Athlone Hotels

If the prospect of a stout and hearty meal at the oldest pub in Europe is not enough to convince you to pay Athlone a visit, happily, the River Shannon gem has a lot of other attractions in store. Sean’s Bar, after all, may put Athlone on the map for some but in truth, as the commercial capital of the Irish Midlands, the handsome town has a lot of other action in store. The River Shannon lures a fair number of people to Athlone’s marina and a spate of first-rate restaurants and hotels provide top-notch hospitality. Athlone Castle punctuates the middle of town with austere grandeur and several superb annual festivals attract culture buffs from all over Ireland. As the Irish economy perseveres at breakneck speed, Athlone is expected to grow by leaps and bounds and eventually, serve a possible catchment population of 270,000 people.

Attractions

• Athlone Castle
• The Spa at Hodson Bay
• Glasson Golf and Country Club
• Burgess Park
• River Shannon

Activities

• The Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre
• Athlone Literary Festival
• Lough Ree Yacht Club
• Athlone Town Centre
• All-Ireland Drama Festival

Restaurants

• The Left Bank Bistro
• Poppy Fields
• Topdeck Bistro
• The Fatted Calf
• The Olive Grove

Nightlife

• Sean’s Bar
• Gertie Browns
• Biddy Mulligans
• The Prince Bar
• The Palace Bar

Climate

Athlone has a temperate climate, with predictable temperatures between 2°C and 17°C for the year. Heavy annual precipitation is evenly diffused from one month to the next.