Places of interest and public transport information for the Lower Salthill area of Galway City.
Map
Map key
Number | Place |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nile Lodge - previous tenants include the Weekend Doctor |
| 2 | Previously The Cottage Bar |
| 3 | Norman Villa - previously Norman Villa Gallery |
| 4 | Celia Griffin Children’s Park and famine memorial / Páírc nab Páistí Celia Ni Ghríofa |
| 5 | Ability West - Whitestrand and Avalon |
| 6 | Galway Cultural Institute and Galway Business School |
| 7 | Salthill Post Office |
| 8 | Claude Toft Park - children's playground |
| 9 | Atlanticquaria (National Aquarium of Ireland) - previously the base for Galway Field Studies Centre |
| 10 | previously Salthill Tourist Office Kiosk - now closed |
| 11 | Bank of Ireland / ATM |
| 12 | Christ the King Roman Catholic Church |
| 13 | AIB Bank / ATM |
| 14 | Seapoint Leisure Centre - and bingo hall |
| 15 | The Olso - restaurant, bar and micro-brewery |
| 16 | O'Reilly's Bar and Kitchen, previously Lohan's Restaurant and Bar |
| 17 | Bailey complex - tenants include Bailey Point Physiotherapy |
| 18 | Burren Mount Hotel - now closed |
| 19 | Eglington Hotel (previously) |
| 20 | Salthill carpark |
| 21 | Titan, previously Mazars Place |
| 22 | Bishop's Field |
| 23 | The Nest - boutique hostel (Previously Pointe Boise Nursing Home) |
| 24 | O'Connors Pub - home of the shortest walking tour in Ireland. |
| 25 | Engage Art Studio |
| 26 | Formerly the Warwick Hotel - to become a nursing home |
Public Transport Information
Bus Éireann's Route 401 from the city (red line on the map) which approaches Lower Salthill from the Crescent: Buses go along Lower Salthill to the sea-front, then do a circuit around the Upper Salthill area and return to the city via Lower Salthill.
City Direct's Route 410 travels past the university, and then approaches Lower Salthill from St Mary's Road, then travels along lower Salthill, via the seafront and then on to Knocknacarra Road.
To "walk the prom", get the bus to Salthill church, and walk along the coastline to Blackrock diving board (which is shown on the Upper Salthill neighbourhood map). Don't forget to "kick the wall" at the end.
Salthill Village - the heart of Lower Salthill: Prarie House / The Black Cat, Holiday Hotel, Seapoint Leisure Centre
To "walk the prom", get the bus to Salthill church, and walk along the coastline to Blackrock diving board (which is shown on the Upper Salthill neighbourhood map). Don't forget to "kick the wall" at the end.
See Also
City busesNeighbouring areas
Knocknacarra - Upper Salthill - Claddagh - Westside/Rahoon - Shantalla
Salthill Village - the heart of Lower Salthill: Prarie House / The Black Cat, Holiday Hotel, Seapoint Leisure Centre
