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 2011 is as follows:

• Sunday May 1 2011
• Monday May 23 2011
• Tuesday June 28th 2011
• Sunday July 10 2011
• Wednesday August 3 2011
• Thursday August 4 2011
• Tuesday August 16 2011
• Wednesday September 28 2011

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