Clew Bay Heritage Centre
Set 300 m west of Westport, Clew Bay Heritage Centre is a museum. The site offers guided tours, walks and family-history records. Close by, Westport House is 1.3 km away.
Museum near Westport
Just outside Westport
Clew Bay Heritage Centre is 300 m west of Westport. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
June to August are the warmest in Westport, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C.
Clew Bay Heritage Centre
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 300 m west of Westport
- Official site
- westportheritage.com
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Clew Bay Heritage Centre at a glance
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Clew Bay Heritage Centre is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Towns around Clew Bay Heritage Centre, by distance
In size, Castlebar comes first of the 5, with 13,054 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
Westport
Newport
Louisburgh
Mulranny
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Clew Bay Heritage Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westport | 300 m east of it | 6,872 | 9 |
| Newport | 9.3 km north of it | 815 | 4 |
| Louisburgh | 17 km west of it | 367 | 2 |
| Mulranny | 18 km northwest of it | 315 | 2 |
| Castlebar | 18 km east of it | 13,054 | 4 |
Each has its own page of things to do.
Around Clew Bay Heritage Centre
Around it, within 15 km, lie 3 abbeys or priories, 2 historic houses and an art gallery, among others.
Historic houseWestport House1.3 km away2Art galleryArt galleryCustom House Studios and Gallery500 m away3
Abbey or prioryMurrisk Abbey6 km away4
Abbey or prioryBurrishoole Abbey11 km away5Theme parkTheme parkPirate Adventure Park1.2 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeClew Bay Bike Trail2.7 km away7Historic houseHistoric houseOld Coastguard Station4.9 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCroagh Patrick8.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Clew Bay Heritage Centre: what to know
Where is Clew Bay Heritage Centre?
Clew Bay Heritage Centre is 300 m west of Westport, Mayo.
What is Clew Bay Heritage Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Clew Bay Heritage Centre?
June to August are the warmest months in Westport, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Clew Bay Heritage Centre?
Within 15 km: Westport House (1.3 km), Custom House Studios and Gallery (500 m), Murrisk Abbey (6 km) and Burrishoole Abbey (11 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Westport House: Michael Deligan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Murrisk Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrishoole Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).