Rinville Park is a 100-hectare coastal estate near Oranmore where tarmac woodland trails, a 16th-century castle ruin and open Galway Bay views are all free to wander.
An extensive network of trails runs through woodland, open farmland and along the shore, including a Slí na Sláinte walking route. The paths have been tarmacked, so they suit buggies and wheelchairs, with benches along the way.
Walk out to the two coastal points for views across Galway Bay towards Galway City and the Burren in County Clare.
The park holds a tower-house style castle and the ruins of Rinville Hall, a late Georgian house destroyed by fire in 1976. Its old gate lodge stands at the upper car park entrance.
A public playground sits within the old garden walls, and an outdoor gym — the first in a public area in County Galway — is free to use.
There are designated picnic and barbecue areas, and a small coffee shop on site for a warm drink between walks.
Keep an eye out for ravens, grey herons and otters, and for cultivated and wild flowers across the meadows and shoreline.
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