Enniscrone Golf Club on Killila Bay and the Atlantic is another one of the best Golf Courses in Ireland (and the World). The course winds along the bay and in and out of high sand dunes some of which form natural amphitheaters for mischievously contoured greens. The holes created along the dunes out by the ocean make Ennisrone Golf Club unique and a must-stop for Golfers.

A tradition that has continued from the early 19th century along the west coast of Ireland, the Seaweed Bath has therapeutic power and has been called a cure all providing relief from rheumatism to acne.

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45 minutes west of Markree Castle, Ballina is the perfect town to start an adventure on the Wild Atlantic Way coastline with a stop at the Ice House Hotel Spa on the River Moy.

The Ice House has a variety of spa treatments for you from the west coast classic seaweed bath to a couples massage or regular facial, a stop at the Ice House is a must on your way to or from our wedding.

One of the best golf courses in Ireland (and the world), County Sligo Golf Course lies just north of the town of Sligo on Rosses Point overlooking the Atlantic. Host of several major championships, it is a long, treacherous course especially in the wind, offering a mix of flat and winding holes. The signature hole is the dogleg left 17th, at 455 yards one of the hardest par 4's in the world.

On the coasts of the Atlantic, just 20 minutes from the Castle, VOYA Seaweed Baths not only lives up to its name of having some of the best seaweed baths on the west coast but includes even more seaweed treatments as well. VOYA has cornered the market on seaweed skincare and has a variety of facials, wraps, and massages.

Pop over to Strandhill and enjoy the spa!

Want to take a stab at surfing in Ireland then head to Strandhill about 15 minutes from Sligo City. Strandhill has become a recent mecca for surfing on the West Coast and is considered one of the best surfing breaks in Ireland. If you want to try something new in Ireland then take the plunge and surfs up in Ireland.

*fun fact the picture above is Ryan surfing in Ennisrcone Ireland

Strenuous 4-mile hiking loop to the summit of Knocknarea that will take about 2.5 hours but rewards you with spectacular views as the mountain dominates the Sligo skyline. The hike starts in Strandhill about 15 minutes from Sligo City.

Formed from limestone over 300 million years ago, the summit is crowned by the great cairn of Queen Maeve. (In Irish mythology Knocknarea is the burial place of the beautiful Warrior Queen Maeve of Connaught.) The large cairn that sits atop the mountain was probably built around 3400 BC, while some of the smaller passage tombs are potentially some one hundred years older.

An easy and casual 3.5-mile walking loop that can take around 1.5 hours with amazing views of the mountains and the sea that is just 15 minutes from Sligo City.

A six-mile loop of single-lane road surrounded by spectacular mountain views. It is about 30 to an hour driving tour about 30 minutes outside of Sligo.

Easy 3 mile (out and back) hike to the hilltop of a Neolithic cemetery. There are several tomb passages that can still be accessed inside through a small passageway.

The Tombs are older than the Pyramids of Giza dating back to 3400 to 3100 BC and found in 1911.

The easy 3 mile hike will take about an hour total or else for a longer challenge folks can do the 6.5 mile hike that takes about 4 hours and goes through beautiful farmlands and over hills.