Guidebook for Baltray
Food Scene
Lovely local cafe with a gift shop and local produce, veg and butchers.
9 locals recommend
Forge Field Farm Shop
Lovely local cafe with a gift shop and local produce, veg and butchers.
The golf club restaurant which is just a short walk away in the village of Baltray is family friendly and popular with guests.
13 locals recommend
County Louth Golf Club
The golf club restaurant which is just a short walk away in the village of Baltray is family friendly and popular with guests.
The Beach Hut
Strand StreetRight by the beach with coffee, pastries and meals.
The Porthole
Ice cream and coffee shop on Cloghead Pier.
Great fish monger with readymade fish pie and a fish and chips van.
Watch the seals in the harbour or take a walk over the headland for beautiful views of wildlife and seascapes.
Fishermans Catch
Harbour RoadGreat fish monger with readymade fish pie and a fish and chips van.
Watch the seals in the harbour or take a walk over the headland for beautiful views of wildlife and seascapes.
Pub with traditional music at weekends. Cosy atmosphere, local produce, fish and chips and chowder, traditional breakfasts.
The Smugglers Rest
Harbour RoadPub with traditional music at weekends. Cosy atmosphere, local produce, fish and chips and chowder, traditional breakfasts.
Traditional Italian restaurant with traditional trattoria decor. Not just a Pizza restaurant with a full range of traditional Italian dishes including local fish.
It's popular so make sure to book.
Pizzeria
Main StreetTraditional Italian restaurant with traditional trattoria decor. Not just a Pizza restaurant with a full range of traditional Italian dishes including local fish.
It's popular so make sure to book.
Walking distance from the house at An Grianan just outside Termonfeckin if you fancy it. Or a two minute drive. Combine with a trip to the An Grianan garden centre.
The World Gate restaurant
Walking distance from the house at An Grianan just outside Termonfeckin if you fancy it. Or a two minute drive. Combine with a trip to the An Grianan garden centre.
Shop and cafe serving healthy vegan friendly food. Outside seating for breakfast and lunch.
8 locals recommend
The Bare Food Company
15 West StreetShop and cafe serving healthy vegan friendly food. Outside seating for breakfast and lunch.
They're doing takeaway meals and afternoon teas during COVID restricted times.
Scholars Townhouse Hotel
King StreetThey're doing takeaway meals and afternoon teas during COVID restricted times.
Ajanta Cuisine
14 Peter StreetTakeaway Indian food. Will deliver to the house.
Macari's
Takeaway fish and chips and burgers. Will deliver to the house.
The Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
Main StreetIt will deliver take away meals to the house.
Drinks & Nightlife
The 19th Bar
Just a short walk away is the friendly 19th Bar.
A beautiful traditional Irish pub with snugs serving a range of local beers.
14 locals recommend
Clarkes Bar
19 Peter StA beautiful traditional Irish pub with snugs serving a range of local beers.
Carberry's Pub (Tí Chairbre)
11 N StrandIntimate pub with great Irish music sessions.
This quirky traditional Irish pub has Matthews written on the sign over the door but is known as McPhail's and was formerly owned by Grennans. Not sure who owns it now but you can be sure they are not called Matthews or McPhail.
Traditional Irish towards the front with a lively music venue to the rear.
Peter Matthews
8-9 St Laurence StThis quirky traditional Irish pub has Matthews written on the sign over the door but is known as McPhail's and was formerly owned by Grennans. Not sure who owns it now but you can be sure they are not called Matthews or McPhail.
Traditional Irish towards the front with a lively music venue to the rear.
As you enter Drogheda from Baltray you have a choice of great pubs easily accessible including Sarsfields on the Cord Road, a lovely traditional Irish bar with traditional music sessions.
Sarsfield's
125 Cord RdAs you enter Drogheda from Baltray you have a choice of great pubs easily accessible including Sarsfields on the Cord Road, a lovely traditional Irish bar with traditional music sessions.
One of the many lovely traditional Irish pubs in Drogheda with traditional music sessions, just across the road from Sarsfield's and round the corner from Ti Chairbre. You could have a great pub crawl without having to walk more than 100 yards.
