busy, especially around Reek Sunday.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The west is very wet and windy, and the mountain is much colder than the town.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 9 | 1 | Wet, windy and quiet\r\nFebruary | 9 | 1 | Quiet and cheap\r\nMarch | 11 | 2 | St Patrick's parade\r\nApril | 13 | 2 | Good. Greenway quiet\r\nMay | 15 | 3 | Excellent. Long evenings\r\nJune | 17 | 4 | Busy and bright\r\nJuly | 18 | 5 | Reek Sunday, last Sunday of the month\r\nAugust | 18 | 5 | Peak season\r\nSeptember | 16 | 3 | Excellent and quieter\r\nOctober | 14 | 2 | Arts Festival\r\nNovember | 11 | 1 | Wet and quiet\r\nDecember | 9 | 2 | Quiet, festive","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Reek Sunday, when thousands climb the mountain, is unlike anything else in Ireland.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Westport","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/ireland\/westport\/","hw_hub_city_events":"St Patrick's Day | 17 March | Westport | A parade through the town, under the saint's mountain. |  | \nReek Sunday | Last Sunday of July | Croagh Patrick | Thousands of pilgrims climb the mountain, some barefoot, for Mass at the summit. |  | \nWestport Arts Festival | Autumn | Venues around the town | Music, theatre and art in the town's pubs and halls. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes walking and bike hire. Greenway bike hire with the shuttle back costs extra.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 40 | 30 | 10 | 14\r\nComfortable | 60 | 45 | 20 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Westport","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Westport has only a few hostels, and they fill up in summer. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Westport","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/ireland\/westport\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Westport travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Westport worth visiting? | Yes. It is one of the prettiest towns in Ireland, with great pubs and music, and it is the base for Croagh Patrick, the Greenway and Achill Island.\r\nHow hard is Croagh Patrick? | Harder than it looks. The upper slope is steep, loose scree. Allow three to four hours up and down, wear boots, and turn back if the cloud comes in.\r\nHow long is the Great Western Greenway? | About 42 kilometres, from Westport to Achill, on the old railway line. You can hire a bike in town and take a shuttle bus back.\r\nHow do I get to Westport? | By train from Dublin Heuston in about three and a quarter hours, or fly into Ireland West Airport at Knock, about an hour away.\r\nWhat is Reek Sunday? | The last Sunday of July, when thousands of pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick. Book beds well ahead.\r\nDo I need a car in Westport? | Not for the town or the Greenway. For Achill, Connemara and the coast, a car is much easier.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Westport? | May, June and September. July and August are busy, and it rains all year.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Westport hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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