Sligo’s sandy beaches and rugged beauty provides an ideal backdrop for a wide range of outdoor pursuits.

Surfing – Strandhill, just 5 km from Sligo is famous for surfing, surf schools operate from the beach there so whatever your level of experience you can enjoy the beach breaks there.

http://www.strandhillsurfschool.com

http://www.seventhwavesurfschool.com

Horse Racing – Enjoy a great day out at Sligo Races. The racing calendar for 2009 is as follows:

Sunday May 2 2010
Wednesday May 19 2010
Tuesday June 29th 2010
Sunday July 11 2010
Wednesday August 4 2010
Thursday August 5 2010
Tuesday August 24 2010
Thursday September 30 2010

For further details log onto http://www.countysligoraces.com