McHugh's
1-3 Cord RdOne of the many lovely traditional Irish pubs in Drogheda with traditional music sessions, just across the road from Sarsfield's and round the corner from Ti Chairbre. You could have a great pub crawl without having to walk more than 100 yards.
Peggy Moores Pub
Sunday's GateLovely new pub in town. Treat yourself to a pint.
Sightseeing
The 3 ancient high crosses and round tower are really worth a visit.
21 locals recommend
Monasterboice High Crosses
The 3 ancient high crosses and round tower are really worth a visit.
Mellifont Abbey
Termonfeckin Castle
Strand RoadNice little local castle
The church jumped off its foundations during the Lisbon earthquake in 1755.
6 locals recommend
Jumping Church
The church jumped off its foundations during the Lisbon earthquake in 1755.
Arts & Culture
The iconic passage grave is really worth a visit.
43 locals recommend
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Newgrange and Knowth
The iconic passage grave is really worth a visit.
The beautiful Baroque house and gardens are just up the road.
Beaulieu House and Garden. Closed to the public.
CrossThe beautiful Baroque house and gardens are just up the road.
Irish Military War Museum
Parks & Nature
The area is blessed with miles of sandy beaches, some you'll virtually have to yourselves, others have activities and more visitors.
The quiet and peaceful beach is great for children and walkers with a three mile stretch of sand to Clogherhead. There is also a very rare nesting ground of the little tern and the iconic shipwreck.
Baltray Bay Beach
The quiet and peaceful beach is great for children and walkers with a three mile stretch of sand to Clogherhead. There is also a very rare nesting ground of the little tern and the iconic shipwreck.
Clogherhead Beach
Easy access lovely sandy beach with watersports available.
Park in the carpark and explore the headland behind the harbour, with beautiful views north and south and if you're lucky you'll see some seals either in the harbour or the sea around the headland.
Clogherhead harbour
Park in the carpark and explore the headland behind the harbour, with beautiful views north and south and if you're lucky you'll see some seals either in the harbour or the sea around the headland.
Lovely easily accessible beach with soft sand and dunes to play on. You can park just beside the beach.
Seapoint
Lovely easily accessible beach with soft sand and dunes to play on. You can park just beside the beach.
Essentials
Grocery shopping, fuel, off licence, post office and bottle recycling all in the one spot.
There's also Forge Field farm shop the other side of Termonfeckin.
Centra Termonfeckin
Grocery shopping, fuel, off licence, post office and bottle recycling all in the one spot.
There's also Forge Field farm shop the other side of Termonfeckin.
Forge Field Farm Shop
Local and organic produce and a nice cafe and gift shop.
Entertainment & Activities
Tayto Park
Tayto Theme Park makes a great family day out
Laytown Race Course
Strand RoadThe famous races on the strand are held in September every year.
The championship, 18 hole links course is popular with guests and just a short walk away in the village of Baltray.
13 locals recommend
County Louth Golf Club
The championship, 18 hole links course is popular with guests and just a short walk away in the village of Baltray.
Seapoint Golf Links
Golf LinksThe 18 hole links course is only 2kms away in Termonfeckin.
Funtasia Drogheda
A great day out for the children.
Funtasia Fairground Bettystown
Main StreetTake a guided tour of the Boyne river in a wooden boat from the Game of Thrones TV series.
13 locals recommend
Boyne Boats Ltd.
Take a guided tour of the Boyne river in a wooden boat from the Game of Thrones TV series.
Celtic Adventures
Strand StreetYour local water sports centre.
Rock Farm Slane
Outdoor adventure sports
Beltichburne Riding Stables
Termonfeckin RoadPony and horse rides just a short drive away.
Children love the fairy mounds by the banks of the river and the sand dunes at Baltray beach.
Baltray Fairy Mounds
Children love the fairy mounds by the banks of the river and the sand dunes at Baltray beach.
18 hole links course just the other side of the river, less than 10 miles drive away.
9 locals recommend
Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club
Golf Links Road18 hole links course just the other side of the river, less than 10 miles drive away.
Boyne Valley Activities
Jonathan Swift Street