27 MAY 2026 - BEN BULBEN & CLEW BAY

 WESTPORT COAST HOTEL, WESTPORT

Tour of Trianos mill with Irish coffee and a 250 year old loom


Belleek Pottery


The border village of Belleek would attract few visitors other than anglers were it not for the world-famous Belleek Pottery, founded in 1857. The company’s pearl-coloured china is known as Parian ware. Developed in the 19th century, it was supposed to resemble the famous Parian marble of Ancient Greece.

Belleek is now best known for its ornamental pieces of fragile latticework decorated with pastel-coloured flowers, all of which are formed by hand. We took a guided tour to take in the stages of production, including mould-making and casting, then browsed the numerous elaborate showpieces on display in the small museum.

Louis Mountbatten’s castle

Flat Top mountain - one of 7 in the world

Sligo - hand rolled Italian ice cream. He got salted caramel and Black Forest. I got ginger orange coriander and Bueno.

Walked along the river watching mallards and a swan with 5 cygnets.

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