Enjoy friendly and welcoming hospitality, scenery and glorious roads with our weekend in Ireland. All the routes and places of interest are chosen with local knowledge with the weekend centred around Breaffy House Resort near Castlebar in Mayo.
On Saturday, members will travel north to the Céide Fields - Heritage Centre on the Wild Atlantic Way - where there will be a scenic pause and an opportunity for a coffee and a visit to the cliff viewing platform. From here, the drive will continue west to Barnatra and then south towards Mulranny and Achill Island, known for its clean beaches and breezy shoreline.
After lunch, the drive will head out to Achill before turning back east and returning to the hotel. All in, the scenic drive is approximated to be about 250 km so it should make for a pleasant day of exploration.
On Sunday, the group will head south making their way to Co Galway. After each day of driving members will return to the hotel to relax and enjoy an evening meal. If you are so inclined you might even enjoy a little Irish tipple.
The Club has reserved rooms at the Breaffy House Resort. Package details are as follows. The group rate package is dinner, bed and breakfast for two nights:
The hotel is spread across 101 acres of Irish countryside, complete with forest trials and looped walks. The resort consists of the Breaffy House Hotel, the Spa and Health Club.
The group booking is open to reservations based on the above rates until 4 February, 2025. Please quote ‘Lotus’ when making your reservation with the hotel by calling +353 (0)94 9022033 to ensure you are provided with the appropriate group rate. Please also contact John to confirm your attendance by emailing j.roden@lotusdriversclub.org.uk.
The nearest ports are Dublin (280 km), Belfast (280 km) and Rosslare (350 km). All are a three to four-hour drive from the hotel.
We wish to ensure that you can take part in a relaxed, friendly and safe environment. None of our road driving events are a race, time trial or guided tour. Any events involving driving on public roads are simply a driving event where you will be given a start and finish point, along with relevant route information and details of any waypoints or places of interest. Any route book information you are given is only a guide as to a possible route and you should find your way by your own navigational means, using the supplied route information as a guide.
The organising body responsible for this event is Club Lotus. More information can be found at clublotus.co.uk.