Wedding venues in Galway

castle · hotel

Abbeyglen Castle Hotel

A castle hotel above Clifden at the far end of the Sky Road, complete with helipad and resident parrot. Eccentric, warm and about as far west as an Irish wedding gets.

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Ballynahinch Castle

A castle on 700 acres of Connemara wilderness, with the Twelve Bens behind it and a salmon river below the windows. Weddings here feel like a house party in the best house in the west.

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Claregalway Hotel

Ten minutes from the city beside Claregalway's friary and castle, a family-run hotel that turns the whole place over to your day. Popular enough locally that the good dates go a year out.

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Galway Bay Hotel

On the promenade in Salthill with the bay filling the ballroom windows. Sunset over Galway Bay during the speeches is the sort of thing guests still mention years later.

hotel · country house

Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate

A five-star estate on Lough Corrib ten minutes from the city, with a private abbey for ceremonies and dinner available in a restored Orient Express carriage. The abbey is the detail that sells it: your own church, on the grounds.

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Salthill Hotel

Seafront and spacious, a short stroll from the city with function rooms looking across the bay to Clare. Handles big numbers without feeling like a conference.

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The Ardilaun Hotel

A country-house hotel inside the city, set in gardens in Taylor's Hill. The quiet, leafy option when you want Galway without the Saturday-night soundtrack.

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The g Hotel & Spa

Galway's designer hotel, all bold colour and mirrored lounges, with milliner Philip Treacy's fingerprints on the interiors. For couples whose wedding style leans fashion editorial rather than country house.

The Hardiman

The grand old railway hotel on Eyre Square, hosting Galway occasions since 1852. High ceilings, chandeliers and the whole city on the doorstep.

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The Twelve Hotel

A boutique hotel in Barna village where the city meets Connemara: beach five minutes one way, mountains the other, and a kitchen with a serious local reputation.