Detached House in Galway for Home Swap

Athenry, County Galway, Ireland
House - Detached
Sleeps: 5
In a Town/Village
Looking for short exchange in Ireland between December 27th and 5th January. Preferably near the sea.
Two weeks in France during Easter period, 2025.
Also one week during the summer of 2025 in Ireland.
More Property Details

Suitable For:

  • Families with Older Children
  • Families with Young Children
  • Couples
  • Retirees
  • Singles

Amenities/Other:

  • Children are welcome
  • No Smoking
  • Free Internet Access
  • Yard/Garden
  • Parking Space

Other Information

  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Bicycles: 0

Property Description

We are in the town of Athenry. Athenry is about half an hour from Galway city. Our house is walking distance to shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs with live Irish music, hotels and the train station. Our detached home was build in 2019 and is a private develoment of just 8 houses. The neighbourhood is very quiet you will hear no noise from our house yet you can walk to everything. Our house is"A" rated for energy efficiency, had underfloor heating downstairs, instant hotwater and power showers. The design is contemporary and taste and has a lovely front and back garden where you can sit on the patio and enjoy dinner and a glass of wine whilst looking at the many flowers and trees in the garden. We are a 10-minute walk from the train station where there are numerous daily trains to Galway city (20 minutes by train). You can also take numerous trains to Dublin, Athlone, Limerick from Athenry. At weekends there is a night bus from Galway city which runs until 2 a.m.

Location Information

Surroundings

  • In a Town/Village
  • Walking/Hiking
  • Golfing
  • Park/Playground

Location Description

Athenry is a small medieval walled town with a castle, it is very green and peaceful. 20 minutes by train from Athenry to Galway and half an hour by car. There are numerous daily trains running from Athenry to Galway and the last train goes at 10.30 p.m. from Galway to Athenry. We are a 10-minute walk from the train station. There are two very good supermarkets, Aldi and Tesco, both 10-minute walk from our house. A very nice hotel, Raheen Woods is a 5-minute walk from us. There are some local cafes in the town which serve homemade food and cakes - The Barracks and The Nook are great! There are two Chinese restaurants, an Indian restaurant and a very nice Pizzeria. There are lots of local pubs and a number of them have live music, including Irish music, at weekends. They also serve food. There are running areas very close to our house and a swimming pool in the hotel.

The sea is 15 minutes drive away at Renville Oranmore. There are beautiful walks around the sea here, a woodland area, a playground, a barbecue area, a golf club, sailing club and coffee station. Athenry Golf club is a 10 minute drive from our house.
Clarinbridge, with the famous Morans Oyster Bar is a 20 minute drive from us.

Lake swimming at Loughrea Lake which is 20 minutes drive.
Salthill beach and promenade in Galway city is 35 minute drive.
We are 25 minutes drive from the costal village of Kinvarra where Traught beach is located and where you can also find great Irish music sessions and great seafood upstairs in Connollys pub.
The Burren is 30 minutes from our house.