Renvyle Beach Caravan & Camping

Connemara


Renvyle makes campers smile, thanks to a grassy (admittedly exposed) setting directly beside a sandy beach. But get here early in July and August, when there's no booking and it's first-come, first-served.

Showers cost €1 per five minutes.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Connemara attractions

1. DK Connemara Oysters

3.23 MILES

On these hour-long tours you'll get a real sense of the skill and sheer hard work that goes into producing Connemara's famous oysters. Then try your hand…

2. Connemara National Park

3.98 MILES

Immediately southeast of Letterfrack, Connemara National Park spans 2000 dramatic hectares of bog, mountains, heath and woodlands.

3. Kylemore Abbey

4.89 MILES

Photogenically perched on the shores of Pollacapall Lough, 4km east of Letterfrack, Kylemore is a crenellated 19th-century neo-Gothic fantasy. It was…

4. Station House Museum

8.06 MILES

Located in a former train shed, this small, absorbing museum has displays on the local ponies and pivotal aspects of Clifden's history, including the…

5. Connemara Heritage & History Centre

9.09 MILES

Farmer Dan O'Hara lived here in the 1840s until his eviction from the farm and subsequent emigration to New York, where he ended up selling matches on the…

6. Inishbofin Heritage Museum

9.14 MILES

Inishbofin's small but evocative museum gives a comprehensive overview of the island's history. Displays include fishing, farming and tradespeople's tools…

7. Parish Church of St Colman

9.22 MILES

The interior of this small, charming church 300m east of the pier is illuminated by the soft light of its stained glass.

8. Derrigimlagh Discovery Point

9.95 MILES

A wealth of interactive exhibits dot this 5km scenic loop walk around windswept bogland: crystal radio sets let you listen to recordings from the 1907…